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This application relates to a case (1) comprising a bottom (2) and a lid (4) capable, at least prior to first use, of pivoting with respect to the bottom so as to be positioned underneath the latter, the bottom (2) being hinged about a first axis (A1) with respect to an intermediate element (20), th

This application relates to a case (1) comprising a bottom (2) and a lid (4) capable, at least prior to first use, of pivoting with respect to the bottom so as to be positioned underneath the latter, the bottom (2) being hinged about a first axis (A1) with respect to an intermediate element (20), the latter being hinged with respect to the lid (4) about a second axis (A2), locking means (B1, B2, C) being capable of locking the lid (4) with respect to the intermediate element (20) when the latter pivots with respect to the bottom (2) about the axis (A1), and of locking the bottom (2) with respect to the intermediate element (20) when the latter pivots with respect to the lid (4) about the axis (A2).

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1. A case, comprising:a bottom; a lid pivotable with respect to the bottom so as to be positioned underneath the bottom; an intermediate element, wherein the bottom is hinged about a first axis with respect to the intermediate element and the intermediate element is hinged with respect to the lid ab

1. A case, comprising:a bottom; a lid pivotable with respect to the bottom so as to be positioned underneath the bottom; an intermediate element, wherein the bottom is hinged about a first axis with respect to the intermediate element and the intermediate element is hinged with respect to the lid about a second axis; and locking means for locking the lid with respect to the intermediate element when the intermediate element pivots with respect to the bottom about the first axis and for locking the bottom with respect to the intermediate element when the intermediate element pivots with respect to the lid about the second axis. 2. The case according to claim 1, wherein the locking means are carried by the intermediate element and are selectively engageable with complementary first catching means carried by the bottom and with second catching means carried by the lid.3. The case according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate element has first and second longitudinal edges, the first axis being located near the first edge of the intermediate element and the second axis being located near the second edge opposite the first edge.4. The case according to claim 3, wherein the first axis is substantially parallel to the second axis.5. The case according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first axis and the second axis comprises a hinge with an attached hinge pin.6. The case according to claim 5, wherein the bottom and the intermediate element are connected by a film hinge, and wherein the lid is connected to the intermediate element by the hinge with the attached hinge pin.7. The case according to claim 1, wherein the lid is made of a material chosen from urea formaldehyde, acrylobutadiene-styrene, polystyrene-acrylonitrile, polyoxymethylene, acrylic glass, and polystyrene.8. The case according to claim 1, wherein the locking means comprise at least one pip located on at least one lateral portion of the intermediate element, the pip being shaped to selectively engage a corresponding first recess in a portion of the bottom and a corresponding second recess in a portion of the lid.9. The case according to claim 1, wherein locking of the bottom with respect to the intermediate element is irreversible.10. The case according to claim 1, further comprising a receptacle in the bottom delimiting at least one compartment configured to contain at least one product.11. The case according to claim 1, further comprising means for reversibly locking the lid in a closed position on the bottom.12. The case according to claim 1, further comprising at least one product contained in the case, wherein the product is a friable product.13. The case according to claim 1, further comprising at least one cosmetic product contained in the case.14. The case according to claim 13, wherein the cosmetic product is a makeup product.15. The case according to claim 13, wherein the cosmetic product is friable.16. A case, comprising:a bottom having a first surface and a second surface; an intermediate element pivotably connected to the bottom along a first axis; a lid pivotably connected to the intermediate element along a second axis, wherein the lid is pivotable with respect to the bottom between a first position, in which the lid is closer to the first surface of the bottom than to the second surface of the bottom, and a second position, in which the lid is closer to the second surface of the bottom than to the first surface of the bottom; and locking means for locking the lid with respect to the intermediate element when the lid is in the first position, and for locking the bottom with respect to the intermediate element when the lid is in the second position. 17. The case according to claim 16, wherein the bottom is pivotally connected to the intermediate element via a first hinge and the lid is pivotally connected to the intermediate element via a second hinge.18. The case according to claim 17, wherein the first hinge comprises one of a hinge with an attached hinge pin and a film hinge.19. The case according to claim 16, wherein the first axis is substantially parallel to the second axis.20. The case according to claim 16, wherein the locking means are disposed on the intermediate element.21. The case according to claim 20, wherein the locking means are located between the first axis and the second axis.22. The case according to claim 20, wherein the locking means comprise at least one projection selectively engageable with a respective recess on the bottom and a respective recess on the lid.23. The case according to claim 16, wherein locking of the bottom with respect to the intermediate element is irreversible.24. The case according to claim 16, wherein the lid is made of a material chosen from urea formaldehyde, acrylobutadiene-styrene, polystyrene-acrylonitrile, polyoxymethylene, acrylic glass, and polystyrene.25. The case according to claim 16, wherein the bottom further comprises a receptacle delimiting at least one compartment configured to contain at least one product.26. The case according to claim 25, further comprising at least one product contained in the case, wherein the at least one product is a cosmetic product.27. The case according to claim 16, further comprising means for reversibly locking the lid in the second position.28. A case, comprising:a bottom; a lid pivotable with respect to the bottom so as to be positioned underneath the bottom; an intermediate element, wherein the bottom is hinged about a first axis with respect to the intermediate element and the intermediate element is hinged with respect to the lid about a second axis; and a locking member configured to lock the lid with respect to the intermediate element when the intermediate element pivots with respect to the bottom about the first axis, the locking member also being configured to lock the bottom with respect to the intermediate element when the intermediate element pivots with respect to the lid about the second axis. 29. A case, comprising:a bottom having a first surface and a second surface; an intermediate element pivotably connected to the bottom along a first axis; a lid pivotably connected to the intermediate element along a second axis, wherein the lid is pivotable with respect to the bottom between a first position, in which the lid is closer to the first surface of the bottom than to the second surface of the bottom, and a second position, in which the lid is closer to the second surface of the bottom than to the first surface of the bottom; and a locking member configured to lock the lid with respect to the intermediate element when the lid is in the first position, the locking member also being configured to lock the bottom with respect to the intermediate element when the lid is in the second position.