Cosmetics box with improved closing means

Claim 1

A box for cosmetics, comprising: a base defining an upper recess for receiving cosmetics and having front and rear transverse walls, a rear transverse pivot, a main bottom wall, and a main upper wall, said rear transverse pivot comprising a rounded protuberance and said rear transverse wall having an aperture formed therein and having a bend formed therein upwardly of said aperture and adjacent said rounded protuberance and said bend having extending therefrom in proximity to said rounded protuberance a vertical transverse rib extending downwardly toward said main bottom wall, said rib having a rib protuberance at the end thereof; a cover having a main upper wall and a rear side, said rear side having formed therein an annular sector cooperating with said rounded protuberance, said cover being pivotably mounted on said base around said rear transverse pivot and movable between a closed position and an open position and said bend in said rear transverse wall of said base being coplanar with said main upper wall of said cover when said cover is in said closed position; a movable pusher slidably carried by said base, said aperture in said rear transverse wall being complementary in shape with said pusher; and a drive lever extending from said rear side adjacent said annular sector inside said box and cooperating with said pusher, said drive lever being inclined with respect to said upper main wall of said cover at an angle of between approximately 120° and 150°, said drive lever having a drive lever base facing said rib and said drive lever base having a lever protuberance complementary to said rib protuberance, said rib protuberance and said lever protuberance comprising closing means for holding said cover in said closed position.