Patent ID: 6343886
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A container for keeping and dispensing a semisolid or pasty substance such as lipstick or glue, the container having a longitudinal axis, comprising a substance holder with at least one radially protruding holder pin, an intermediate cylinder with a base and an open end for exposing said substance, and with at least one axially extending guiding slit, and an outer sleeve with at least one internal helical groove, said at least one holder pin passing slidably through said at least one guiding slit and being received in said at least one helical groove in such a way that the rotation of said outer sleeve relative to said intermediate cylinder causes the axial displacement of said substance holder, said holder further having a bottom movable relative to the substance holder by an advancement means and thereby capable of ejecting said substance from said holder, characterized in that said container has means for self-arresting the movable bottom against substantial back movement relative to said substance holder after said movable bottom has been advanced.