Screw Feed Patents (Class 401/68)
  • Publication number: 20130014366
    Abstract: A dispenser (20) has a barrel (24; 198), a piston (28) upwardly movable within the barrel from a first position to a second position, and a body (22) of personal care composition at least partially within the barrel between the piston and the barrel top end (44). An actuator is coupled to the piston to shift the piston upward (toward the top end). The actuator comprises a screw member having a threaded first portion (36) engaged to the piston for relative rotation about a first axis (500). The screw has a second portion (50). A cap (60) has a first condition mounted at the barrel top end. The cap has a socket (82) in an outer surface. The cap is removable from the first condition and installable into a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: PLASTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Joseph J. Prischak
  • Patent number: 8328447
    Abstract: When rotating a main body tube and an operation tube in a disclosed container toward a first direction, a moveable screw tube advances a predetermined amount. When further rotating toward the first direction, a screwing part urges a moving body forward. A female thread of the screwing part in the moveable screw tube is radially outwardly expandable via a slit. When the moveable screw tube advances toward the first direction, the outer diameter of the front end part is restricted and expansion thereof is prevented. When further rotating toward the first direction and the screwing part urges the moving body forward, expansion of the front end part and the female thread of the screwing part may be suppressed. Accordingly, the screwing part reliably exerts screw function when the moving body advances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Publication number: 20120294663
    Abstract: A butter dispenser is provided having a dispensing mechanism for dispensing a stick of butter from a housing or container whereby the dispensing mechanism may be separate from or integrated with the housing for containing the butter. The butter dispenser further providing for a dispensing mechanism that includes an automatically retractable dispensing mechanism for reloading the butter without requiring manual retraction of the dispensing mechanism to its fully retracted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Emily Ann Papavero, Anthony Tad Papavero
  • Patent number: 8267606
    Abstract: A device for packaging and dispensing a product includes a dispensing assembly provided with a holding cup for the product, a sheath in which the cup is mounted, a jacket around the sheath and including an outlet orifice, and an outer sleeve around the jacket. Guide devices are provided to bring about, during a rotation of the outer sleeve relative to said jacket, a joint axial movement of said sheath and of the holding cup relative to the jacket, followed by an axial movement of said cup relative to the guide sheath and to the jacket towards a use position of the product. A protective case in which the dispensing assembly is mounted, forms an outer cover for the assembly and includes an actuating member that is able to rotate the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: William Delbove, Lionel Drugeon
  • Patent number: 8246264
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator for transporting and applying cosmetic material, including a rotating applicator tip which, when rotated, dispenses cosmetic material onto the tip such that the user does not need to periodically dip the applicator tip into a reservoir of cosmetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Albea Services
    Inventors: Michael Malvar, Volker Schrepf, Caroline DeFrance
  • Patent number: 8210347
    Abstract: The present disclosure could generally provide a reusable and universal case for personal items such as, for example, removable lipstick refills. Manufacturers could provide relatively cost-effective lipstick refills suitable for use with a more elegantly packaged and fully functional universal case. The case could include an elongated tube to house a lipstick refill. The case could also include a notch disposed on an interior surface of an elongated tube to receive a groove disposed on an exterior surface of an insert disposed within a second end of the tube. The case could further include a protrusion on an interior surface of the insert that is disposed along a surface of the lipstick refill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Olive Anne McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20120163895
    Abstract: A lipstick tube has an outer-layer spiral tube, a middle-layer involution tube and a lipstick cup arranged on the inner side sequentially sheathed on the inner side of a base, and a longitudinal groove is arranged on the tube wall of the middle-layer involution tube. The lipstick cup has a vertical groove on the cup wall. A first lifting point is arranged directly under the vertical groove, engaged with the longitudinal groove of the middle-layer involution tube and the internal thread of the outer-layer spiral tube; a second lifting point is arranged on the outer surface of a base plate, engaged with the vertical groove, the longitudinal groove and the internal thread. The outer-layer spiral tube allows the first and the second lifting points to move side by side. The internal thread of the upper-section spiral tube only allows the second lifting point to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Huiping Lu
  • Publication number: 20120093565
