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A cosmetic compact has a housing that is composed of an elastomeric foam. The housing may be hermetically sealed or opened easily by virtue of a tongue and groove structure. An array of cosmetics is easily accessible and replaceable by virtue of the hierarchy of dimensional stability of its componen

A cosmetic compact has a housing that is composed of an elastomeric foam. The housing may be hermetically sealed or opened easily by virtue of a tongue and groove structure. An array of cosmetics is easily accessible and replaceable by virtue of the hierarchy of dimensional stability of its components, by which the array is sufficiently compliant to permit its covers to have living hinges, but sufficiently rigid to permit it to be snapped as a whole into the shallow dish provided for it by the housing. Different arrays may be supplied together with a particular housing-mirror combination or may be supplied later for replacement.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cosmetic compact comprising:a generally flat housing, a generally coextensive mirror and a generally coextensive cosmetic container;said housing being composed of a member of the class consisting of compliant plastics and rubbers;said housing having two flaps that are h

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cosmetic compact comprising:a generally flat housing, a generally coextensive mirror and a generally coextensive cosmetic container;said housing being composed of a member of the class consisting of compliant plastics and rubbers;said housing having two flaps that are hinged at an anchor region;one of said flaps having an elongated tongue at the remainder of its periphery;the other of said flaps having an elongated groove at the remainder of its periphery;said tongue and groove mating on being manually squeezed, incrementally and serially, to provide a hermetic seal about said housing;said mirror being a clear plate, one face of which has been aluminized;said cosmetic container having a compartment and a lid that are joined by a hinge, said lid being pivotable between an open condition in which the contents of said compartment are accessible, and a closed condition in which the contents of said compartment are sealed;one flap of said housing being provided with an interior peripheral lip into which said mirror snaps and by which the mirror is securely cushioned and retained;the other flap of said housing being provided with an interior peripheral lip into which said cosmetic container snaps and by which said cosmetic container is securely cushioned and retained.