Rising pan compact

Abstract

A cosmetic container that includes a housing and a base together defining a cavity. A lift mechanism is actuatable to move a cosmetic stored within the housing and the base between a storage configuration and a use configuration. A track insert may be moved to actuate the lift mechanism. Actuation of the track insert of the lift mechanism in a first direction along a first axis is translated into movement of the cosmetic in a second direction along a second axis, the second direction generally orthogonal to the first direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cosmetic container comprising:
 a base;   a housing coupled to the base and defining a cavity between the base and the housing;   a lift mechanism disposed within the cavity; and   a cosmetic positioned on a surface of the lift mechanism;   wherein actuation of a track insert of the lift mechanism in a first direction along a first axis is translated into movement of the cosmetic in a second direction along a second axis, the second direction generally orthogonal to the first direction.   
     
     
         2 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , wherein the track insert comprises:
 a front side wall;   a first lateral side wall;   a second lateral side wall; and   a top wall; and   wherein the front side wall, the first and second lateral side walls, and the top wall form an internal cavity.   
     
     
         3 . The cosmetic container of  claim 2 , wherein the track insert further comprises a first axially extending slot formed in an inner surface of the first lateral side wall and a second axially extending slot formed in an inner surface of the second lateral side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The cosmetic container of  claim 3 , wherein the first axially extending slot and the second axially extending slot each include:
 a first portion adjacent to and generally parallel to a bottom edge of the respective side wall;   a second portion which extends between the bottom edge and a top edge of the respective side wall; and   a third portion adjacent to and generally parallel to a top edge of the respective side wall.   
     
     
         5 . The cosmetic container of  claim 2 , wherein the track insert further comprises:
 a first inwardly extending protrusion extending from an inner surface of the first lateral side wall adjacent to a back side of the track insert;   a second inwardly extending protrusion extending from an inner surface of the second lateral side wall adjacent to the back side of the track insert;   a first outwardly extending protrusion extending from an outer surface of the first lateral side wall adjacent to a back side of the track insert; and   a second outwardly extending protrusion extending from an outer surface of the second lateral side wall adjacent to the back side of the track insert.   
     
     
         6 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , wherein the lift mechanism further comprises a lift plate, the lift plate comprising:
 a generally planar portion;   a first pair of laterally extending arms positioned adjacent to a back side of the generally planar portion; and   a second pair of laterally extending arms positioned adjacent to a front side of the generally planar portion.   
     
     
         7 . The cosmetic container of  claim 6 , wherein an edge of the each of the arms of the second pair of laterally extending arms are configured to be received within a portion of the track insert. 
     
     
         8 . The cosmetic container of  claim 6 , wherein the cosmetic is affixed to a top surface of the generally planar portion of the lift plate. 
     
     
         9 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , wherein the lift mechanism further comprises a drag bar, the drag bar comprising:
 a first rail and a second rail extending parallel to the first axis and to each other;   a first “L” shaped extension extending from a front end of the first rail, the first “L” shaped extension including a resilient extension extending generally parallel to the first rail and defining a first recess therein;   a second “L” shaped extension extending from a front end of the second rail, the second “L” shaped extension including a resilient extension extending generally parallel to the second rail and defining a second recess therein;   a first raised region adjacent a back end of the first rail, the first raised region gradually increasing in height in a front to back direction;   a second raised region adjacent a back end of the second rail, the second raised region gradually increasing in height in a front to back direction; and   a pair of crossbars extending between and generally orthogonal to the first and second rails.   
     
     
         10 . The cosmetic container of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second recesses of the drag bar are configured to releasably couple with a portion of the track insert. 
     
     
         11 . The cosmetic container of  claim 9 , wherein the drag bar is positioned between a bottom surface of the lift mechanism and a top surface of the base. 
     
     
         12 . The cosmetic container of  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a bottom wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall, a first slot extending through the first lateral side wall of the base, and a second slot extending through the second lateral side wall of the base. 
     
     
         13 . The cosmetic container of  claim 12 , wherein a portion of the track insert is slidably disposed within the first and second slots of the base. 
     
     
         14 . The cosmetic container of  claim 12 , further comprising a generally annular wall extending upwards from the bottom wall of the base, the generally annular wall includes one or more openings configured to receive one or more components of the lift mechanism therethrough. 
     
     
         15 . A cosmetic container comprising:
 a base having a bottom wall, first lateral side wall, and a second lateral side wall;   a housing having a top wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall, and a back wall, the first and second lateral side walls of the housing coupled to the first and second lateral side walls base and defining a cavity between the base and the housing;   a lift mechanism disposed within the cavity, the lift mechanism comprising:
 a track insert, the track insert slidably coupled to the first and second lateral side walls of the base; 
 a drag bar positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the base, the drag bar configured to be selectively coupled to the track insert; and 
 a lift plate positioned on top of the drag bar, a first edge of the lift plate positioned within a first channel formed in a first lateral side wall of the track insert and a second edge of the lift plate positioned within a second channel formed in a second lateral side wall of the track insert; and 
   a cosmetic positioned on a top surface of the lift plate;   wherein actuation of the track insert in a first direction along a first axis is translated into movement of the lift plate in a second direction along a second axis, the second direction generally orthogonal to the first direction.   
     
     
         16 . The cosmetic container of  claim 15 , wherein the first direction is a direction away from the back wall of the housing and the second direction is a direction towards the top wall of the housing. 
     
     
         17 . The cosmetic container of  claim 15 , wherein actuation of the track insert in the first direction comprises pulling the track insert at least partially out of the cavity of the housing and the base. 
     
     
         18 . The cosmetic container of  claim 15 , wherein after the track insert is actuated a first distance in the first direction, the track insert releasably coupled to the drag bar and subsequent actuation of the track insert in the first direction moves both the track insert and the drag bar a second distance. 
     
     
         19 . The cosmetic container of  claim 15 , wherein the first and second channels transition from a first vertical location to a second vertical location along a length of the first and second channels such that as the track insert is actuated in the first direction, the first and second edges of the lift plate are lifted from the first vertical location to the second vertical location. 
     
     
         20 . A cosmetic container comprising:
 a housing defining a cavity for containing a cosmetic product, the housing having at least one side, a top and a bottom, with a top opening on the top thereof and a side opening on a side thereof;   a platform having the cosmetic product thereon or therein, the platform adapted to raise and lower relative to the top opening, the platform having first and second ends, the first end closer to the side opening than the second end;   a sliding drawer coupled to the platform such that, as the sliding drawer is opening, separate couplings to the first and second ends of the platform simultaneously raise both ends of the platform to keep the cosmetic product flat, relative to the top of the housing, as it is raised toward the opening.