    Abstract: A combination surf wax storage container and applicator is disclosed. The assembly includes a symmetrical storage container member, which has an open top end and a closed bottom end. A twist up and down member positioned inside the container member supports a solid slug of surf wax. A rotating member attached to said twist up and down member at the exterior base of the container is turned as a means for exposing the surf wax above the open end rim of the container and recoiling the surf wax back into the container for storage. An applicator cap member is releasably secured to the open top end of the container member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Denis Drew
  • Patent number: 8152397
    Abstract: A product replacement unit for a base stick module in particular of a cosmetic stick comprises a replacement housing with a reservoir in which a product, in particular a cosmetic product, is present in creamy, liquid or pasty form. An applicator is in a fluid connection with the reservoir, and a piston is guided for displacement in the replacement housing for feeding the product to the applicator. A piston connecting component is present on the piston for cooperating with a push rod connecting component of a piston push rod forming part of a feed device of the base stick module for extending the piston, wherein the piston push rod is formed to establish a push connection with the piston and is formed to be positioned on the side of the piston remote from the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: H & M Gutberlet GmbH
    Inventor: Detlev Gutberlet
  • Publication number: 20120039655
    Abstract: A dispenser for stick material that is suitable for bottom filling comprises a barrel (2) having at one end a base (6) with a central hollow boss with integrally moulded mountings for a separately moulded spindle having at one end at least two opposed struts terminating in means to engage with the mountings in the boss. Preferably, the spindle snaps fits with the boss. Preferably, the spindle has two struts that align with spokes within a skeletal platform (30) that link a filling ring therein to its rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Roger Anthony Baines, Martin Christopher Bunce, Geoffrey Stephen Mawtus, Alex Sandor Szekely, Juraj Ulik
  • Publication number: 20120039656
    Abstract: An oval dispenser for stick material suitable for being filled through its base comprises a skeletal platform (30) having a threaded hub (32), a rim wall (31), a circular wall intermediate between the hub and the rim defining a filling zone, and a rotor wheel (3) having a hollow boss (13) that defines with the filling ring (34) a continuous passage for stick material to be charged into the dispenser interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Roger Anthony Baines, Martin Christopher Bunce, Geoffrey Stephen Mawtus, Alex Sandor Szekely, Juraj Ulik
  • Publication number: 20120039657
    Abstract: A new lip balm, cosmetic, or personal care product dispenser using a non-lethal shotgun shell hull that will accept an industry standard 0.15 ounce twist-base balm dispenser, providing increased turning friction and a tighter fitting cap. This invention is a new type of lip balm dispenser that solves the problems associated with old standard tubular balm dispensers. Standard 0.15 ounce lip balm tubes have a knurled twist base that inadvertently rotates in your jacket or pants pocket while people are engaged in outdoor activities such as walking, working, biking, hiking, hunting or fishing. As the tube base twists inside your pocket, the balm itself is wormed outward and mashed into the cap, creating a gooey mess. Also, standard lip balm tube caps come off easily in your pocket which is another big messy problem. The newly invented dispenser prevents a gooey mess in your pocket, purse, jacket or luggage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Wayne Stanley Forrey
  • Publication number: 20120039654
    Abstract: An oval dispenser for stick material suitable for being filled through its base comprises a skeletal platform having a threaded hub, a rim wall, a circular wall intermediate between the hub and the rim defining a filling zone and linked to the hub by at least two spokes and to the rim by at least two spokes, which latter spokes intersect at least one wall and preferably two walls spanning the rim and intermediate between the filling zone and the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Roger Anthony Baines, Martin Christopher Bunce, Geoffrey Stephen Mawtus, Alex Sandor Szekely, Juraj Ulik
  • Publication number: 20110318085
    Abstract: A dermis applicator having a container body and a main tubular volume has one or more applicators attached to a plastic base inserted in the main tubular volume inserted within the container body. A bottom mechanism attached to the main tubular volume rotates through a single circular ridge on the interior surface of the main container body and matching indentation about the vertical upper tube of the bottom mechanism. This bottom mechanism is moveably attached to the main tubular volume through a sliding member passing through an annular stopping location. A spiral groove interior of the bottom mechanism provides a guideway for protrusions from the sliding mechanism that match the spiral groove and make the device move upwards with user rotary action. The applicators themselves are either foam-sponge devices having a refreshing liquid. Alternatively attached to and integrated with another personal care device such as a toothbrush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Victor M. Alcocer
