Consumer care packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9375069-B2
Application number	US-201113981103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2011
Priority date	Feb 1, 2011
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A package for a consumer care composition including a container having a base, a solid stick of a consumer care composition supported on the base, an annular sleeve surrounding the solid stick, the annular sleeve being coupled to the base by a coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism being adapted to control longitudinal movement of the annular sleeve relative to the base between extended and refracted positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package for a consumer care composition, the package comprising
a container containing a consumer care composition in the form of a solid stick, the container having a base, a solid stick of the consumer care composition supported on the base at a fixed longitudinal position, an annular sleeve surrounding the solid stick, the annular sleeve being coupled to the base by a coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism being adapted to control longitudinal movement of the annular sleeve relative to the base between extended and retracted positions, wherein the base includes a cavity for receiving the sleeve in the retracted position, wherein the cavity is an annular cavity between the base and an inner part, wherein the base comprises a transverse wall on which the solid stick is mounted, wherein the transverse wall is porous and disposed above a central cavity within the base, wherein the consumer care composition includes a fragrance, and further wherein the package comprises at least one selectively openable conduit communicating with a region including the consumer care composition.

2. The package according to claim 1 wherein the annular sleeve is longitudinally movable relative to the base by rotation of the annular sleeve.

3. The package according to claim 2 wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a threaded connection between the annular sleeve and the base.

4. The package according to claim 3 wherein the threaded connection comprises a male thread provided on an exterior surface of the annular sleeve and a female thread provided on an internal surface of the base.

5. The package according to claim 4 further comprising a grip enhancing exterior surface of the annular sleeve.

6. The package according to claim 1 wherein the annular sleeve is longitudinally movable relative to the base by longitudinal sliding translation of the annular sleeve.

7. The package according to claim 6 wherein the coupling mechanism comprises at least one ratchet mechanism between the annular sleeve and the base.

8. The package according to claim 7 wherein the at least one ratchet mechanism comprises a resilient member on the base and a plurality of slots on an exterior surface of the annular sleeve, the resilient member being selectively locatable in a respective one of the plurality of slots.

9. The package according to claim 8 wherein the plurality of slots are oriented along a longitudinally directed line.

10. The package according to claim 9 comprising two opposed ratchet mechanisms.

11. The package according to claim 9 wherein the resilient member comprises an upwardly oriented resilient plate located at an upper edge of the base, the plate having a free end for interlocking with a respective slot and being connected to the base by a living hinge.

12. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one selectively openable conduit communicates with a central cavity in the base beneath the consumer care composition.

13. The package according to claim 12 wherein the at least one selectively openable conduit is temporarily sealed by a removable pressure-sensitive self-adhesive label adhered thereover.

14. A package for a consumer care composition, the package comprising
a container containing a consumer care composition in the form of a solid stick, the container having a base which comprises a transverse wall on which the solid stick is mounted at a fixed longitudinal position, the transverse wall being porous and disposed above a central cavity within the base, the central cavity being surrounded by an inner side wall of the base, the base further comprising an outer side wall defining an annular cavity between the outer side wall and the inner side wall, a sleeve surrounding the solid stick, the sleeve being longitudinally movable relative to the base between extended and retracted positions, the sleeve being retractable into the annular cavity, wherein the consumer care composition includes a fragrance, and wherein the package comprises at least one selectively openable conduit communicating with the central cavity.

15. The package according to claim 14 further comprising a plug sealing the bottom of the central cavity.

16. The package according to claim 14 , wherein the consumer care composition is an antiperspirant composition and/or a deodorant composition.

17. The package according to claim 16 further comprising a cap fitted to the base.

18. A package for a consumer care composition, consisting essentially of:
a consumer care composition;
a base to support the consumer care composition at a fixed longitudinal position;
a movable annular sleeve, configured to surround the consumer care composition and to move longitudinally relative to the base between extended and retracted positions; and
a removable cap to engage with the base and to cover the consumer care composition and the movable annular sleeve,
wherein the base defines an annular cavity to receive the movable annular sleeve when retracted, and wherein the base defines a central cavity and a porous upper transverse wall to support the consumer care composition, and wherein the base comprises at least one of a plug and a selectively openable conduit to control access to the central cavity.

19. The package of claim 18 , wherein the consumer care composition is loaded into the package through the central cavity and the porous upper transverse wall.

20. The package of claim 18 , wherein the movable annular sleeve and the annular cavity of the base comprise helical threads, and a longitudinal movement of the movable annular sleeve is controlled by a rotation of the movable annular sleeve about a longitudinal axis.

21. The package of claim 18 , wherein the movable annular sleeve comprises ratchet slots, and the base comprises a ratchet mechanism, and wherein a downward movement of the movable annular sleeve is restricted by the ratchet mechanism.

Assignees

• Crawford John C
• Colgate Palmolive Co

Inventors

• Crawford John C

Classifications

• A45D40/205

  Holders for stick-shaped cosmetics whereby the stick can move axially relative to the holder (casings for lipstick A45D40/02, A45D40/06; refill sticks or moulding devices for producing sticks A45D40/16) · CPC title

• A45D40/02 Primary

  Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a sliding movement (A45D40/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A45D40/06 Primary

  Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a screwing movement · CPC title

• A45D40/04

  effected by a screw · CPC title