Side-push type of container
US6056470A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D2034/005
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a side-push type of container appropriate for use for instance, in a cosmetic applicator, permitting application of a cosmetic liquid material such as varnish to selected parts of a human body such as nails without using both hands for holding the separate parts of the cosmetic applicator, simply by using a forefinger of the hand holding the applicator to feed a predetermined amount of cosmetic liquid material to the applicator tip. It comprises a hollow container body having a depressible push button on its side, an application member partly inserted into the hollow container to expose the remaining part therefrom, and a valve mechanism responsive to depression of the depressible push button for feeding the application member with a fixed amount of liquid material. With this arrangement a single push to the depressible push button causes a predetermined amount of liquid material to be fed to the application member, thereby permitting the liquid material to seep evenly in the application member every time the depressible push button is pushed.
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