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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:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold E Bennett, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Joseph S Wargo, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Estee Lauder Companies, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
401 78 ; 401 87 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides retention devices for securing an expendable mass, e.g., lipsticks, deodorants, anti-perspirants, glue or the likes, to an expellant holder by providing one or more spikes fixedly attached to a receiving cup of the expellant holder such that the one or more spikes penetrate the expendable mass to anchor the mass to the receiving cup.