Patent ID: 9642439
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A45D

Claim:
1. A cosmetic dispenser with frictional resistance for retaining a cosmetic pomade for extension and retraction, the cosmetic dispenser comprising: an inner body with a proximal end, a distal end, a body portion, and at least one longitudinal track that communicates along a substantial length of the body portion; an elevator cup for retaining a pomade of cosmetic, the elevator cup comprising a peripheral wall and at least one lug that projects outwardly from the peripheral wall; a spiral member with a proximal end, a distal end, and a body portion with at least one spiral formation along an inner surface thereof for engaging the at least one lug of the elevator cup wherein the spiral member and the inner body are rotatably engaged with a longitudinal axis of relative rotation with the body portion of the inner body received into the body portion of the spiral member whereby the elevator cup can be manipulated between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration by a selective rotation of the inner body relative to the spiral member to yield an axial movement of the elevator cup; a first annular bearing surface retained relative to the inner body or the spiral member wherein the first annular bearing surface has a circumference; an annular wall retained relative to the other of the spiral member or the inner body wherein the annular wall has at least a portion thereof crenelated into a plurality of merlons separated by a plurality of crenels; wherein the plurality of merlons press against the first annular bearing surface to provide frictional resistance to a rotation of the inner body relative to the spiral member, wherein the plurality of merlons establish an effective circumference that overlaps with the circumference of the first annular bearing surface, and wherein the effective circumference of the plurality of merlons overlaps with the circumference of the first annular bearing surface at least in part by an annular ridge on the first annular bearing surface.