  • Publication number: 20110206443
    Abstract: To prevent breakage, a female screw member 4 has meshing parts 4b, a container rear part 2 has concave groove parts 2b, a clutch spring member 5 disposed on the rear side of the female screw member 4 has meshing parts 5d meshing with the meshing parts 4b, a spring part 5b urging the meshing parts 5d frontward, and convex parts Se entering into the concave groove parts 2b and being movable in the axial direction and not rotatable with respect to the container rear part 2, a rear part of the clutch spring member 5 beyond the spring part 5b is not movable in the axial direction with respect to the container rear part 2, and the spring part 5b contracts to cancel the meshing around the axis between the meshing parts 4b and 5d when an excessive rotation torque effects on a movable body 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukikazu ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20110194884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetics case, and more particularly it relates to a cosmetics case having improved sealing properties which, because of the improved sealing properties, can prevent the cosmetic core from becoming denatured by coming into contact with external air remaining in the cosmetics case and so is able to ensure good product quality even when used for a long time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Joung Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 7938591
    Abstract: A stick-shaped material extruding container and cosmetics using the container are provided. The stick-shaped material extruding container is provided with a piston-shaped extruding portion which is located at the front end of a moving body and tightly slides in a filling part; the stick-shaped material is tightly filled within the filling part; there exists sealant between the stick-shaped material and the extruding portion, which sealant contains one or more components chosen from the group consisting of oil components which assume liquid state at room temperature and polyols which assume liquid state at room temperature; the extruding portion and the stick-shaped material maintain in a tight engagement state in the filling part by means of the sealant with the mobile body being retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Kokai
  • Publication number: 20110103873
    Abstract: A makeup assembly includes a holder block holding a battery set, LEDs and two metal conducting strips, a rotary operating member rotatable to move the metal conducting strips between an on position where the LEDs are electrically connected to the battery set to emit light and an off position where the LEDs are electrically disconnected from the battery set, a housing surrounding the rotary operating member and the holder block, and a light guide holder mounted in the front opening of the housing to hold a cosmetic product such as lipstick or brow brush and carrying a light guide substance for guiding emitted light from the LEDs toward a predetermined direction around the cosmetic product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventor: Yu-Hsing Chou
  • Publication number: 20110070012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-hand lipstick container, which includes: a container main body having a cylinder stood at the center of a body and a center through-hole formed through the center of the cylinder; a container cover that is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the container main body and has an open inlet formed through the upper surface; a cover holder that is combined by a spiral with the outer side of the cylinder of the container main body in the container cover and vertically ascends/descends by rotational force of the container cover; a door that is hinged to the cover holder to open/close the upper portion of the cover holder, opens a passage when the cover holder descends, and closes the passage when the cover holder ascends; a lipstick housing that is combined by a spiral with the inner side of the center through-hole of the container main body in the cover holder, vertically ascends/descends by rotational force of the cover holder, and ascends/descends in the opposite dir
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Tae Jin Kim, Tae Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20110058887
    Abstract: A rotary pencil includes a sleeve-shaped shaft having a front end and a rear end, a threaded spindle mounted to be fixed against rotation and axially movable in said shaft and having an at least single-start external thread. At least one threaded element is fixed in axial and rotating directions relative to the shaft and engages into the external thread. The front end of the external thread is adjoined by a cylindrical spindle section which extends over the entire circumference of the spindle, namely a free-running section, and has an external diameter corresponding to a core diameter of the external thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: FABER-CASTELL AG
    Inventor: STEFAN HORNFECK
  • Patent number: 7891896
