Rotational container with front lock and lever system

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a container, applicator device, or apparatus with one or more product holders that rotate open via a set of connecting hinges located on either the faces or sides, and containing a locking system located on front or back faces of the container. The device opens by rotating a lever, with an attached cover, in the direction of the face, and using the connecting hinges to lift out the product through an orifice.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . An apparatus having an apparatus closed position and an apparatus open position, the apparatus comprising:
 a container comprising a plurality of container surfaces, a cavity within the plurality of container surfaces, an orifice through which the cavity is accessible, and at least one slot in at least one of the plurality of container surfaces;   a lever system comprising a cover, a surface extending from the cover, and a hinge mechanism on the surface, wherein the cover is configured to cover the orifice in the apparatus closed position; and   a complementary hinge mechanism coupled with the hinge mechanism of the lever system to form a hinge through the at least one slot of the container, the hinge configured to permit the container and the lever system to rotate relative to each other between the apparatus closed position and the apparatus open position and configured to slide along the at least one slot in the apparatus open position,   wherein the cover of the lever system comprises one of a locking peg or a locking hole, and the container further comprises the other of the locking peg or the locking hole, and   wherein the locking hole receives the locking peg in the apparatus closed position to prevent the hinge from sliding along the at least one slot in the apparatus closed position.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cover of the lever system comprises the locking hole and the container comprises the locking peg. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one slot and the locking hole are at different container surfaces of the plurality of container surfaces. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of container surfaces comprises a front container surface, a back container surface, a bottom container surface, and side container surfaces,
 wherein the at least one slot and the locking hole are both in one of the front container surface or the back container surface.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of container surfaces comprises a front container surface, a back container surface, a bottom container surface, and side container surfaces,
 wherein the at least one slot is in the front container surface or the back container surface, and   wherein the locking hole is in the other of the front container surface or the back container surface.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one slot consists of a single horizontal slot extending in a horizontal direction between the side container surfaces,
 wherein the hinge is configured to slide horizontally along the single horizontal slot in the apparatus open position.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one slot comprises at least two vertical slots, each of the at least two vertical slots extending in a vertical direction between the bottom container surface and the orifice,
 wherein the hinge is configured to slide vertically along the at least two vertical slots in the apparatus open position.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising a support system configured to nest within the container, the support system comprising the complementary hinge mechanism,
 wherein the lever system and the support system are coupled together by the hinge through the at least two vertical slots of the container.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the support system further comprises barriers,   wherein the hinge comprises flats, and   wherein the flats prevent the hinge from sliding along the at least two vertical slots until the flat is aligned in a same direction as the barriers.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the locking peg is a bar peg, the bar peg comprising a wider portion and a narrower portion, wherein the wider portion is farther away from the bottom container surface than the narrower portion. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the lock hole is a notch hole in the cover of the lever system, wherein the cover comprises notch locks. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein in the apparatus closed position, the notch locks abut the narrower portion of the bar peg to prevent the wider portion of the bar peg from sliding past the notch locks, the notch locks permitting the bar peg to rotate out of the notch hole. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cover of the lever system comprises the locking peg and the container comprises the locking hole. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one slot and the locking hole are in different container surfaces of the plurality of container surfaces. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a support system configured to nest within the container, the support system comprising the complementary hinge mechanism, wherein the lever system and the support system are coupled together by the hinge through the at least one slot of the container. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the support system is configured to receive at least one pan, the at least one pan configured to hold a product and being insertable and removable from the support system. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of container surfaces comprises a window positioned to provide a view of the product in the apparatus closed position. 
     
     
         18 . An apparatus having an apparatus closed position and an apparatus open position, the apparatus comprising:
 a container comprising a plurality of container surfaces, a cavity within the plurality of container surfaces, an orifice through which the cavity is accessible, and at least one slot in a front container surface or a back container surface of the plurality of container surfaces;   a lever system comprising a cover, a plurality of other surfaces, and a hinge mechanism on one of the plurality of other surfaces, wherein the cover is configured to cover the orifice in the apparatus closed position; and   a complementary hinge mechanism coupled with the hinge mechanism of the lever system to form a hinge through the at least one slot of the container, the hinge configured to permit the container and the lever system to rotate relative to each other between the apparatus closed position and the apparatus open position and configured to slide along the at least one slot in the apparatus open position,   wherein a surface of the plurality of other surfaces of the lever system comprises one of a locking peg or a locking hole, and the front container surface or the back container surface of the container comprises the other of the locking peg or the locking hole, and   wherein the locking hole receives the locking peg in the apparatus closed position to prevent the hinge from sliding along the single slot in the apparatus closed position.   
     
     
         19 . An apparatus having an apparatus closed position and an apparatus open position, the apparatus comprising:
 a container comprising a plurality of container surfaces, a cavity within the plurality of container surfaces, an orifice through which the cavity is accessible, and at least one slot in at least one of the plurality of container surfaces, wherein the plurality of container surfaces comprises a front container surface, a back container surface, a bottom container surface, and   side container surfaces, wherein the at least one slot is in the front container surface or the back container surface;   a lever system comprising a cover, a surface extending from the cover, and a hinge mechanism on the surface, wherein the cover is configured to cover the orifice in the apparatus closed position; and   a complementary hinge mechanism coupled with the hinge mechanism of the lever system to form a hinge through the at least one slot of the container, the hinge configured to permit the container and the lever system to rotate relative to each other between the apparatus closed position and the apparatus open position and configured to slide along the at least one slot in the apparatus open position.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the cover of the lever system comprises one of a locking peg or a locking hole, and the container further comprises the other of the locking peg or the locking hole, and
 wherein the locking hole receives the locking peg in the apparatus closed position to prevent the hinge from sliding along the at least one slot in the apparatus closed position.