Patent ID: 7780037

Claim:
A unitary cosmetic compact comprising a hollow base having at least one wall and an opened top, the wall having at least one groove that has a lower end further from the top, and an upper end nearer to the top; an article carrier disposed within the base through the top, wherein the article carrier is capable of translation with respect to the base; a cap that surrounds a portion of the base, wherein the cap is capable of translation and rotation with respect to the base; an attachment through the at least one groove, attaching the article carrier to the cap, such that the cap, attachment and article carrier translate together, between a fully retracted position, associated with the lower end of the at least one groove, and a fully extended position, associated with the upper end of the at least one groove; and a selective rotation mechanism that only permits rotation of the cap when the article carrier is fully extended with respect to the base, and that only permits translation of the cap when the cap is not rotated with respect to the base, wherein each groove comprises a straight groove that runs vertically along the at least one wall of the base and that opens into a circular groove, the circular groove having a diameter that is larger than the width of the straight groove; each groove is surrounded by a recess, defined by a recess wall, and comprising a straight recess that runs vertically along the at least one recess of the base and that opens into a circular recess, the circular recess having a diameter that is larger than the width of the straight recess; the circular groove and circular recess are concentric and the center line of the straight groove passes through the centers of circular groove and circular recess; and wherein the center line of the straight recess is offset from the center line of the straight groove and offset from the center of the circular recess.