    Abstract: A stick cosmetic advancing container has a stick type cosmetic, an interior plate, a tubular sleeve having an application opening at its tip portion from which the stick type cosmetic is advanced, and a moving mechanism for moving the interior plate within the sleeve. A user holds the stick cosmetic advancing container to apply the stick type cosmetic. The sleeve is arranged to have a uniform internal cross-sectional shape throughout the moving range of the stick type cosmetic. Further, the surface of the application opening is inclined at an angle of ?1 with respect to the central axis A of the sleeve. Also, an outer side wall thickness W1 of an outer side wall portion 18 is arranged to be less than an inner side wall thickness W2 of an inner side wall portion 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mieko Nasu
  • Publication number: 20110033220
    Abstract: An advancing container constructed from an elliptically tubular body tube (1), a tubular tray body (21) having a non-circular shaped lateral cross-section and non-rotatably moves up and down in a containing tube section (2) in the body tube (1), and a driving body (11) mounted to the body tube (1) so as to be able to rotate and not to be able to move up and down and screw-fitted to the tray body (21). A seal section (3) at the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the containing tube section (2) and a seal tube section (24) at the lower end of the tray body (21) are adapted to be able to be tightly fitted to each other. A positioning rib (4) is provided at the lower end of the containing tube section (2), and a positioning cutout (25) is provided at the lower end of the tray body (21). When the positioning rib (4) and the positioning cutout (25) are engaged with each other, circumferential displacements of the body tube (1) and the tray body (21) are corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicants: ROHTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Arai, Takamitsu Okawara, Masakazu Mameta, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Hideo Uemura
  • Publication number: 20100272494
    Abstract: A stick-shaped material extruding container and cosmetics using the container are provided. The stick-shaped material extruding container is provided with a piston-shaped extruding portion which is located at the front end of a moving body and tightly slides in a filling part; the stick-shaped material is tightly filled within the filling part; there exists sealant between the stick-shaped material and the extruding portion, which sealant has a viscosity of 1,300,000 mPa·s or lower at the temperature of 5° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Kenji KOKAI
  • Publication number: 20100196079
    Abstract: Dispensing packages are disclosed that are capable of dispensing soft-solid type antiperspirant compositions employing actives having a metal to chloride ratio of less than or equal to 1.3, and that are capable of exhibiting minimal weeping in between uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Michael John Bolander, Joseph Estill Lennon, Songtao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20100183355
    Abstract: The present invention generally is a refill container for holding at least two products. The refill container of the present invention is configured to comprise at least two receptacles abutting each other, wherein either all the receptacles contain a similar product or one of the receptacles holds a related product or a tool. Each of the receptacles has a top end, a bottom end and at least one sidewall. The refill container is configured to be mounted in a refillable case wherein the refillable case comprises of a base and a cover. Also disclosed is refillable product container in which are replaced the refill containers once the initial product is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Zen Design Solutions Limited
    Inventors: LEO CLIFFORD PIRES, ROGER HWANG, RAHUL BOSE, ITI SETH, KOUSHIK KOHLI, ABHISEK BASAK
  • Patent number: 7736079
    Abstract: To prevent malfunction of a rod-like body feeding container, a pipe member (4) is moved forward with respect to a leading tube (3) by utilizing a first engagement portion (8) in accordance with a relative rotation between a main body (1) and a leading tube (3), a rod-like body (M) is moved forward with respect to the pipe member (4) by utilizing a second engagement portion (9) independently provided with the engagement portion (8) in accordance with the relative rotation so as to be protruded from the pipe member (4) to be in a use state on the basis of the forward moving operations, and the pipe member (4) is moved backward with respect to the leading tube (3) by utilizing the first engagement portion (8) in accordance with the relative rotation to feed back the pipe member (4) to a non-use position within the leading tube (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Publication number: 20100104345
    Abstract: A highly air-tight propelling container is provided, in which it is easy to recognize how much the content is extruded, and rotation of the rotator is prevented to avoid that the component are damaged by a wrong operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicants: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD, YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mieko Nasu, Hiroshi Mizushima, Takayuki Goto
  • Publication number: 20100104346
    Abstract: Containers for pushing out applying material are disclosed. When a main body tube and an operation tube in the container are relatively rotated toward a first direction, a moveable screw tube advances for a predetermined amount, and when relative rotation is further carried out toward the first direction, a screwing part exerts screw function to urge a moving body forward. In the container, a front end part of a female thread of the screwing part in the moveable screw tube is radially outwardly expandable via a slit, so that the so-called pulling perforce can be performed in the case that the female thread is formed by using a core pin for instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Patent number: 7686192
