Patent ID: 6210061
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A dispensing apparatus comprising:a hollow housing having a central longitudinal axis and a container wall;an application cap secured to said container wall at a top of said housing, said application cap having an application surface having a central opening therein and a downwardly extending flange located about said central opening;a hollow product tube having a bottom wall and an open top end, said product tube being received within said housing and being spaced from said container wall, said product tube being disposed about said longitudinal axis and being adapted to contain an associated product;a rotatable threaded spindle disposed along said longitudinal axis, a first end of said spindle being received in a spindle well located in said bottom wall of said product tube;a piston elevator being mounted onto said spindle for axial movement within said product tube;rotational prevention means for preventing rotation of said piston elevator within said product tube;rotatable drive means for rotation of said threaded spindle, said drive means being fixedly secured to a second end of said spindle, said drive means comprising a rotatable propeller and a hollow product head having an upper surface and an open lower end, said product head being affixed to said propeller and rotatable therewith, said open lower end of said product head communicating with said open top end of said product tube and said upper surface of said product head being received within said flange of said application cap;directing means for directing said associated product from said product tube to said application surface, said directing means comprising a plurality of orifices in said upper surface of said product head; and,a base connected to said container wall wherein said base includes said bottom wall of said product tube.