Protective shields for standard cosmetic containers

Abstract

A protected cosmetic container includes a base and a lid removably associated with the base to obtain closed and open positions. The lid and/or base include an interior face and an exterior face connected to the interior face to define a cavity supplied with a shock absorbing body of material and/or a thermally resistant insulant. The lid and/or base may alternatively be made entirely or substantially entirely as a body of non-cellular shock absorbing material and/or a body of thermally resistant insulant, or may be constructed as a shock absorbing material and/or a thermally resistant insulant encased between interior and exterior faces. The protective shield includes a shield lid and a shield base having recesses therein for mounting the lid and base, respectively, of an industry-standard cosmetic container, with at least one of the shield lid or shield base being deformable and/or thermally resistant.

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       46 . A protective shield for an industry-standard cosmetic container having a lid removably associated with a base to obtain closed and open cosmetic container positions, said protective shield comprising 
 a shield lid having an interior shield lid face, a recess in said interior shield lid face for receiving the lid of the industry-standard cosmetic container, said shield lid being resiliently deformable to absorb shocks; and    a shield base having an interior shield base face, a recess in said interior shield base face for receiving the base of the industry-standard cosmetic container, said shield base being resiliently deformable to absorb shocks.    
   
   
       47 . The protective shield as recited in  claim 46  wherein said shield lid further includes an exterior shield lid face connected to said interior shield lid face to define a shield lid cavity therebetween, said shield base further includes an exterior shield base face connected to said interior shield base face to define a shield base cavity therebetween, and further including a shock absorbing body of material in each of said shield lid cavity and said shield base cavity.  
   
   
       48 . The protective shield as recited in  claim 46  wherein said shield lid and said shield base are made at least substantially in their entireties as solid bodies of shock absorbing material, respectively.  
   
   
       49 . The protective shield as recited in  claim 46  wherein said shield lid further includes an exterior shield lid face and a shock absorbing material encased between said interior shield lid face and said exterior shield lid face, said shield base further includes an exterior shield base face and a shock absorbing material encased between said interior shield base face and said exterior shield base face.  
   
   
       50 . A protective shield for an industry-standard cosmetic container having a lid removably associated with a base to obtain closed and open cosmetic container positions, said protective shield comprising 
 a housing comprising a shield lid and a shield base, said shield lid having an interior shield lid face and a recess in said interior shield lid face for receiving the lid of the industry-standard cosmetic container, said shield base having an interior shield base face and a recess in said interior shield base face for receiving the base of the industry-standard cosmetic container, said housing comprising a thermally resistant insulant disposed about the cosmetic container when the lid and base of the cosmetic container are received in said shield lid and said shield base, respectively.    
   
   
       51 . A protected industry-standard cosmetic container assembly comprising 
 a protective shield including a shield lid and a shield base, said shield lid having an interior shield lid face and a lid recess in said interior shield lid face, said shield base having an interior shield base face and a base recess in said interior shield base face; and    an industry-standard cosmetic container having a lid engageable with a base to obtain a closed cosmetic container position and being removable from said base to obtain an open cosmetic container position, said lid and said base being in facing relation in said closed cosmetic container position and being in non-facing relation in said open cosmetic container position, said lid being received in said lid recess and said base being received in said base recess, said lid being engageable with and removable from said base while said lid and said base are received in said shield lid and said shield base, respectively.    
   
   
       52 . The protected industry-standard cosmetic container assembly as recited in  claim 51  wherein said lid is pivotally connected to said base and further including a hinge pivotally connecting said shield lid to said shield base for movement between closed and open shield positions while said lid and said base are received therein, respectively, said interior shield lid face and said interior shield base face being in facing relation in said closed shield position and being in non-facing relation in said open shield position, said closed shield position corresponding to said closed cosmetic container position, said open shield position corresponding to said open cosmetic container position.  
   
   
       53 . The protected industry-standard cosmetic container as recited in  claim 51  wherein said shield is resiliently deformable to protect said cosmetic container from shocks.  
   
   
       54 . The protected industry-standard cosmetic container as recited in  claim 51  wherein said shield is resistant to thermal conduction to protect said cosmetic container from the effects of heat.  
   
   
       55 . The protected industry-standard cosmetic container as recited in  claim 51  wherein said shield is resiliently deformable to protect said cosmetic container from shocks and is resistant to thermal conduction to protect said cosmetic container from the effects of heat.