Dispensers
US12011896B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B2100/0022
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a dispenser for a product in stick form (50). The dispenser includes an inner tube (12) and a product concealing tube (16) disposed outwardly of the inner tube (12). The product concealing tube (16) is retractable and extendable relative to the inner tube (12) for exposing and covering a product stick (50) extending from a distal end of the inner tube (12) in use. The method includes: providing a first blank of sheet material for providing the inner tube (12) of the dispenser; wrapping the first blank around a mandrel to provide the inner tube (12) of the dispenser; and providing a second blank of sheet material for providing the product concealing tube (16) of the dispenser. The second blank comprises a slot, and a guide element (38) disposed within the slot. The method also includes: applying a bonding agent to the second blank in a region corresponding to a surface of the guide element (38); and wrapping the second blank around the inner tube (12) while the inner tube (12) is held on a mandrel to provide the product concealing tube (16), with the surface of the guide element (38) to which bonding agent has been applied facing the inner tube (12), such t…
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