A magnetic or virtual hinge defining a virtual hinge axis includes first and second plates of non-magnetic material, and first and second magnets disposed in the respective plates adjacent the hinge axis for movement therewith. The first and second members are movable about the hinge axis between cl
A magnetic or virtual hinge defining a virtual hinge axis includes first and second plates of non-magnetic material, and first and second magnets disposed in the respective plates adjacent the hinge axis for movement therewith. The first and second members are movable about the hinge axis between closed and open orientations.
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I claim: 1. A device comprising: a first plate; at least one first magnet associated with the first plate; a first cosmetic product associated with the first plate; a second plate; at least one second magnet associated with the second plate; and a second cosmetic product associated with the second
I claim: 1. A device comprising: a first plate; at least one first magnet associated with the first plate; a first cosmetic product associated with the first plate; a second plate; at least one second magnet associated with the second plate; and a second cosmetic product associated with the second plate; wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together such that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first plate and the second plate to one another; wherein the device is configured so as to permit movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between a first position in which the first plate covers the second plate to limit access to the second cosmetic product, and a second position in which access to the second cosmetic product is permitted; and wherein the device is configured so that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another in both the first position and the second position. 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a pan, wherein the first cosmetic product is contained in the pan. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the first magnet magnetically attracts the pan. 4. The device of claim 2, further comprising another pan, wherein the second cosmetic product is contained in the other pan. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein one of the plates comprises a recess for storage of a cosmetic applicator. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates in both a first stacked arrangement in which a bottom of the first plate contacts a top of the second plate, and a second stacked arrangement in which a top of the first plate contacts a bottom of the second plate, and wherein the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another in both the first stacked arrangement and the second stacked arrangement. 7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a third plate and a mirror associated with the third plate. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the mirror is on an inner face of the third plate. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein said movement comprises pivotal movement about a hinge axis. 10. The device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the plates comprises means for precluding relative sliding movement thereof parallel to the hinge axis. 11. The device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the plates comprises means for precluding relative sliding movement thereof transverse to the hinge axis. 12. The device of claim 9, wherein the hinge axis extends tangentially to the peripheries of the first and second plates in both the first and second positions. 13. The device of claim 9, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together in a stacking direction, and wherein the hinge axis is perpendicular to the stacking direction. 14. The device of claim 1, wherein, in the first position, the first and second plates are disposed in two parallel planes. 15. The device of claim 1, wherein, in the second position, the first and second plates are disposed in a common plane. 16. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured such that the first and second plates are movable about a hinge axis between a closed orientation wherein said first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially overlapping, and an open orientation wherein said first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially non-overlapping. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the device is configured such that in the closed orientation the first and second magnets are generally parallel, overlapping and in the same magnetic orientation, and the device is configured such that in the open orientation the first and second magnets are generally parallel, non-overlapping, in opposite magnetic orientations, coplanar, and aligned along a common axis. 18. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one first magnet comprises a pair of first magnets, and the at least one second magnet comprises a pair of second magnets. 19. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together in a stacking direction, and wherein the device is configured so as to permit relative pivotal movement of the first and second plates about an axis perpendicular to the stacking direction. 20. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a magnetic hinge permitting pivotal movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between the first and second positions, wherein the magnetic hinge comprises the first and second magnets, and wherein the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another during pivotal movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between the first and second positions. 21. The device of claim 1, further comprising a third plate and at least one third magnet associated with the third plate, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first, second, and third plates together such that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another and the second and third magnets magnetically attract the second and third plates to one another. 22. The device of claim 21, wherein the first magnet is disposed in the first plate, the second magnet is disposed in the second plate, and the third magnet is disposed in the third plate. 23. A device comprising: a first plate; at least one first magnet associated with the first plate; a second plate; at least one second magnet associated with the second plate; and a cosmetic product associated with the second plate; wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates in both a first stacked arrangement in which a bottom of the first plate faces a top of the second plate, and a second stacked arrangement in which a top of the first plate faces a bottom of the second plate; and wherein the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another in both the first stacked arrangement and the second stacked arrangement. 24. The device of claim 23, further comprising a pan, wherein the cosmetic product is contained in the pan. 25. The device of claim 24, wherein the second magnet magnetically attracts the pan. 26. The device of claim 23, wherein one of the plates comprises a recess for storage of a cosmetic applicator. 27. The device of claim 23, further comprising a third plate and a mirror associated with the third plate. 28. The device of claim 27, wherein the mirror is on an inner face of the third plate. 29. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is configured so as to permit movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between a first position in which the first plate covers the second plate to limit access to the cosmetic product, and a second position in which access to the cosmetic product is permitted, and wherein the device is configured so that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another in both the first position and the second position. 30. The device of claim 29, wherein said movement comprises pivotal movement about a hinge axis. 31. The device of claim 30, wherein at least one of the plates comprises means for precluding relative sliding movement thereof parallel to the hinge axis. 32. The device of claim 30, wherein at least one of the plates comprises means for precluding relative sliding movement thereof transverse to the hinge axis. 33. The device of claim 30, wherein the hinge axis extends tangentially to the peripheries of the first and second plates in both the first and second positions. 