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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Simon Lewis Bilton, Leamington Spa, GB;
Christopher John Jones, Tewkesbury, GB;
Rebecca Anne Nelson, Bristol, GB;
Benjamin George Oglesby, Leeds, GB;
Guy Richard Thompson, Parkgate, GB;
Iain Andrew Weddell, Chester, GB;
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
A dispenser () suitable for delivery of a cream, gel or soft solid composition comprising: (vi) a convex applicator surface () at an upper end; (vii) a replaceable cartridge () containing a composition to be dispensed; (viii) a passageway between the cartridge and the applicator surface; (ix) a drive mechanism for forcing the composition from the cartridge through the passageway and onto the applicator surface; and (x) an outer body () containing features (ii) to (iv); the drive mechanism comprising a dial unit () and a plunger (), rotation of the dial unit () in a first direction advancing the plunger () axially upwards, the plunger () acting upon a piston seal () at the base of the replaceable cartridge (), thereby forcing the contained composition upwards and outwards through the passageway and onto the applicator surface (); rotation of the dial unit () in a second direction, counter to the first, rotationally re-setting the dial unit () relative to the plunger () in readiness for a further advancement of the plunger (), rotation in the second direction not causing significant axial movement of the plunger ().