Colgate Palmolive Company

Kenneth Reed, Iii

Kiat-Cheong Toh

John C Crawford

Francis Tatu

Brian G Worthington

Willie Werner

A method of manufacturing a container (), comprising: providing a body () defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening through which the product is dispensable from the chamber; selecting a first structure () from a plurality of structures, each of the plurality of structures having a feature for forming part of an exterior surface of the container () when the respective structure is affixed to the body (), the feature of the first structure () differing from the feature of another structure of the plurality of structures; and affixing to the body () the first structure () with the feature of the first structure forming part of the exterior surface of the container (). Also disclosed are a container and a bundle or package of containers.

Container and manufacture of a container

A stick product dispensing system is disclosed which prospectively provides an advance or early warning to a user that the product will soon be depleted. In one embodiment, the product dispensing system includes a dispenser () having a tubular barrel () with an open end (), a solid stick product () disposed in the barrel (), and a moveable platform () disposed in the barrel () for supporting and dispensing the product () through the open end (). The platform () includes a plurality of spaced apart indicator protrusions () extending outwards from the platform () forming interstitial spaces holding a reserve amount of product. After repeated uses of the dispenser, the protrusions () eventually emerge from the top of the stick product () signaling the user that one or a few additional applications remain. This allows the user to purchase another dispenser in advance to avoid running out of product. In one embodiment, the product may be a deodorant/anti-perspirant.

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Edison, NJ, United States of America

Kenneth Reed, Iii