    Abstract: One embodiment of a dispensing device for viscous products which includes a container, a screw-feed advancing assembly, and a hub assembly. Rotation of the screw-feed assembly causes the hub assembly to advance upwards and thereby advance the product upwards inside the container. The device maintains a separation of the screw-feed advancing assembly below from the product above and allows the user easier access to the product inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventors: Claire Jean Patton, Josephine Ann ElMaasarani, Juliana Nabeel ElMaasarani
  • Publication number: 20100074670
    Abstract: A fixed-nib writing instrument having a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis (A) and at the front of which a protective sleeve is mounted such that it can move coaxially with respect to the shaft, the sleeve moving between a protecting position in which it covers the writing nib and a retracted position in which it enables writing, the sleeve having a wall section which includes at least one helical guide path in engagement with at least one peg connected to the shaft in order that a rotation of the sleeve causes the latter to slide translationally between the protecting position and the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Socie'te' BIC
    Inventor: Franck Rolion
  • Publication number: 20090324317
    Abstract: The photo-destruction of an ingredient that is susceptible to photo-destruction in a stick cosmetic product can be retarded by controlling the ingress of air through the base of the dispenser of that product. The invention is particularly suitable for antiperspirant compositions containing palmatine disposed within a bottom-fill dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Jason Richard Williams
  • Patent number: 7637371
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lipstick case used for makeup. According to the lipstick case of the present design, when a user rotates a rotary body (20) or an outer body (10) forming a main body, a guide projection (61) a of a lipstick holder (60) and a guide projection (51) of a lid opening tube (50) are guided respectively to a lipstick holder guide spiral groove (31) and lid opening tube guide spiral groove (32) of a rotary tube (30) pressed in the outer body (10) and at the same time, make a linear motion by a lipstick holder guide hole (41) and a lid opening tube guide hole (42) formed at a guide tube (40), whereby the lid opening tube (50) opens a lid (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Inventor: Sungil Kang
  • Publication number: 20090317168
    Abstract: Dispenser (1) intended for the packaging of a pasty product (6), comprising a basically tubular body (2) possessing a side wall (3) ending in an upstream opening (4) and a downstream opening (5) for receiving a removable cover member (8), a means for the axial propulsion of said product comprising an axial screw (14) working in conjunction with a piston (24) supporting said product, and a wheel (15) mounted axially and leak-tightly in the upstream opening, and said axial screw and said wheel being made in one piece; which dispenser is characterized in that the wheel comprises a first wall (16) and a concentric second wall (17), both connected to a base wall (18), said first wall being geometrically approximately a continuation of the side wall, and the second wall being of a smaller diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: LIR FRANCE
    Inventor: Sylvain Theroude
  • Publication number: 20090317169
    Abstract: The dispenser for a product (1), typically a cosmetic product, comprises a body with a tubular skirt (2) forming a typically cylindrical cavity for said product and equipped in its upper section with an upper opening, a support for said product able to move in an axial direction inside said tubular skirt and thereby to make said product emerge through said upper opening to be used, a cap (4) able to seal said upper opening by working jointly with said tubular skirt, a bottom (3) interdependent with said tubular skirt and said support and a means to manually ensure an axial displacement of said support in relation to said tubular skirt by relative manual rotation of said tubular skirt (2) in relation to said bottom (3) around said axial direction, characterized in which said bottom (3) and said cap (4) are elements of identical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Michel Limongi
  • Publication number: 20090290928
    Abstract: A container is disclosed that includes an elongated, substantially hollow body having at least one opening, and a recoil mechanism integrally formed in the body and comprising a lanyard configured to extend from and recoil into the body. The container also includes a plunger slideably coupled with an interior surface of the body and configured to one of extend the item outward from an opening in the body, or, retract the item inward into the body. The container may include a flip-top cap integrally formed with the body, and an advance mechanism that causes the plunger to extend or retract in response to the direction of a rotating force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Jacob D. Samuelson, Christopher G. Samuelson
  • Patent number: 7621462
