Patent · US Expired

Dispensing container

US6598767B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

6References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc. · US

Inventors

Roger Anthony Baines · Bradford, GB
Jonathan J. Moore · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2000
Grant date	Jul 29, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA45D40/04
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dispensing package for a cosmetic stick comprising a barrel having a generally open end and a generally closed end, a central longitudinal axis which run between the generally open end and the generally closed end of the barel, a piston slidably located within the barrel for advancing product contained within the barrel towards the generally open end, the package having a cross-section perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis which is ellipsoidal, the generally open end of the package ending in an opening through which product contained in the dispenser can be dispensed, characterized in that the opening, when viewed in the direction of the minor axes of the ellipsoidal cross-section, is concave.

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