Patent ID: 9433275
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A45D

Claim Text:
1. A dispensing system for dispensing a solid stick product comprising: a dispenser having a tubular barrel with an open end and defining an axial centerline; a solid stick product disposed in the tubular barrel; a moveable platform disposed in the tubular barrel and supporting the solid stick product; an actuator mechanism operable to move the moveable platform axially in the tubular barrel towards the open end for dispensing the solid stick product; and a plurality of spaced apart indicator protrusions extending axially outwards from the moveable platform, the plurality of spaced apart indicator protrusions being embedded in the solid stick product and forming interstitial recesses holding a reserve volume of the solid stick product; wherein after repeated applications of the solid stick product by [[the]] a user, the solid stick product abrades away and the plurality of spaced apart indicator protrusions become exposed to provide a tactile and visual indication that the solid stick product is near depletion, and wherein the plurality of spaced apart indicator protrusions are formed of a first material and the moveable platform is formed of a second material, the second material having a higher Shore A hardness than the first material.