Patent ID: 7909205

Claim:
A cosmetic container comprising a planar cover connected to one planar side of a body, said body having an inner portion having at least one inner storage portion, each storage portion being recessed from and open to said one planar side of said body, so that the cover can be opened from the body, the cosmetic container comprising: the body having a pivot hole formed into said one planar side of the body, said pivot hole having a pivot axis perpendicular to a plane of said one planar side of said body; a pivot bearing having a portion of said pivot bearing inserted to the pivot hole so that the pivot bearing is rotatable about said axis; and the cover comprising hinges disposed on both sides of the pivot bearing and supported by a shaft penetrating the hinges and the pivot bearing, said shaft lying in a plane parallel to said plane of said one planar side of said body so that the cover is rotatable in an opening/closing direction, wherein said cover is both pivotal around said axis of pivot bearing and also pivotal about the axis of said shaft to move said cover between a closed position in which said cover overlies said one planar side of said body and covers said at least one inner storage portion and an open position in which said cover is moved away from said one planar side of said body thereby uncovering said at least one inner storage portion.