    Abstract: An air freshener with a device configured to maintain an air freshener's ability to disseminate a constant odor to an environment. The device incrementally advances the position of an air freshening composition such that an effective amount to maintain the air freshening odor is consistently exposed to the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventor: Geoffrey Faires
  • Publication number: 20090123213
    Abstract: To perform forward and backward movements of a stick-shaped material without trouble and prevent detachement of the stick-shaped material by an impact, a piston (7) in a movable body (6) arranged within a container (100) is closely attached within a filling member (1), the stick-shaped material (M) is loaded in the filling member (1) so as to be closely attached thereto, and the piston (7) is closely attached to the stick-shaped material (M), whereby the stick-shaped material (M) is pushed by a forward movement of the piston (7) to appear from an opening (1a) of the container, a sucking action generated due to decompression is applied between the piston (7) and the stick-shaped material (M) by a backward movement of the piston (7) to retract the stick-shaped material (M), and the decompression prevents falling off of the stick-shaped material (M) from the container (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Publication number: 20090074500
    Abstract: A system for two consumer products, such as cosmetic products, pharmaceutical products, personal hygiene products and adhesive products, among others, is provided. The system provides for convenience in holding, storing and applying stick products and uses two different mechanisms independent of each other to control the two stick products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Zen Design Solutions Limited
    Inventors: LEO CLIFFORD PIRES, ROGER HWANG, ABHISEK BASAK, SANTOSH MOHAPATRA
  • Publication number: 20090052968
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes an elongate hollow threadable insert having a mouth situated at a front end and an interior diameter defining, at a proximal end, circumferential female recesses. An exterior surface of a proximal end of the insert includes an integral partially circumferential cam having a curved incline plane terminating in a radial edge, the insert having a direction of rotation about a longitudinal axis of the applicator. Also included is a piston having a threaded rod proportioned in diameter for push-fittable axial insertion through the threadable insert and for threadable engagement, when locked into the cartridge the threaded rod proportioned in length to extend to the female recesses within the interior diameter of the threadable insert, and a piston integrally dependent from a front end of the threaded rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: Heinz Welschoff
  • Patent number: 7488129
    Abstract: A personal care applicator apparatus seal has a structural element formed of a first material and a sealing element formed of a second material softer or less rigid than the first material. The structural element may have a sidewall with upper and lower ends and inboard and outboard surfaces. The sealing element may be molded to the structural element and may include a first portion circumscribing the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Plastek Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas J. Prischak
  • Publication number: 20090032424
    Abstract: A lipstick tube case comprises a housing for receiving the tube of lipstick therein, means for securing the tube of lipstick within the housing such as tension clips or graduated o-rings, and a cover removably coupled to the housing for maintaining moisture therein. The housing of the lipstick tube case may further comprise a shaft which receives the shaft of the tube of lipstick, the shaft comprising means for engaging and rotating the shaft of the tube of lipstick. The means for securing the tube of lipstick within the housing is capable of receiving and engaging various sizes and styles of lipsticks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Olive Anne McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20090035049
    Abstract: A product replacement unit for a base stick module in particular of a cosmetic stick comprises a replacement housing with a reservoir in which a product, in particular a cosmetic product, is present in creamy, liquid or pasty form. An applicator is in a fluid connection with the reservoir, and a piston is guided for displacement in the replacement housing for feeding the product to the applicator. A piston connecting component is present on the piston for cooperating with a push rod connecting component of a lo piston push rod forming part of a feed device of the base stick module for extending the piston, wherein the piston push rod is formed to establish a push connection with the piston and is formed to be positioned on the side of the piston remote from the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: h & m gutberlet gmbh
    Inventor: Detlev GUTBERLET
  • Publication number: 20090016799
    Abstract: A cosmetic carrying cup is provided with a base member for supporting at least a first cosmetic product provided therein. An intermediate member for selective communication with the base member is provided. The intermediate member has at least one aperture to receive a removable cosmetic accessory. An upper member selective communicates with the intermediate member. The upper member supports at least a second cosmetic product provided therein. A method of manufacturing a cosmetic carrying cup is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Christina Bellas
