Patent ID: 6854472

Claim:
A makeup case comprising: a base member and a cover member joined by a hinge to operably pivot between an open position and a closed position; each of the base and cover members having a respective outer side forming a portion of a housing and a respective inner side, wherein the inner sides are positioned adjacent each other when the members move to the closed position; the base and cover members including a plurality of shallow cavities on their respective inner sides such that the shallow cavities are exposed in the open position, each shallow cavity being adapted to receive a tray of makeup, a mirror, a makeup brush, a makeup applicator, or a makeup-related instrument; one of the members having a plurality of substantially parallel cavities oriented along a wall of the member and extending between the shallow cavities formed on the inner side and the outer side of the member, the parallel cavities including openings at the wall of that member that is spaced apart from an edge wall of the member, such as to define a recess adjacent the edge wall; and a makeup element received in each parallel cavity, each respective makeup element having an end part projecting from the parallel cavity for access to the makeup element by a user, and each makeup element having interacting functions with the parallel cavity that releasably retains the element in the parallel cavity in the absence of manipulation by the user to withdraw the element from the parallel cavity.