Retractable Substance Dispenser

• US 20110116857A1
• Filed: 05/10/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Craig Carroll, Steve Armstrong
• Original Assignee: Craig Carroll, Steve Armstrong
• Inventors: Carroll, Craig, Armstrong, Steve
• Granted Patent: US 8,727,650 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 401/101
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/055 Piston or plunger for supplying the liquid to the applicator
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1018 comprising a pad, i.e. a cushion-like mass of soft material, with or without gripping means
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 34/04 Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball

Abstract

Disclosed is a cosmetic dispenser comprising a reservoir configured to hold a substance; an applicator selectively extendable or retractable from the dispenser; and, means for ejecting the substance in the reservoir through the applicator. Also disclosed are methods related to the use of the cosmetic dispenser.

Claims

1. A cosmetic dispenser comprising:

a reservoir configured to hold a substance;

an applicator selectively extendable or retractable from the dispenser; and

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means for ejecting the substance in the reservoir through the applicator.

2. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a cap that may selectively conceal or reveal said applicator.

3. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a release means for causing said applicator to move from a fixed extended position to a retracted position.

4. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 3, wherein said release means is a lever that breaks the interface of a slot and edge.

5. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 4, wherein said applicator further defines a brush.

6. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, wherein said substance is from any of the group of lip products consisting of any of lip-gloss, lip protector, or lipstick.

7. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, wherein said reservoir is transparent.

8. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 1, wherein said reservoir of said dispenser movably disposed within a transparent housing.

9. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 8, further comprising a means for extending the applicator from the dispenser.

10. The dispenser of claim 9 wherein the means for extending the applicator from the dispenser is a plunger.

11. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the dispenser is partially transparent.

12. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the means for ejecting the substance in the reservoir through the applicator is a piston driven by the interaction of a driver, crank, and crank housing.

13. The dispenser of claims 10 and 12 wherein the plunger interacts with the crank housing to turn the crank.

14. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the means for ejecting the substance in the reservoir through the applicator is a porous applicator in contact with the substance.

15. The dispenser of claim 14 wherein the substance is a lip stain.

16. The cosmetic dispenser of claim 3 wherein a release means is a button that manipulates the interface of a slot on the reservoir and an edge of the lever.

17. A dispenser comprising:

a reservoir configured to hold a substance;

an applicator selectively extendable or retractable from the dispenser; and

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wherein the applicator is porous and in contact with the substance as a means for ejecting the substance an applicator tip when the applicator is extended.

18. A method for applying a cosmetic substance comprising the steps of:

shifting a reservoir configured to hold the substance through a dispenser to open a cap and to extend an applicator therefrom the dispenser through the opening;

causing the substance to eject at a tip of the applicator; and

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directing the applicator tip and ejected substance to a target.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of shifting the reservoir through the dispenser is accomplished via depressing a plunger to within the dispenser.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the step of causing the substance to eject at a tip of the applicator is accomplished via further depressing the plunger.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the step of causing the substance to eject at a tip of the applicator is accomplished by substance moving through a porous applicator in contact with the substance.