Cosmetic case

A portable case for cosmetics and the like comprising:

• a frame having a lower portion, an upper portion, and a back portion, said lower portion and said upper portion each extending in spaced, parallel relationship relative to each other outwardly from said back portion, said back portion having a perimeter defining a parallelogram with opposed upper and lower edge regions that are in spaced parallel relationship relative to each other;
• said upper portion and said lower portion each having a similar perimeter, said perimeter defining a forward region and a rear region, the respective opposite ends of each said region meeting whereby when an end of said rear region meets an end of said forward region, an acute angle is defined;
• a pivot shaft member extending between said lower portion and said upper portion adjacent to said back portion and also to said acute angle;
• a plurality of compartments, each having a perimeter corresponding to that of said similar perimeter, said compartment plurality being arranged in a vertically tiered and aligned sequence and being located between said upper portion and said lower portion and adjacent to said back portion;
• each said compartment comprising a bottom panel having said perimeter and a continuously extending, raised side edge about said perimeter and defining an upwardly opening cavity therein;
• each said compartment having connection means for pivotably associating that compartment with an adjacent portion of said pivot shaft member when said compartment plurality is in said vertically tiered and aligned sequence and is located between said upper portion and said lower portion;
• whereby each said compartment with said cavity thereof oriented upwardly is independently pivotable about said pivot shaft member between a closed position located generally in said tiered and aligned sequence and an open position located generally laterally of said tiered and aligned sequence;
• releasable means for retaining each said compartment in said closed position;
• means for suspending and transporting said frame in association with said plurality of compartments all being in their respective closed positions;
• and
• a mirror positionable successively in each one of two positions, a first position being a non-viewable case-associated storage position, and a second position being a case-supported viewable position.