Patent ID: 11882916
Assignee: HCP PACKAGING USA, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A refillable cosmetic dispenser for a stick cosmetic, the cosmetic dispenser comprising:
an elongate body with a proximal end and a distal end;
an elevator cup disposed within the elongate body for retaining the stick cosmetic wherein the elevator cup has at least one locking formation;
an extension and retraction mechanism for selectively adjusting the elevator cup between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the elongate body;
at least one locking formation retained by the elongate body;
wherein the locking formations retained by the elongate body and the elevator cup have a locked condition wherein the locking formations engage to lock the elevator cup against movement relative to the elongate body and wherein the locking formations have an unlocked condition wherein the locking formations are not engaged to lock the elevator cup against movement relative to the elongate body;
a dispenser base for receiving the elongate body wherein the dispenser base has a release member that is operative to actuate the locking formations from the locked condition to the unlocked condition; and
wherein the locking formations retained by the elongate body and the elevator cup have a locked condition wherein the locking formations engage to lock the elevator cup in a retracted position relative to the elongate body.