TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to product packaging, and more specifically to flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging that protects cosmetics products during transport, presentation for sale and eventual assistance with use of the cosmetics products by users. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to methods of (for) manufacturing aforesaid flip-lid cosmetic-product packaging.

BACKGROUND

Generally, a product packaging provides protection to a given product against degradation during storage, shipping and handling. Moreover, the product packaging contributes to an aesthetic appearance of the given product and an appeal of buying the given product. Typically, glass, plastics materials and metals are used for fabricating cosmetic product packaging. A recent trend shows an increased use of plastics materials for packaging cosmetic products. However, users usually discard the packaging of the cosmetic products, wherein packaging is generally plastic based. Such discarded plastics-materials-based waste results in plastics-material microparticles and nanoparticles in rivers and oceans, causing water pollution.

Moreover, the conventional cosmetic product packaging, which is generally in a form of a plastics-material case, is has multiple problems associated therewith. For example, when opening and closing a given conventional cosmetic product packaging (such as a case) requires a pre-determined pressure which may lead to improper or incomplete closure of the case which in turn may lead to contamination or spoilage (such as drying, hardening or cracking) of the cosmetic product stored therein. Furthermore, the frequent opening and closing of the case with pressure may also result in failure of a locking mechanism used therein. Moreover, the locking mechanisms used in the conventional cosmetic product packaging are not discrete, and often creates sounds when in operation that can be irritating at times to users.

Therefore, in light of the foregoing discussion, there exists a need to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks associated with the conventional cosmetic product packaging.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure seeks to provide an improved flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging. Moreover, the present disclosure seeks to provide at least a partial solution to an existing technical problem of improper waste management of packaging of cosmetic products. An aim of the present disclosure is to provide a solution that at least partially overcomes the aforesaid problems encountered in known art.

In one aspect, there is provided a flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging, wherein the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging includes:

(i) a base unit including a tray having a plurality of types of cosmetics products disposed spatially in an array on the tray, the base unit having a first elongate side and a second elongate side on mutually opposite sides of the base unit;

(ii) a half lid that is pivotally attached to the first elongate side with an accommodation gap;

(iii) a mirror lid that is pivotally attached to an upper edge of the second elongate side, wherein an edge of the mirror lid abuts to the second elongate side, to maintain the mirror lid in a tilted pivotal angle when the mirror lid is in an open state; and

(iv) the mirror lid in its closed state lies adjacent to the tray, and is accommodated within the accommodation gap, so that the half lid in its closed state overlays an externally-facing surface of the mirror lid in its closed state.

The embodiments of the present disclosure substantially eliminate, or at least partially address, the aforementioned problems in the prior art and allows for a given user to be provided with an environment-friendly cosmetic-product packaging.

The present disclosure provides for a substantial reduction in wastage of resources used in manufacturing the cosmetic-product packaging. Additionally, the present disclosure provides the cosmetic-product packaging that is reusable and recyclable.

Optionally, an externally-facing surface of the half lid is provided with a first stud having a first flange with cord or cord loop attached thereto, and the externally-facing surface of the mirror lid is provided with a second stud having a second flange for receiving the cord or cord loop to maintain the half lid and the mirror lid secured together when the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is to be maintained in a closed state.

Optionally, the flanges of the first and second studs have a diameter in a range of 10 mm to 25 mm.

Optionally, the flanges are secured to the half lid and the mirror lid by employing hollow metallic rivets.

Optionally, the half lid and the mirror lid are provided with a permanent magnet arrangement to assist to maintain the half lid retained adjacent to the mirror lid when the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is to be maintained in a closed state.

Optionally, the permanent magnet arrangement includes a magnet arranged with the half lid, and wherein the mirror lid includes a ferrous sheet of metal magnetically attracted to the magnet in the half lid.

Optionally, an inside surface of the mirror lid is provided with a mirror with a surrounding margin to retain the mirror to the mirror lid, and wherein the mirror lid has an area, including the mirror and the surrounding margin, substantially same as an area of the base unit.

Optionally, the half lid is disposed in a range of 2 mm to 6 mm, more optionally at about 4 mm, above an upper plane of the tray to provide the accommodation gap.

