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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
John C. Crawford, Mahopac, NY (US);
Kiat-Cheong Toh, Forest Hills, NY (US);
Kenneth Reed, Edison, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A stick product dispensing system is disclosed which prospectively provides an advance or early warning to a user that the product will soon be depleted. In one embodiment, the product dispensing system includes a dispenser () having a tubular barrel () with an open end (), a solid stick product () disposed in the barrel (), and a moveable platform () disposed in the barrel () for supporting and dispensing the product () through the open end (). The platform () includes a plurality of spaced apart indicator protrusions () extending outwards from the platform () forming interstitial spaces holding a reserve amount of product. After repeated uses of the dispenser, the protrusions () eventually emerge from the top of the stick product () signaling the user that one or a few additional applications remain. This allows the user to purchase another dispenser in advance to avoid running out of product. In one embodiment, the product may be a deodorant/anti-perspirant.