Refillable cosmetic case

Abstract

A refillable compact case having a replaceable cosmetic pan that is inserted through the bottom of the compact case that has a compact base and an attachable compact cover. The compact base has a peripheral body having an inner ledge forming a shaped opening, and a lower wall having a lower rim and an inner wall. The inner ledge and the inner wall form a lower pocket, and the lower rim forms a lower opening. A replaceable cosmetic pan contains a cosmetic material, and has a peripheral wall having an upper peripheral rim that forms a pan opening. The cosmetic pan fits inside a pan cavity of a base closure, which fits into the lower pocket of the compact base. The base closure has a means for removably engaging with the inner wall of the compact base.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A compact case comprising:
 i) a compact base having a peripheral body having an inner ledge forming a shaped opening, and a lower wall comprising a lower rim and an inner wall, wherein the inner ledge and the inner wall form a lower pocket, and the lower rim forms a lower opening of the lower pocket,   ii) a compact cover attachable to the compact base,   iii) a replaceable cosmetic pan comprising a peripheral wall and a floor configured to contain a cosmetic material, the peripheral wall having an upper peripheral rim that forms a pan opening, the cosmetic pan configured to fit into the lower pocket of the compact base with the upper peripheral rim of the cosmetic pan contacting an under side of the inner ledge of the compact base, and   iv) a base closure comprising a peripheral wall and a floor to form a pan cavity for placement therein of the cosmetic pan, the base closure comprising a means for removably engaging the peripheral wall with the inner surface of the inner wall of the compact base when inserting the cosmetic pan into the lower pocket of the compact base with the upper peripheral rim of the cosmetic pan engaged with the under side of the inner ledge of the compact base.   
     
     
         2 . The compact case according to  claim 1 , wherein a seal lid attached with a hinge to an upper peripheral portion of the lower base. 
     
     
         3 . The compact case according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for removably engaging comprises two or more inner slots formed into the inner surface of the lower wall of the compact base, and two or more pins extending from the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the base closure, the two or more pins engaging the two or more inner slots when the base closure is engaged with the cosmetic base. 
     
     
         4 . The compact case according to  claim 3 , further including a means for manipulating the removable engagement of the base closure with the compact base between an engaged position and a disengaged position. 
     
     
         5 . The compact case according to  claim 3 , wherein the means for manipulating the base closure with the compact base includes an elongated slot formed through the floor of the base closure, for insertion therein and rotation thereof with a straight-edged article or tool between the disengaged position and the engaged position. 
     
     
         6 . The compact case according to  claim 3 , wherein the means for manipulating the base closure with the compact base includes a pair of depressions formed into the outside surface of the floor of the base closure, each depression spaced substantially opposite the center of the base closure and toward the peripheral wall, for accommodating the fingertips of a user for exerting a torque force sufficient to rotate the base closure between the disengaged position and the engaged position. 
     
     
         7 . The compact case according to  claim 1 , further including a seal lid having a hinge formed along an upper peripheral portion of the lower base, and pivotable about the hinge from an open position to a closed position in confronting engagement with an upper portion of the inner ledge of the lower base.