Abstract: The invention contemplates a cosmetic-container of the propel-repel variety wherein all parts are assembled and retained by interference fit and wherein metal-to-plastic interfaces characterize essentially all sliding engagements. The arrangement is such as to provide a luxury "feel" through controlled drag torque (resistance) to relative rotation of the parts. And provision is made to positively retain any retracted position of the pomade carrier, whatever the remaining useful extent of involved pomade.

Abstract: The invention contemplates an essentially two-piece container, comprising a container-body member and a removable screw-cap closure member incorporating a child-resistant safety-locking feature in addition to providing threaded closure and sealing of the container member. The body member has ratchet-tooth formations integrally formed therewith, said formations coacting with ratchet-tooth formations on the inner surface of the closure member, when the closure member is threaded to the container member. The body-member tooth formations are covered by the closure-member skirt when in ratchet-locked position, but the body-member tooth formations are integral with a local resiliently compliant region of the body member whereby the ratchet-locked engagement may be released upon correctly localized inward squeezing of the compliant region.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a modified propel-repel cosmetic-container construction wherein bottom-filling of the container is made possible via filler-tube access ports in the base end of the container and in the pomade-support platform of the pomade-carrier. Carrier propulsion is via slot and internal-thread cams on the respective inner and outer rotatable tubular members of the container, and the arrangement is such that for the lowermost position of the carrier, the upper end of the carrier laps and, therefore, seals off the upper end of the cam slot.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a propel-repel container for cosmetic or the like substance wherein the color of the substance may be externally viewable at a location near the point of cosmetic-substance support, without requiring the container to be opened or the substance to be propelled from its retracted position within the container.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a lipstick or the like container of the push-up variety featuring enhanced protection of container contents and enchanced light frictional coaction between moving parts, for ease of motional action and retention of selected positioning of parts. An upstanding elongate guide member within the container is stabilized to the container at both ends and serves both the indicated features.

Abstract: A propel-repel swivel cosmetic container features basic lead-screw and nut parts, each of which is a single injection-molded piece of plastic material with certain further integral formations such that a variety of aesthetically satisfying overall appearances is available upon assembly to particular tubular further parts, thereby providing a variety of different-appearing cosmetic containers utilizing in common the same basic lead-screw and nut propulsion mechanism.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a special-purpose lipstick or the like container of the propel-repel swivel variety wherein an unused charge of cosmetic substance, such as a lipstick pomade, (a) is necessarily positioned and retained in a sufficiently elevated position for display purposes prior to purchase and prior to any initial use, (b) is propellable by a first cam system from the display position to a position of maximum pomade projection upon first actuation, (c) is then automatically transferable from the first to a second cam system, and (d) is thereafter actuable only via the second cam system to provide selective propel-repel swivel-lipstick action over an extended propulsion range, said extended range including retraction to a full extent which is below the elevated display position.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a pill dispenser with internal capabilities of dispensing only a selected one of a plurality of pills at a given time, and closure mechanism for the dispenser incorporates a child-resistant safety-locking feature in addition to providing threaded closure and sealing of the dispenser. The body of the dispenser has plural spaced compartments for unit-pill retention, and the closure mechanism coacts with the dispenser to assure a fully closed condition of each and every pill compartment, when the closure is secured.

Abstract: The invention contemplates an improved container and applicator for metered loading of the applicator upon each removal thereof from the container. In specific application to dispensing of powdered cosmetic, a central metering tube extends from the container-neck opening and into the interior of the container. The lower end of the tube has plural openings for limited passage of container contents, and the dauber end of a removable applicator wipes the tube at the region of its openings, in the course of applicator removal and replacement.

Abstract: The invention contemplates selectively openable closure means that is tamper-proof, in the sense that a correct sequence of two deliberate and independent movements of two parts is necessary in order to achieve access to the contents of the bottle or the like which is protected by the closure.The specific construction that is described involves a bottle with a neck having a circular opening, and a closure cap having a cylindrical wall to overlap and lock to the outer surface of the neck. The closed end of the cap has an axially projecting stiffly yieldable annular section which engages a chamber at the circular neck opening, in the course of closing the bottle. The nature of the lock is such as to avoid "plugged" closure and to compliantly preload the yieldable engagement, utilizing the resilient action to retain the lock and to establish a liquid seal of the bottle contents.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a method of making a child-resistant safety cap, locking ring and container-neck combination, wherein the container may be formed of multiple metal parts, wherein the locking ring is assembled to the neck, and wherein the cap has a threaded engagement to the neck, with releasable ratcheting one-way engagement between the cap and the ring, in approach to the closed relation of the parts. The particular feature of the invention resides in the manner in which a resilient plastic locking ring is assembled to the neck part of the container in axially located and angularly keyed relation to the neck part.

Abstract: The invention contemplates a propel-repel container for cosmetic or the like substance wherein the color of the substance may be externally viewable at a location near the point of cosmetic-substance support, without requiring the container to be opened or the substance to be propelled from its retracted position within the container.