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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herve Bouix, Marty Le Roi, FR;
Assignee:
L'Oreal, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
401 87 ; 401 68 ; 401 75 ; 401 88 ; 401 98 ;
Abstract
A stick holder cup (3) intended to be slidably mounted in a case (1) includes a closed transverse bottom (31) for supporting a stick of solid product liable to crumble. A cylindrical sidewall (32) of the cup is joined to this bottom, and the cup is moved axially by drive (33). The cylindrical sidewall has at least one axial microgroove (34) for creating an air escape route when the stick of the product is being positioned in the cup.