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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R Hurlburt, West Cornwall, CT (US);
Assignee:
Rexam Cosmetic Packaging Inc., Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D / ; B43K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
401 81 ; 401 59 ; 401 75 ; 401 77 ; 401 78 ;
Abstract
A cosmetic container, such as for lipstick, having an upwardly biased cosmetic carrier for creating torque. A biasing member such as a spring is provided and is secured, according to one embodiment, at its bottom end to the bottom portion of the inner sleeve and at its upper end to the cosmetic carrier. According to an alternative embodiment an inner sleeve is unnecessary and a base is provided. The spring is connected at its lower end to the base and at its upper end to the cosmetic carrier.