Patent ID: 7810638

Claim:
Compact for packaging of cosmetic products, the compact comprising: a cover having a sidewall, a base having a sidewall, and provided with an intermediate support for at least one cup containing a cosmetic product, a hinge through which the base and the cover are connected to each other, a median plane of the hinge passing through the compact, and two gripping areas, each of said gripping areas being located on the sidewall of the base with one of said gripping areas on each side of the median plane, the sidewall of the base having a greater height in the gripping areas than the height of the remainder of the sidewall of the base, wherein the sidewall of the base is provided with a locking member that cooperates with a locking member fixed to the cover, the cooperating locking members being arranged in the median plane of the hinge, wherein the compact comprises a mechanism for release of the locking members through pressure on the gripping areas arranged on each side of the median plane, the gripping areas being disposed laterally with respect to, and spaced from the locking member of the base, the pressure on the gripping areas causing release of the locking members in the median plane and opening of the compact, and wherein the base of the compact comprises a flat base, with a lip acting as the sidewall at least partially made of elastomeric material, and a pusher in the shape of one of an arc of a circle, an arc of an ellipse, and a U-shape, located symmetrically about the median plane of the compact, the pusher being set back and generally matching the sidewalls in general shape outside an area adjacent to the hinge, the pusher being supple near the gripping areas, the pusher having ends which are fixed with respect to said base and being fitted with locking means in a middle part thereof that cooperates with a locking means fixed to the cover.