Patent ID: 6109808
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A case for lipstick and similar pasty substances in stick form, comprising:an inner tube having a base portion;an outer tube concentric with the inner tube and mounted for rotation therewith, the outer tube having a base portion, the base portion having a bottom annular edge;an axially translatable cup disposed within the inner tube for carrying the pasty substance, the cup cooperating with the inner and outer tubes such that when the inner tube is rotated in the outer tube the cup axially translates; andan annular flange connected to the base portion of the inner tube and having at least one flexible extension bearing elastically and axially against the bottom annular edge of the outer tube such that rotational breaking occurs between the inner and outer tubes and axial play between the inner and outer tubes is compensated.