Patent ID: 6536447
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A cosmetics container comprising a body defining a sealed compartment for a cosmetic preparation; a dosing mechanism including a dispensing aperture in fluid communication with the sealed compartment, said dosing mechanism being operative for transferring a dose of the cosmetic preparation from the sealed compartment through the dispensing aperture, the dosing mechanism including a movable panel having a stable normal position and an unstable dosing position whereby movement of the movable panel from its normal position to its dosing position pressurizes the sealed compartment forcing a dose of the cosmetic preparation through the dispensing aperture and thereafter the moveable panel returns to its stable normal position as air enters the sealed compartment through the dispensing aperture, the dosing mechanism further including a tube located within the sealed compartment having an inlet arranged towards a base of the sealed compartment and an outlet at the dispensing aperture, the dispensing aperture and tube being defined by said moveable panel; and said moveable panel, dispensing aperture and tube being an integral substantially homogenous single piece of molded material.