LIP BALM WITH SPHERICAL SURFACE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING
A lip balm applicator product comprises upper and lower portions that are connectable together to define the applicator product being of a substantially spherical shape. A support platform is located in the lower portion and accommodates a quantity of lip balm having an arcuate surface. A lip balm comprises a composition of waxes and oils in solid form and formed to have an arcuate surface. The composition is formed to have the arcuate surface using a hot pour process. A method of manufacturing a lip balm comprises providing a receptacle having a concave arcuate surface. A lip balm material in a heated, liquefied phase is poured into the receptacle. Once poured, the heated, liquefied phase is allowed to solidify such that a surface of the solidified lip balm material has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to the concave arcuate surface of the receptacle.
1 . A container comprising:
(a) a lower portion having an outer shell, an opposing interior surface and a top edge extending from the outer shell to the interior surface, the interior surface having a connecting structure;
(b) a support platform, the support platform including:
(1) an outer rim with an exterior surface and an interior surface;
(2) an open support structure arranged within the interior surface of the outer rim with connecting portions extending from the interior surface of the outer rim, the open support structure having an upper surface, an opposing lower surface, and a plurality of openings defined by the open support structure, wherein the openings extend through the upper and lower surfaces;
(3) at least one upper portion connecting element on the exterior surface of the outer rim proximate an upper edge of the outer rim; and
(4) at least one lower portion connecting element on the exterior surface proximate a lower edge of the outer rim, the at least one lower portion connecting element configured to engage the connecting structure of the lower portion; and
(c) an upper portion having an outer shell, an opposing inner surface and a lower edge extending from the outer shell to the inner surface, the inner surface having at least one engaging element, proximate the lower edge of the upper portion, for engaging the at least one upper portion connecting element.
2 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the container forms a substantially spherical enclosure.
3 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the container forms a substantially ovate enclosure.
4 . The container of claim 2 , wherein the container comprises at least one flat portion on the outer shell.
5 . The container of claim 3 , wherein the container comprises at least one flat portion on the outer shell.
6 . The container of claim 4 , wherein the container comprises at least one opening element on the outer shell for facilitating the opening and closing of the container.
7 . The container of claim 6 , wherein said at least one opening element is formed partly on the upper portion and partly on the lower portion.
8 . The container of claim 6 , wherein said at least one upper portion connecting element and the at least one engaging element are configured as interengaging threads for releasably attaching the upper portion to the support platform.
9 . The container of claim 1 , wherein said at least one upper portion connecting element and said at least one engaging element are configured as interengaging threads for releasably connecting the upper portion to the support platform.
10 . The container of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion is composed, at least in part, of at least two layers.
11 . The container of claim 10 , wherein the at least two layers include an outer layer and an inner layer.
12 . The container of claim 11 , wherein the outer layer is softer than the inner layer.
13 . The container of claim 12 , wherein at least one layer of the upper portion or lower portion is composed of a material comprising a thermoplastic elastomer.
14 . The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said upper portion or lower portion is composed, at least in part, of at least two layers.
15 . The container of claim 14 , wherein the at least two layers include an outer layer and an inner layer.
16 . The container of claim 15 , wherein the outer layer is softer than the inner layer.
17 . The container of claim 16 , wherein at least one layer of the upper portion or lower portion comprises a thermoplastic elastomer.
18 . The container of claim 15 , wherein at least one layer of the upper portion or lower portion comprises acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene.
19 . The container of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the upper portion or lower portion comprises polyethylene.
20 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface of the upper portion is tactilely grippier than the inner surface of the upper portion.
21 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface of the upper portion and the exterior surface of the lower portion are tactilely grippier than the inner surface of the upper portion and the inner surface of the lower portion.
22 . The container of claim 6 , wherein the inner surface of the upper portion defines a mold cavity for receiving and shaping a lip balm material.
23 . The container of claim 8 , wherein the inner surface of the upper portion defines a mold cavity for receiving and shaping a lip balm material.