IP Library Granted Patent US 7,475,436
Granted Patent B2
US 7,475,436 · App. 10/553,181 · Granted Jan 13, 2009

Dispenser stick

Assignee: RPC Wiko GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,475,436
App. No.
10/553,181
Granted
Jan 13, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a dispenser stick ( 1 ) for storing and applying a pasty gradually removable stick compound from a cosmetic or otherwise product, such as for example a deodorant stick or glue stick. Said dispenser stick is provided with a cylindrical housing ( 1 ′) comprising an upper dispensing opening, a closure cap ( 2 ) that hermetically seals the dispensing opening via a sealing lip ( 5 ), and a feeding plunger ( 7 ) that can be axially displaced inside the housing ( 1 ′). The dispenser stick ( 1 ) is characterized in that the feeding plunger ( 9 ) can only be displaced towards the dispensing opening and is blocked in the opposite direction and in that the closure cap ( 2 ) is configured as a double-walled structure that has an interior cap ( 3 ) that can be axially displaced relative to the closure cap ( 2 ). Advantageously, the housing ( 1 ′) is double-walled with an exterior housing ( 9 ) that can be closed together with the closure cap ( 2 ) and with an interior housing ( 6 ) accommodating the stick compound, which can be displaced axially in the exterior housing ( 9 ).

Claims (7)

1. Dispenser stick ( 1 ) for storing and applying a pasty dispensable stick compound ( 10 ) that consists of a cosmetic product or other type of product, which comprises a stick-shaped housing ( 1 ′) with an upper dispensing outlet ( 13 ), a closure cap ( 2 ) that seals the dispensing outlet ( 13 ) airtight by means of a sealing lip ( 5 ), and a feeding plunger ( 7 ) that can be moved axially inside the housing ( 1 ′), wherein the feeding plunger ( 7 ) can be moved only towards the dispensing outlet ( 13 ) and is locked in the opposite direction, and the closure cap ( 2 ) is comprised of a double wall with an inner cap ( 3 ) that can be axially displaced relative to the closure cap ( 2 ) , wherein the housing ( 1 ′) is double-walled with an outer housing ( 9 ) that can be closed with the closure cap ( 2 ) and with an inner housing ( 6 ) that can be axially displaced in the outer housing ( 9 ) and serves to hold the stick compound ( 10 ), wherein to fill the dispenser stick with the stick compound ( 10 ) in the filling position of the housing ( 1 ′), the feeding plunger ( 7 ) and the inner housing ( 6 ) are located some distance above the housing base ( 17 ), such that, after the filling of the housing ( 1 ′) with the stick compound ( 10 ) has been completed, the inner housing ( 6 ) is pushed completely into the outer housing ( 9 ) until it reaches the housing base ( 17 ), while the position of the feeding plunger ( 7 ) remains unchanged, and that during this operation, the stick compound ( 10 ) becomes detached from the inner wall of the inner housing ( 6 ).

2. Dispenser stick ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the upper region of the inner housing ( 6 ) is provided with an outwardly projecting annular sealing lip ( 5 ), which, when the closure cap ( 2 ) has been slipped onto or screwed onto the outer housing ( 9 ), presses against the inner wall of the inner cap ( 3 ) to produce a seal.

3. Dispenser stick ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a lower web (l 6 c ) of the inner housing ( 6 ) rests on an annular bead ( 24 ) of the outer housing ( 9 ), and the inner housing ( 6 ) is supported against the outer housing ( 9 ) by means of the web (l 6 c ) and an upper annular web ( 16 b ).

4. Dispenser stick ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 3 , wherein in the filling position of the housing ( 1 ′), the feeding plunger ( 7 ) rests on a central projection ( 23 ) of the housing base ( 17 ).

5. Dispenser stick ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the housing base ( 17 ′) has an annular design with a central opening ( 25 ), whose inner edge ( 26 ) is turned up with an annular web ( 27 ), on which the feeding plunger ( 7 ) is supported in the filling position.

6. Dispenser stick ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the web (l 6 c ) of the inner housing ( 6 ) is moved over the bead ( 24 ) of the outer housing ( 9 ), thereby causing the inner housing ( 6 ) to lock with the outer housing ( 9 ) in a snap connection, which prevents subsequent upward movement of the inner housing ( 6 ) when negative pressure is present in the cavity ( 12 ).

7. The dispenser stick ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein in an upper region protruding from the outer housing ( 9 ), the inner housing ( 6 ) comprises two annular webs ( 15 ), wherein the sealing lip ( 5 ) is inserted between the webs ( 15 ) so as to protrude downwardly at an angle, such that, when the closure cap ( 2 ) is slipped onto or screwed onto the outer housing ( 9 ), the sealing lip ( 5 ) is pressed against an inner wall of the inner cap ( 3 ) and seals an annular cavity ( 12 ) between the inner cap ( 3 ) and the inner housing ( 6 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 27, 2008
From: RPC WIKO GMBH & CO. KG
To: RPC WIKO GMBH
Reel/Frame 020725/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2005
From: HEUKAMP, WOLFGANG
To: RPC WIKO GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 018020/0925 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 203 13 223 U · Aug 25, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060233589A1 · Oct 19, 2006