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Lipstick assembly having automatic cap

US8591129B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2012
Grant dateNov 26, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D40/22
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The lipstick assembly has an outer tube, a middle tube, a rotational control base, and a lipstick base. A vertical groove is configured on an inner surface of the outer tube for joining and confining the middle tube to move only up and down. Helical grooves are configured separately in an upper section and a lower section on an inner surface of the middle tube. The lower helical groove is joined to the rotational control base whereas the upper helical groove is joined to the lipstick base. When the rotational control base is twisted in one direction, the middle tube is raised upward to force a cap of the outer tube to open. Then, by twisting the rotational control base in an opposite direction, the middle tube is retracted and the cap automatically seals the lipstick assembly.

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