Combined container and applicator for cosmetic or the like material
First Claim
1. A cosmetic or the like container for the controlled dispensing of powdered or other product contents, comprising an elongate container body closed at one end and having a reduced neck opening at the other end, an elongate tubular member secured at said neck end and extending substantially into the inner volume of said container body, whereby the inwardly projecting position of said tubular member is necessarily directly immersed in and exposed to product contents of the container body, the inwardly projected end portion of said tubular member having plural openings for restricted passage of container-product contents into said tubular member, and an elongate applicator removably enterable into the neck-mounted end of said tubular member and having product-daubing formations at its lower end in axial registry with at least some of said openings when inserted into said tubular member.
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Abstract
The invention contemplates an improved container and applicator for metered loading of the applicator upon each removal thereof from the container. In specific application to dispensing of powdered cosmetic, a central metering tube extends from the container-neck opening and into the interior of the container. The lower end of the tube has plural openings for limited passage of container contents, and the dauber end of a removable applicator wipes the tube at the region of its openings, in the course of applicator removal and replacement.
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- 1. A cosmetic or the like container for the controlled dispensing of powdered or other product contents, comprising an elongate container body closed at one end and having a reduced neck opening at the other end, an elongate tubular member secured at said neck end and extending substantially into the inner volume of said container body, whereby the inwardly projecting position of said tubular member is necessarily directly immersed in and exposed to product contents of the container body, the inwardly projected end portion of said tubular member having plural openings for restricted passage of container-product contents into said tubular member, and an elongate applicator removably enterable into the neck-mounted end of said tubular member and having product-daubing formations at its lower end in axial registry with at least some of said openings when inserted into said tubular member.
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