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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Hofmann, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Blistex Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
401 70 ; 401 68 ; 401 87 ; 401175 ;
Abstract
A container for a compact product including a housing, a stem, and a follower engaged with the stem adapted to move axially within the container in response to rotation of the stem. The follower including a central tube threadingly engaged with the stem that is adapted to flex when the follower is in a retracted position and the stem is rotated, to permit the stem to rotate relative to the follower. A fingerwheel may be included to facilitate rotation of the stem.