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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357588 | Cosmetic product dispenser A dispenser made of four molded polymeric pieces, a housing, an annular connector, an insert and an elevator. The dispenser has a slim profile that allows a twist-up dispensing of product having friction drag and suitable camming for an appealing movement of the par... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325991 | Cosmetic dispenser with frictional drag A cosmetic dispenser for axially moving a volume of cosmetic between an extended disposition and a retracted disposition with an elevator member, an innerbody with an open inner volume for receiving the elevator member, and a spiral member with an open inner volume ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293926 | Device comprising a mechanism for driving a stick or a moving piston in a base portion A device for packaging and dispensing a substance including a drive mechanism having a first part and a second part capable of rotating around an axis relative to the first part to dispense a substance. The first or second part having an element which is axially sta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7179003 | Lipstick mechanism A lipstick mechanism including an internal substantially tubular duct that rotates in an external substantially tubular duct, the ducts having longitudinal slots and helical slots that guide in translation studs of a lipstick-holder cup disposed in the internal tubu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7112002 | Lipstick mechanism or the like with frictional braking This lipstick mechanism comprising an inner tubular sleeve (1), an outer tubular sleeve (3), a stick-holder cup (2) arranged in the inner tubular sleeve (1). The inner sleeve comprises a cylindrical base (12) in the wall (21... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6827213 | Cosmetic container A cosmetic container (10) comprises a housing assembly (1, 3, 4, 7, 9) with an annular projection (8) and a cap assembly (11, 12) with an inner cap member (12) engageable with the annular projection. The inner cap member has a wall... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6412999 | Cosmetic container with push-back prevention feature A cosmetic container is provided which has a smoothly operating mechanism with low swivel torque, and which avoids unwanted push-back. The container comprises an inner first tubular sleeve, a cosmetic carrier positioned for movement longitudinally within ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6312179 | Device for applying a pasty product, particularly a cosmetic product such as lipstick The device comprises: a tubular element (1) with a slideway in which there is mounted so that it can slide a cup (3) intended to receive a stick (B) of product and including at least one stub (4) engaged in a slideway (2); a cylindrical casing (11) in the... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6200049 | Cosmetic dispenser and method A cosmetic dispenser having a decorative shell, and a cap which normally snap fittingly engages the upper portion of the body. Interiorly there is a spline tube having a pair of opposed vertical tracks terminating in an upper catch and a lower catch. A ri... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6109808 | Rotary case for lipstick and the like with axial clearance adjustment A case for lipstick and similar materials with respectively rotating concentric tubes with axial movement of cup-slider (2) which bears stick (1) of pasty substance, characterized by the fact that it has a device for braking with respect to rotation and c... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6086277 | Cosmetic pencil In a cosmetic pencil comprising a filler stick disposed in a sleeve and an elongated basic body with an automatic advance acting on the filler stick for linear displacement of the filler stick out of the sleeve in the direction towards the free tip of the... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6070725 | Cosmetic container A cosmetic container (10) comprises a housing assembly (1, 3, 4, 7, 9) with an annular projection (8) and a cap assembly (11, 12) with an inner cap member (12) engageable with the annular projection. The inner cap member has a thin wall portion (15) defin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6036387 | Device for applying a pasty product, particularly a cosmetic product such as lipstick A lipstick dispenser includes a tubular element with a slideway in which there is mounted a cup for receiving a stick of lipstick and at least one stub engaged in a slideway, a cylindrical casing in the wall of which is provided at least one helical slot,... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5938358 | Packaging and application device for a friable product A device for the packaging and application of a friable product presented in the form of a lipstick including a tubular element with slide(s), wherein there is slidably mounted a cup intended to receive the lipstick, the cup having at least one stub engag... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5888003 | Cosmetic container having an inner sleeve for creating torque A cosmetic container, such as a lipstick container, having a tubular inner sleeve rotatable within a tubular outer sleeve and a cosmetic carrier positioned therein. The cosmetic container may be extended and retracted for the application and storage of th... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5873667 | Cosmetic container In a cosmetic container an outer body portion surrounds a main body portion and is rotatable with respect thereto. Rotation of the main body moves a cosmetic holder up and down within the main body. An insert sleeve is fixedly secured to the outer body an... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5851078 | Mechanism for extending and retracting a cosmetic pomade A mechanism for extending and retracting a cosmetic pomade that has a base with a raised portion and a shelf, at least one aperture positioned near the shelf, and a middle portion having a plurality of slots. The mechanism also includes a cup for holding ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5842803 | Cosmetic container for braking and centering coaxial, tubular members A cosmetic stick lift mechanism for a case having concentric sleeves whose respective rotation is controlled by shoe portions in the form of thin, diverging tongue portions which project from the continuous subjacent external wall of the base of the inter... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5791799 | Lipstic with retardant device A lipstick including a twist sleeve, which is mounted on a slotted tube and has a lower end edge resting on an annular ledge of the slotted tube, and a retardant ring formed integrally with the twist sleeve and arranged in a free space formed between the ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5733057 | Slider for mechanical pencil A slider for a mechanical pencil comprises: a slider body provided with a through bore through which a lead is passed and disposed in the tip of a barrel so as to be axially slidable in a predetermined range; a lead guide concentrically fixed to the slide... