Patent ID: 6244770
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
An elevator cup for receiving and supporting a cosmetic pomade in a cosmetic dispenser, comprising:a hollow tubular body having a side wall, a closed bottom end, and an open top end for receiving the pomade;a cosmetic pomade located in said hollow tubular body; and,one or more flexible tabs positively engaging said pomade, said tabs extending downwardly and radially inwardly from an inner surface of said side wall and being movable between a first position, wherein said flexible tabs form an angle relative to said side wall, and a second position, wherein said flexible tabs are substantially flush with said inner surface of said side wall;said flexible tabs being deflectable from said first position to said second position upon receipt of said pomade in said tubular body wherein said tabs positively engage said pomade by returning to said first position by a spring force created in said flexible tabs by the deflection from the first to the second position.