  • Publication number: 20090003920
    Abstract: A personal care product is disclosed comprising a personal care composition and a dispensing container having the personal care composition disposed therein. The personal care composition may have a pre-dispense G? of at least about 5,000 Pa. The personal care product provides a G? preservation percentage of no less than 10%. The dispensing container may comprise a container body having a storage void containing the personal care composition, a movable partition at least partially disposed within the storage void, a drive mechanism connected to and able to advance the movable partition, and a dispensing plate joined to the container body. The dispensing plate has an orifice through which the personal care composition is dispensed. The orifice may have an inscribed circle diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Zukowski, Nancy Lorincz Leppla, Chu Zhu, Ann Marie Cilley, Laurie Ellen Breyfogle
  • Publication number: 20080298876
    Abstract: A multi-unit cosmetic applicator comprising: a housing body, a first cosmetic unit housed in the housing body, a second cosmetic unit housed in the housing body, an opening in the housing, wherein each cosmetic unit has a means for being independently movable relative to each other from a stored position to an advanced position and back to its stored position. The means may include a ratchet assembly, a squeeze assembly, or a dual twist assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Avon Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher Porter, Andrew H. Pechko, John S. Kurek
  • Patent number: 7455467
    Abstract: To make a container shape slim and compact and prevent breakage of a stick-shaped cosmetic material, a stick-shaped cosmetic material (M) having a cross sectional shape with long and short diameters is used, four support pieces (7b) supporting a rear end portion of the cosmetic material (M) support inclined surfaces (Ma) between the long and short diameters, a forward and backward moving hole (4a), in which the cosmetic material (M) and the support pieces (7b) move, is formed in a cross sectional shape with long and short diameters, and has flat short diameter side inner surfaces (4aa), the short diameter side inner surfaces (4aa) come close to short-diameter side outer surfaces (Mb) of the cosmetic material (M), and inner surfaces (4ab) at the support piece (7b) side come close to outer surfaces (7bb) at an outer side in the short diameter direction of the support pieces (7b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventor: Arata Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080277300
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lipstick case used for makeup. According to the lipstick case of the present design, when a user rotates a rotary body (20) or an outer body (10) forming a main body, a guide projection (61) a of a lipstick holder (60) and a guide projection (51) of a lid opening tube (50) are guided respectively to a lipstick holder guide spiral groove (31) and lid opening tube guide spiral groove (32) of a rotary tube (30) pressed in the outer body (10) and at the same time, make a linear motion by a lipstick holder guide hole (41) and a lid opening tube guide hole (42) formed at a guide tube (40), whereby the lid opening tube (50) opens a lid (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Sungil Kang
  • Patent number: 7389894
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser for a cream-type material or material which can be deposited by applying it to a surface, comprising a chamber with a discharge opening for receiving and storing said material, a spindle which is rotationally and longitudinally -axially arranged in the chamber, a piston which can move inside said chamber along the spindle by rotation thereof, and an operating element fixedly connected to the spindle for rotation, said spindle being provided with a least two regions having various thread pitches along the length thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
    Inventors: Ulrike Danne, Norbert Hoefel, Wolfgang Heukamp
  • Publication number: 20080050168
    Abstract: A package including a product chamber to which a consumer product composition is in contact, and a substantially non-moveable outer sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the product chamber. The outer sleeve has a body portion and a separate and distinct base portion. And at least one of the body portion and the base portion is permanently connected to the product chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: David Matthew Groh, James Leo Salemme, Steven Michael Bourque
  • Patent number: 7284926
    Abstract: To improve a quality without deteriorating feeding function, a stick-shaped cosmetic material cartridge is structured such that, a rear inner tube (12) is received in an outer tube (10) to be rotatable and immobile in an axial direction, a front inner tube (13) is coupled to the rear inner tube (12) to be mobile in the axial direction and non-rotatable and is energized rearward by an energizing means (16) to be received in the outer tube (10), and a male thread (14f) of a thread stick (14) supporting a stick-shaped cosmetic material (M) and provided with the male thread (14f) is engaged with a female thread (13x) in an inner portion of the front side inner tube (13), whereby the cosmetic material (M) rises and sets smoothly and, even if an impact is applied, is well protected from being loosened off and broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Yukikazu Ishida