Cosmetics container

Abstract

An attractive housing is circular in configuration with a base and a cover and a knob on the cover that may be gripped to open the cover. The interior of the container includes a chamber defining a plurality of receptacles that are removable from the base and replaceable. Each receptacle may contain a different kind of cosmetic such as powder, make-up, mascara, lipstick, and others. A portion of the base that receives the receptacles may be a separately installed holder that may be removed to reveal a portion of the chamber that may be used to store other items such as other implements as well as money or other valuables.

1 . An improved container, comprising:
 a) a base and a lid on said base movable to allow access to a chamber in said base;   b) a holder removably received in said base, said holder including a plurality of upwardly open recesses;   c) a receptacle removably received in each of said recesses, each receptacle having a periphery shaped at least in partial conformance with a recess in which it is received;   d) said chamber in said base terminating at a bottom interior surface of said base, said holder having a lower exterior surface spaced from said bottom interior surface of said base to form a sub-chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The improved container of  claim 1 , wherein said base is generally circular. 
     
     
         3 . The improved container of  claim 1 , wherein said lid is hingedly mounted on said base and may pivot between open and closed positions. 
     
     
         4 . The improved container of  claim 3 , wherein said lid has an undersurface comprising a mirror. 
     
     
         5 . The improved container of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said recesses has arcuate walls. 
     
     
         6 . The improved container of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of said recesses have arcuate walls. 
     
     
         7 . The improved container of  claim 5 , wherein at least one of said recesses has a circular periphery. 
     
     
         8 . The improved container of  claim 7 , wherein said circular periphery recess removably receives a circular periphery receptacle. 
     
     
         9 . The improved container of  claim 7 , wherein said circular periphery recess removably receives two semi-circular periphery receptacles. 
     
     
         10 . The improved container of  claim 3 , wherein said lid includes a catch releasably engageable with a latch in said base to releasably lock said lid in a closed position. 
     
     
         11 . The improved container of  claim 1 , wherein said holder includes at least four arcuate-walled recesses. 
     
     
         12 . The improved container of  claim 11 , wherein an arcuate-walled receptacle is removably received in each of said arcuate-walled recesses. 
     
     
         13 . The improved container of  claim 1 , wherein each of said receptacles stores a cosmetic chosen from the group consisting of powder, blush, lipstick and mascara. 
     
     
         14 . The improved container of  claim 12 , wherein each of said receptacles stores a cosmetic chosen from the group consisting of powder, blush, lipstick and mascara. 
     
     
         15 . The improved container of  claim 1 , further including a knob mounted on said lid, said knob being gripped to open said lid. 
     
     
         16 . The improved container of  claim 3 , further including a knob mounted on said lid, said knob being gripped to open said lid. 
     
     
         17 . An improved container comprising:
 a) a generally circular base and a lid hingedly mounted on said base and pivotable between open and closed positions to allow access to a chamber in said base, said lid having an undersurface comprising a mirror;   b) a holder removably received in said base, said holder including a plurality of upwardly open recesses;   c) a receptacle removably received in each of said recesses, each receptacle having a periphery shaped at least in partial conformance with a recess in which it is received, each of said receptacles storing a cosmetic chosen from the group consisting of powder, blush, lipstick and mascara;   d) said chamber in said base terminating at a bottom interior surface of said base, said holder having a lower exterior surface spaced from said bottom interior surface of said base to form a sub-chamber.   
     
     
         18 . The improved container of  claim 17 , wherein a plurality of said recesses have arcuate walls. 
     
     
         19 . The improved container of  claim 17 , wherein said lid includes a catch releasably engageable with a latch in said base to releasably lock said lid in a closed position. 
     
     
         20 . The improved container of  claim 17 , wherein said holder includes at least four arcuate-walled recesses and an arcuate-walled receptacle is removably received in each of said arcuate-walled recesses.