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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Cosmetic Technologies, Llc, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Julie R. Bartholomew, Birmingham, MI (US);
John Osborne, Southfield, MI (US);
Ian Raber, Troy, MI (US);
Jordan Ridenour, Troy, MI (US);
Elizabeth Steenwyk, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Cosmetic Technologies, L.L.C., W, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The present teachings contemplate a dispensing apparatus for cosmetic samples, the apparatus comprising a retail point of sale dispenser; a carrier including a plurality of mounts and a plurality of containers removably attached to the carrier via the plurality of mounts; with vertical and horizontal translational components; one or more information retrieval devices; a user interface including a data interface adapted to store information on the one or more information retrieval devices; a transparent panel covering at least a portion of the dispensing apparatus and wherein the one or more information retrieval device are adapted to be maintained in the possession of a user; and wherein the apparatus dispenses cosmetic samples based on user input.