Patent ID: 7422018

Claim:
A case for one or more cosmetics, comprising: (a) a lid including a mirror and fitted with a first hinge portion, (b) a hollow bottom comprising an intermediate mesh fixed to the hollow bottom, and (c) a cup adapted to contain at least one cosmetic product, wherein the hollow bottom includes a second hinge portion, wherein a hinge with rotation axis R is formed by cooperation between the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion, a closing means for locking and unlocking the lid to and from the hollow bottom or the mesh, and an applicator, wherein a) the case is quadrangular in shape with four corners and two approximately parallel gripping sides, the approximately parallel sides defining a longitudinal direction, and b) the rotation axis R is located in approximately one of the four corners, such that when the case is open, the lid in which the mirror is fitted is offset from the hollow bottom, and wherein the case has a shape that is longitudinal or oblong and can be inscribed within a rectangle with length L and width l, the case having a longest dimension in the longitudinal direction defined as L, and the case having a longest dimension in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction defined as l, wherein a shape factor F B is defined as the ratio L/l, and wherein the shape factor F B is equal to at least 1.5, and wherein the angle between the rotation axis R of the hinge and the longitudinal direction is defined as angle α, and wherein angle α is between approximately 30° to 60°, and wherein the lid has a longitudinal direction defined as L C , and the hollow bottom has a longitudinal direction defined as L F and wherein the angle between L C and L F is defined as angle β and wherein angle β is equal to 2α when the case is open and the lid and the bottom are in the same plane, and wherein the lid containing the mirror is offset from the hollow bottom when the case is open.