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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104984 | Filled material extruding container To enable a material extruding container to carry out various combined operations, first and second engagement portions (8, 9) are provided within a container (100), both the first and second engagement portions (8, 9) operate to move a moving b... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7192212 | Application device for applying a liquid, gel-like or pasty cosmetic to the skin In an application device for applying a liquid, gel-like or pasty cosmetic to the skin, it is provided, with a view to improved handling and simple design, that the application device comprises a container for the cosmetic; an applicator which is connected to the co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175358 | Cosmetic applicator The present invention is an improved cosmetic applicator which contains a new and novel apparatus to expose and retract a cosmetic stick contained within the applicator apparatus. The apparatus comprises an internal threaded shaft supported on a base which includes ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6905272 | Case A case for lipstick or lip cream or the like has a tubular casing, a contents carrying unit including a carrier movably disposed in the tubular casing, and a rotary control unit including a rotary member for moving the carrier by rotating the rotary member, which is... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896434 | Stick type cosmetic material feeding container In a stick type cosmetic material feeding container 1, a stick type cosmetic material A retained at a front end of a core chuck member 30 moves in an axial direction in a front cylinder 10 by a feeding mechanism due to rotary operation of the fr... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6550999 | Dispenser with disengageable screw mechanism The dispenser (1) includes a body (2), a cap (11), a propellant device (3) including a base plate (4) with an axial screw (5), fixed on said base plate, a plunger (6) formed of a medium (8) of said stick and of a central nut (7), engaging by screwing with... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6499897 | Container for stick type cosmetic material A travelling section 30 for retaining the stick type cosmetic material is installed rotatably in an axial direction in an outer shell section 2 which is constituted by rotatably connecting a front cylinder 10 and a base cylinder 20. An outer circumferenti... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6371673 | Dispenser including a pusher returned to an initial position by a tension member A dispenser for a substance such as lipstick. The dispenser includes containing a pusher for the substance and a declutchable drive to move the pusher in an axial direction within the body to dispense the substance. The pusher returns to an initial positi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5868510 | Product dispenser having a rotary drive member, and a method of manufacture A product dispenser includes a receptacle having a cylindrical body that is open at one of its ends, a piston that is axially movable in translation in the body, and a drive screw passing through an orifice in the piston. The orifice is provided with a li... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5836708 | Cartridge-type feeding case for a solid object The cartridge C and the case body 10 relatively rotate to rotate the extruding rod 13 by engaging the rotary driving hole 24a to the shaft 14. The extruding rod 13 moves back and forward against the exterior case 11 of the case body 10 along an axial dire... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5733058 | Dispensing container for a compact product A container for a compact product including a housing, a stem, and a follower engaged with the stem adapted to move axially within the container in response to rotation of the stem. The follower including a central tube threadingly engaged with the stem t... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5423623 | Cosmetic pencil with replaceable part The invention relates to a cosmetic pencil with a pencil base (1) and a replaceable part (2). The pencil base (1) comprises a tube (10), a spindle (7) with a tip and a spring (9) which is arranged on the spindle (7) and the tube (10) such that the spindle... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5407286 | Cosmetic pencil A cosmetic pencil for dispensing a soft cosmetic mass having a push rod with an extended head. The cosmetic pencil has a barrel and a hollow sheath is rotatingly held by the barrel. A threaded push rod is keyed so that it turns with the barrel and the she... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5336005 | Applicator device An applicator device comprises a front portion and a gripping portion which are rotatable relative to each other to displace a stick of spreadable material axially by means of a screwthreaded spindle. At its rear part which is towards the gripping portion... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5294205 | Applicator device An applicator device comprises a front portion and a gripping portion which are rotatable relative to each other to displace a stick of spreadable material axially by means of a screwthreaded spindle. The stick is disposed in a stick tube limitedly axiall... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5255990 | Reset elevator/threaded shaft dispensing package for stick form product and a refill cartridge therefor An elevator/threaded shaft dispensing package for a solid stick-form product. The package has a refill cartridge designed to telescope into a reusable base. The base is tubular and has a threaded shaft axially oriented within it through a central aperture... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5230577 | Applicator for soft materials An improved applicator for soft materials includes a cartridge section and a relatively rotatable body section, the soft material being contained within the cartridge section and a plunger being provided to advance the soft material. The improvement resid... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4954000 | Refillable dispenser including a translatable plunger The invention relates to a dispenser of a compact product (3) contained in a cylindrical reservoir (1); the product (3) is ejected via a plunger (4) that is displaceable in translation in the reservoir and is mounted at the end of a threaded rod (5), whic... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4505607 | Retractable-type cosmetic container with removable base A retractable-type cosmetic container includes a holder having a cosmetic projecting-retracting means and adapted to be mounted on a manipulating member provided separately from the holder, and a cap closure. An inner tube of the holder is provided at its... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4504163 | Mechanical pencil with automatic lead advance A mechanical pencil having a writing point tube slidably mounted on the forward end portion of a pencil casing, an annular slider device slidably mounted within the pencil casing and having a lead retainer, a first spring for urging the writing point tube... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4354767 | Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil has a clutch feature which prevents the breakage of the lead-carrying mechanism when the mechanism is advanced or retracted too hard or encounters an obstruction anywhere during its travel along the guide tube. The stationary lower bar... | 10/19/1982 |
