Packaged deodorant stick product
A packaged deodorant stick product comprising a deodorant stick composition, a retaining member and a holder, the deodorant stick composition being mounted on the retaining member and the retaining member comprises one of a bayonet element and a socket and the holder comprises the other of the bayonet element and the socket, wherein the bayonet element is lockably receivable within the socket such that the retaining member is removably connectable to the holder.
1. A packaged deodorant stick product comprising a deodorant stick composition, a retaining member and a holder,
wherein the deodorant stick composition is mounted on the retaining member, the retaining member comprises one of a bayonet element and a socket and the holder comprises the other of the bayonet element and the socket,
wherein the bayonet element is lockably receivable within the socket such that the retaining member is removably connectable to the holder,
and further wherein the retaining member comprises one of a detent and an indent and the holder comprises the other of the detent and the indent, where the indent is adapted to receive the detent.
2. The packaged deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining member comprises a first connection surface from which the bayonet element extends, and wherein the holder comprises a second connection surface on which the socket is positioned.
3. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the socket comprises a retention shelf, and the bayonet element comprises a protrusion engageable with the retention shelf, whereby when the protrusion is engaged with the retention shelf the bayonet element is locked within the socket.
4. The deodorant stick product according to claim 3 , wherein the bayonet element comprises a pair of flanges.
5. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the holder forms a majority of the packaged deodorant stick product's dispensing packaging.
6. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the bayonet element is rotatable relative to the socket between a first position and a second position such that in the first position a radial protrusion is not engaged with a retention shelf, and the detent is not received by the indent and in a second position the radial protrusion is engaged with the retention shelf and the detent is received by the indent.
7. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining member comprises a retaining structure which projects from a retaining surface of the retaining member.
8. The deodorant stick product according to claim 7 , wherein the retaining structure is embedded in the deodorant stick composition.
9. The deodorant stick product according to claim 7 , wherein the retaining structure comprises a plurality of bridge structures.
10. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , having an oval cross section.
11. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , comprising a cap, wherein the deodorant stick composition is receivable within the cap and the cap is attachable to the holder.
12. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises an upper element and a lower element, which lower element is adapted to receive and hold the upper element.
13. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the deodorant stick composition has a hardness of at least 600-gram force.
14. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an initial height of the deodorant stick composition to a height of a holding material is from 1:2 to 3:2.
15. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an initial height of the deodorant stick composition to a breadth of the deodorant stick composition is from 1:2 to 3:2.
16. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the deodorant stick product is an antiperspirant stick.
17. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , wherein the deodorant stick product is suitable for application to human axillary regions.
18. The deodorant stick product according to claim 1 , having an obround cross-section when viewed from above.
19. A method of reducing perspiration comprising topically applying the packaged deodorant stick product according to claim 1 to a surface of a human body.
20. The method of reducing perspiration according to claim 19 wherein the surface of the human body is the axillary region.