Patent ID: 11903477
Assignee: APR BEAUTY GROUP INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A refillable container for a stick type cosmetic product, comprising:
a base assembly comprising an outer shell and a button member;
a cap detachably attached to the base assembly;
a refill cartridge comprising a lifting member, a sleeve member, and a driving member;
wherein the outer shell of the base assembly includes at least one sidewall, a bottom wall, an opening at a distal end of the outer shell, and defining a cavity therein;
wherein the button member of the base assembly comprises a button portion and a pair of arcuate portions;
wherein the button portion is exposed to an outer side through an aperture formed in the at least one sidewall of the outer shell of the base assembly, while the pair of arcuate portions are located inside the cavity of the outer shell;
wherein the refill cartridge is detachably received at least partially within the cavity of the outer shell of the base assembly;
wherein the driving member is inserted into the cavity of the outer shell and is mounted therein in a non-rotatable manner with respect to the outer shell such that when the outer shell rotates the driving member also rotates;
wherein the lifting member of the refill cartridge includes a lifting rod and a cosmetic cup formed on an upper portion of the lifting rod;
wherein the cosmetic cup accommodates the stick type cosmetic product therein;
wherein screw threads are formed at the outer surface of the lifting rod;
wherein at least an upper portion of the driving member is received inside a lower portion of the sleeve member such that the driving member can rotate with respect to the sleeve member;
wherein the cosmetic cup of the lifting member is received inside an upper side of the sleeve member and at least a portion of the lifting rod is accommodated inside the driving member located at the lower portion of the sleeve member;
wherein screw threads are formed on the inner surface of an upper portion of a sidewall of the driving member so as to engage the screw threads formed on the outer surface of the lifting rod;
wherein the lifting rod is raised and lowered by rotating the driving member;
wherein the pair of arcuate portions of the button member detachably fit around the driving member of the refill cartridge to releasably lock the refill cartridge within the base assembly; and
wherein when the button portion is pressed, the pair of arcuate portions of the button member elastically deform to release the refill cartridge from the base assembly.