34. The device of claim 30, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together in a stacking direction, and wherein the hinge axis is perpendicular to the stacking direction. 35. The device of claim 29, wherein, in the first position, the first and second plates are disposed in two parallel planes. 36. The device of claim 29, wherein, in the second position, the first and second plates are disposed in a common plane. 37. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is configured such that the first and second plates are movable about a hinge axis between a closed orientation wherein said first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially overlapping, and an open orientation wherein said first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially non-overlapping. 38. The device of claim 37, wherein the device is configured such that in the closed orientation the first and second magnets are generally parallel, overlapping and in the same magnetic orientation, and the device is configured such that in the open orientation the first and second magnets are generally parallel, non-overlapping, in opposite magnetic orientations, coplanar, and aligned along a common axis. 39. The device of claim 23, wherein the at least one first magnet comprises a pair of first magnets, and the at least one second magnet comprises a pair of second magnets. 40. The device of claim 23, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together in a stacking direction, and wherein the device is configured so as to permit relative pivotal movement of the first and second plates about an axis perpendicular to the stacking direction. 41. The device of claim 23, wherein the device comprises a magnetic hinge permitting pivotal movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between a first position in which the first plate covers the second plate to limit access to the cosmetic product and a second position in which access to the cosmetic product is permitted, wherein the magnetic hinge comprises the first and second magnets, and wherein the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another during pivotal movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between the first and second positions. 42. The device of claim 23, further comprising a third plate and at least one third magnet associated with the third plate, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first, second, and third plates together such that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another and the second and third magnets magnetically attract the second and third plates to one another. 43. The device of claim 42, wherein the first magnet is disposed in the first plate, the second magnet is disposed in the second plate, and the third magnet is disposed in the third plate. 44. A device comprising: a first plate; at least one first magnet associated with the first plate; a mirror associated with the first plate; a second plate; at least one second magnet associated with the second plate; and a cosmetic product associated with the second plate; wherein the device is configured so as to permit movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between a first position in which the first plate covers the second plate to limit access to the cosmetic product, and a second position in which access to the cosmetic product is permitted; and wherein the device is configured so that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another in both the first position and the second position. 45. The device of claim 44, further comprising a pan, wherein the cosmetic product is contained in the pan. 46. The device of claim 45, wherein the second magnet magnetically attracts the pan. 47. The device of claim 44, wherein the second plate comprises a recess for storage of a cosmetic applicator. 48. The device of claim 44, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates in both a first stacked arrangement in which a bottom of the first plate contacts a top of the second plate, and a second stacked arrangement in which a top of the first plate contacts a bottom of the second plate, and wherein the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another in both the first stacked arrangement and the second stacked arrangement. 49. The device of claim 44, wherein the mirror is on an inner face of the first plate. 50. The device of claim 44, wherein said movement comprises pivotal movement about a hinge axis. 51. The device of claim 50, wherein at least one of the plates comprises means for precluding relative sliding movement thereof parallel to the hinge axis. 52. The device of claim 50, wherein at least one of the plates comprises means for precluding relative sliding movement thereof transverse to the hinge axis. 53. The device of claim 50, wherein the hinge axis extends tangentially to the peripheries of the first and second plates in both the first and second positions. 54. The device of claim 50, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together in a stacking direction, and wherein the hinge axis is perpendicular to the stacking direction. 55. The device of claim 44, wherein, in the first position, the first and second plates are disposed in two parallel planes. 56. The device of claim 44, wherein, in the second position, the first and second plates are disposed in a common plane. 57. The device of claim 44, wherein in the first position the first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially overlapping, and in the second position the first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially non-overlapping. 58. The device of claim 57, wherein the device is configured such that in the first position the first and second magnets are generally parallel, overlapping and in the same magnetic orientation, and the device is configured such that in the second position the first and second magnets are generally parallel, non-overlapping, in opposite magnetic orientations, coplanar, and aligned along a common axis. 59. The device of claim 44, wherein the at least one first magnet comprises a pair of first magnets, and the at least one second magnet comprises a pair of second magnets. 60. The device of claim 59, wherein the device is configured such that the first and second plates are movable about a hinge axis between a closed orientation wherein said first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially overlapping, and an open orientation wherein said first and second plates are generally parallel and at least partially non-overlapping. 61. The device of claim 60, wherein the device is configured such that in the closed orientation the first and second magnets are generally parallel, overlapping and in the same magnetic orientation, and the device is configured such that in the open orientation the first and second magnets are generally parallel, non-overlapping, in opposite magnetic orientations, coplanar, and aligned along a common axis. 62. The device of claim 44, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first and second plates together in a stacking direction, and wherein the device is configured so as to permit relative pivotal movement of the first and second plates about an axis perpendicular to the stacking direction. 63. The device of claim 44, wherein the device is configured to permit pivotal movement of the first plate in a plane perpendicular to a plane defined by the second plate. 64. The device of claim 44, wherein the device comprises a magnetic hinge permitting pivotal movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between the first and second positions, wherein the magnetic hinge comprises the first and second magnets, and wherein the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another during pivotal movement of the first plate with respect to the second plate between the first and second positions. 65. The device of claim 44, further comprising a third plate and at least one third magnet associated with the third plate, wherein the device is configured so as to permit stacking of the first, second, and third plates together such that the first and second magnets magnetically attract the first and second plates to one another and the second and third magnets magnetically attract the second and third plates to one another. 66. The device of claim 65, wherein the first magnet is disposed in the first plate, the second magnet is disposed in the second plate, and the third magnet is disposed in the third plate.
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