Patent ID: 8434640

Claim:
A cosmetic compact comprising: a base; a cover coupled to said base and moveable relative to said base between a closed position and an open position; a latch configured to selectively retain said cover in said closed position; a container component supported at the said base; a release system integrally molded as a one-piece member with said container component in a first position and later rotated to a second position about a hinge relative to said container component before said container component is supported at said base, said release system having a distal end opposite said hinge, wherein said distal end of said release system is in an engaged position with said container component when in said second position and said distal end of said release system is in a disengaged position with said container component when in said first position, said release system including a user interface configured to be pressed by a user when in said second position to release said latch and allow said cover to be moved to said open position; wherein said release system is integrally molded with said container component at an axis of said hinge about which said release system is configured to rotate before said container component is supported at said base; and wherein said release system is restricted from rotating about said axis after said container component is supported at said base.