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5560727 | Lipstick case In the lipstick case having a lipstick mechanism, comprising a slotted tube (5), a tube (4) which rotatably surrounds the slotted tube (5) and exhibits an internal thread (15), and a lipstick holder (6) which is arranged so that it can move in the slotted... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5509743 | Cartridge for automatic pencil An automatic-pencil cartridge includes a lead automatic compensation device which is in the front section of the cartridge and which can be triggered to automatically output the lead for further writing when the lead is worn out and unsuitable for writing... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5348410 | Cylindrical cosmetic container with flexible brake A cylindrical cosmetic container includes an inner tubular member (1) formed with axially extending slots (2); an outer tubular member (7) formed with a spiral groove (9) and rotatably fitted to an outer circumferential surface of the inner tubular member... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5324126 | Cosmetic dispenser with long lasting swivel drag effect A cosmetic preparation dispenser is provided that has a resilient tab formed on the lower end of the innerbody that presses against the cam sleeve to provide a desirable swivel drag, and which tab is prevented from undesirable deformation that reduces the... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5234275 | Holder for a stick of cosmetic material A device for holding and dispensing a pasty product such as lipstick includes an inner tubular element and an outer casing with the inner tubular element having a slide or channel extending along its length; the outer casing has an interior wall provided ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5186560 | Innerbody flex tab cosmetic dispenser A cosmetic preparation dispenser is provided that has flex tabs formed on the lower end of the innerbody that bear against the cam sleeve to provide a desirable swivel torque, and which extend inwardly to engage or confine the elevator cup when it is full... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5186561 | Incremental feel cosmetic dispenser A cosmetic preparation dispenser is provided that has an incremental feel created by the interaction of a resilient tab extending outwardly from the dispenser's innerbody with a plurality of rib elements provided on a surrounding wall of a cam sleeve so t... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5172993 | Lipstick case with resilient friction tab A cosmetic container comprising a tubular base having an internally threaded lower section and an internally smooth upper section mates with a tubular rotatable sleeve extending up from the base. A tubular telescoping screw assembly has one part secured t... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5096318 | Device for rotational braking between two concentric members Device comprising a collar (10a) whose annular base, fixed to the inner member (4a), is extended by a plurality of lugs (9a) which are resiliently deformable radially and whose free ends come into frictional contact within a cylindrical bearing solidly at... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5085534 | Mechanical pencil lead protection pipe with protuberance This invention relates to a mechanical pencil capable of utilizing effectively a writing lead and having an improved lead protection pipe. A protuberance having a surface having a hardness equal to, or higher than, that of a lead is formed on the inner su... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5000601 | Smooth drive cosmetic container A lipstick container is disclosed having an inner body member with an upper tubular portion. An outer body member surrounds the tubular portion and is mounted thereon for relative rotation thereabout. A base member surrounding the outer body member is in ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4896982 | Lead feed mechanism for mechanical pencil A lead feed mechanism for a mechanical pencil, in which a lead protruded by a certain length from a lead protection pipe housed in a bottom member attached at the bottom of the pencil is fed together with the pipe, and which comprises a lead chuck which i... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4884910 | Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil is disclosed in which lead feed occurs automatically upon lifting of the pencil from the paper surface or the like and in which the slider can be locked in a retreated position when the pencil is not in us. The mechanical pencil includ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4856693 | Working out container of bar shaped article This invention relates to a container for feeding a bar shaped article such as an erasing gum, a pencil lead, a crayon, a pastel, or an eyebrow stick, especially for advancing or retracting the bar shaped article. A bar shaped article (8) is inserted into... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4813801 | Case for cosmetic products, particularly lipsticks, and method for filling the same A case for stick cosmetics, particularly lipsticks is described, formed by an external base, an intermediate body, a stick holder and a cap, comprising improvements in the elements for coupling the parts together and the moulding of the parts. Methods are... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812066 | Device for applying a pasty product, in particular a cosmetic product such as lipstick and a tubular element for such a device The device comprises: a tubular element (3) with a slide (4, 5) wherein there is slidably mounted a cup (9) intended to accommodate a stick of a product; a cylindrical shell (12) in the wall whereof provision is made for at least one helical groove capabl... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4792251 | Smooth drive lipstick container A lipstick container having an attractive noncircular form includes a unique operating mechanism for reciprocating a cup member adapted to hold a mass of lipstick. The operating mechanism includes a friction ring which is fitted on the outer body member w... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4750501 | Cosmetic applicator with even torque and improved locking An improved cosmetic applicator is described in which an inner tubular member has cam slots to guide lugs on a carrier. The carrier supports a cosmetic substance such as lipstick and is moved between retracted and exposed positions by the action of helica... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4738559 | Device for braking between two parts mounted for rotation relative to one another, and a holder for a cosmetic product incorporating same A device for braking between two substantially coaxial parts mounted for rotation relative to one another comprises a casing connected for rotation with a first part and adapted to surround at least a portion of the second part, the casing having flexible... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4538934 | Automatic lead advancing mechanism for a mechanical pencil An automatic lead advancing mechanism for a mechanical pencil has at its writing point a lead guide tube which is movable axially against a clamping member to cause radially movable components of the clamping member to clamp the lead therein during the wr... | 09/03/1985 |
