Package For Consumer Care Products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016174686-A1
Application number	US-201514971925-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A movable elevator platform for use in a dispensing package is provided, the movable elevator platform having a coupling sleeve capable of engaging a screw assembly and a rim surrounding the coupling sleeve, said rim being non-removably attached to the coupling sleeve and including a flange. The movable elevator platform has a vertical contact surface area and a horizontal contact surface area. About 20% to about 90% of the horizontal contact surface area is located on the flange, and the flange has a width that does not exceed about 8.5 mm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A movable elevator platform for use in a dispensing package, the movable elevator platform comprising:
a coupling sleeve capable of engaging a screw assembly; and a rim surrounding the coupling sleeve, said rim being non-removably attached to the coupling sleeve and comprising a flange; wherein said movable elevator platform has a vertical contact surface area and a horizontal contact surface area; wherein about 20% to about 90% of the horizontal contact surface area is located on the flange; wherein the flange has a width D 1 that does not exceed about 8.5 mm.

2 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , wherein about 45% to about 70% of the horizontal contact surface area is located on the flange.

3 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of partitions attached to the rim.

4 . The movable elevator platform of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of partitions comprise from about 10% to about 60% of the horizontal contact surface area.

5 . The movable elevator platform of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of partitions comprise from about 20% to about 40% of the horizontal contact surface area.

6 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , further comprising a tab.

7 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , further comprising a convex top face.

8 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , wherein the coupling sleeve is coupled to the rim by at least one tapered partition.

9 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , further comprising more than four apertures.

10 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , wherein the flange is tapered.

11 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , further comprising at least one partition having a width D 2 , wherein the at least one partition is attached to the rim, and wherein D 1 is greater than the width D 2 .

12 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of partitions, each of the plurality of partitions having a width D 2 , wherein the plurality of partitions are attached to the rim, and wherein the width D 1 is greater than the width D 2 of each of the plurality of partitions.

13 . The movable elevator platform of claim 12 , wherein the rim has a height D 4 and each of the plurality of partitions has a height D 5 , wherein the height D 5 is greater than or equal to the height D 4 .

14 . The movable elevator platform of claim 12 , wherein the width D 2 of each of the plurality of partitions is less than or equal to about 5 mm.

15 . The movable elevator platform of claim 12 , wherein the width D 2 of each of the plurality of partitions is less than or equal to about 2 mm.

16 . The movable elevator platform of claim 12 , wherein the width D 2 of each of the plurality of partitions is less than or equal to about 1.2 mm.

17 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , wherein the coupling sleeve comprises a non-threaded section and a threaded section.

18 . A movable elevator platform for use in a dispensing package, the movable elevator platform comprising:
a coupling sleeve capable of engaging a screw assembly; and a rim surrounding the coupling sleeve, said rim being non-removably attached to the coupling sleeve and comprising a flange; wherein said movable elevator platform has a vertical contact surface area and a horizontal contact surface area; wherein the flange has a width D 1 that does not exceed about 8.5 mm; wherein the ratio of the vertical contact surface area to the horizontal contact surface area is from about 1:10 to about 10:1.

19 . The movable elevator platform of claim 18 , wherein the ratio of the vertical contact surface area to the horizontal contact surface area is from about 1:5 to about 8:1.

20 . The movable elevator platform of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the vertical contact surface area to the horizontal contact surface area is from about 1:2 to about 7:1.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Ellsworth Justin Alan

Classifications

• A45D40/04 Primary

  effected by a screw · CPC title

• B65D83/761

  the piston being actuated by a screw-shaft · CPC title

• B65D83/0011

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic