Patent ID: 8961048
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A45D,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for a composition in stick form comprising: an oval barrel having an open end, a base remote from the open end and a sidewall that extends from the open end to the base and defines an interior of constant cross section; a skeletal platform positioned within the barrel intermediate between the open end and the base and having an exterior rim wall fitting within the interior of the sidewall, a centrally located hub having an interior face bearing a screw-thread and defining an aperture, and a plurality of spokes between the rim and the hub, said spokes, rim and hub defining at least one channel through which stick material can pass; a screw threaded spindle for advancing the platform towards the open end wherein the spindle extends through the base, is dimensioned to engage the screw-thread in the hub, and is mounted on a rotor wheel that itself is mounted on the base, the rotor wheel defining an aperture through which stick material can flow towards the at least one channel in the skeletal platform; the improvement in which the platform comprises a filling ring intermediate between the hub and the rim and defining with the hub a filling zone through which stick material can be passed, said plurality of spokes including at least two radial inward spokes linking the filling ring and the hub and at least two radial outward spokes linking the filling ring and the rim, and the wheel comprises a hollow boss capable of engaging the filling ring and forming an uninterrupted channel for ingress of stick material.