Optionally, the mirror lid has a thickness in an order of 3 mm, and wherein the thickness of the mirror lid provides an edge buffer that maintains the mirror lid at an angle in a range of 45° to 85° relative to a plane of the tray, when the mirror lid is in the open state.

Optionally, the base unit has an elongate length, along the first elongate side and the second elongate side, in a range of 12 cm to 20 cm, and a lateral width, orthogonal to the first elongate side and the second elongate side, in a range of 8 cm to 12 cm.

Optionally, a total thickness of the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging in a range of 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm.

Optionally, the base unit, the mirror lid and the half lid are fabricated from paper or cardboard-containing materials.

Optionally, one or more surfaces of the half lid and the mirror lid have a wipe-clean surface coating.

Optionally, one or more surfaces of the half lid and the mirror lid are provided with a finish onto which graphical images are susceptible to being printed.

In another aspect there is provided a method of (for) manufacturing a flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging, wherein the method includes:

(i) fabricating a base unit including a tray having a plurality of types of cosmetics products disposed spatially in an array on the tray, the base unit having a first elongate side and a second elongate side on mutually opposite sides of the base unit;

(ii) arranging for a half lid to be pivotally attached to the first elongate side with an accommodation gap;

(iii) arranging for a mirror lid to be pivotally attached to an upper edge of the second elongate side, wherein an edge of the mirror lid abuts to the second elongate side, to maintain the mirror lid in a tilted pivotal angle when the mirror lid is in an open state; and

(iv) arranging for the mirror lid in its closed state to lie adjacent to the tray, and to be accommodated within the accommodation gap, so that the half lid in its closed state overlays an externally-facing surface of the mirror lid in its closed state.

Optionally, the method further comprises providing a first stud having a first flange with cord or cord loop with an externally-facing surface of the half lid, and providing a second stud having a second flange for receiving the cord or cord loop with the externally-facing surface of the mirror lid to maintain the half lid and the mirror lid secured together when the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is to be maintained in a closed state.

Optionally, the flanges of the first and second studs have a diameter in a range of 10 mm to 25 mm.

Optionally, the flanges are secured to the half lid and the mirror lid by employing hollow metallic rivets.

Optionally, the method further comprises providing a permanent magnet arrangement with the half lid and the mirror lid to assist to maintain the half lid retained adjacent to the mirror lid when the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is to be maintained in a closed state.

Optionally, the permanent magnet arrangement includes a magnet arranged with the half lid, and wherein the mirror lid, at its external-facing surface, includes a ferrous sheet of metal magnetically attracted to the magnet in the half lid.

Optionally, the method further comprises providing a mirror to an inside surface of the mirror lid with surrounding margin to retain the mirror to the mirror lid, and wherein the mirror lid has an area, including the mirror and the surrounding margin, substantially same as an area of the base unit.

Optionally, the half lid is disposed at about 4 mm above an upper plane of the tray to provide the accommodation gap.

Optionally, the mirror lid has a thickness in an order of 3 mm, and wherein the thickness of the mirror lid provides an edge buffer that maintains the mirror lid at an angle in a range of 45° to 85° relative to a plane of the tray, when the mirror lid is in the open state.

Optionally, the base unit has an elongate length, along the first elongate side and the second elongate side, in a range of 12 cm to 20 cm, and a lateral width, orthogonal to the first elongate side and the second elongate side, in a range of 8 cm to 12 cm.

Optionally, a total thickness of the flip-lid mirror cosmetic-product packaging is in a range of 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm.

Optionally, the base unit, the mirror lid and the half lid are fabricated from paper or cardboard-containing materials.

Optionally, one or more surfaces of the half lid and the mirror lid have a wipe-clean surface coating.

Optionally, one or more surfaces of the half lid and the mirror lid are provided with a finish onto which graphical images are susceptible to being printed.

Additional aspects, advantages, features and objects of the present disclosure would be made apparent from the drawings and the detailed description of the illustrative embodiments construed in conjunction with the appended claims that follow.

It will be appreciated that features of the present disclosure are susceptible to being combined in various combinations without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

