Patent ID: 8011376

Claim:
A cosmetics container comprising: (a) a lid, (b) a base comprising at least a first recess for housing a holder when the cosmetics container is closed and at least a second recess sized and dimensioned for housing a cosmetics material, (c) a holder having an opening sized and dimensioned for holding a cosmetics applicator, and having a lift mechanism at its base end which causes the holder to lift from the first recess in the base when the cosmetics container is opened; (d) a hinge interconnecting the lid and base, wherein the hinge comprises a boss positioned intermediate its ends, the boss comprising a step on its outer surface, and wherein the lift mechanism of the holder comprises a lip being engageable with the step of the boss, such that when the cosmetics container is opened, the lip on the lift mechanism engages with the step of the boss in order to lift the holder from the first recess in the base.