Patent ID: 6071028
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A dispensing system including a container for holding and selectively dispensing a portion of a solid stick-form product, an innermost end portion of said product residing within an elevator cup, said dispeening container having an internal surface, an open top end, a closed bottom end, said closed bottom end captively retaining means for selectively reciprocally moving said elevator cup in a piston-like manner between a retracted position adjacent said closed bottom end and a fully advanced position adjacent the open top end, wherein the improvement comprises said elevator cup including means having a high adhesive retention of said product, said elevator cup further including:a horizontal base having top and bottom portions, said top portion of said base being configured for retaining a portion of said product;said horizontal base being configured for engagement with said moving means;a ductile flange extending along the perimeter of said base for sealing against said internal surface of said container to prevent seepage of liquid product and product volatiles, and to absorb and distribute shock associated with handling of said container, away from said product; andan oblong continuous and closed inner partition having an outside sidewall and an inside sidewall, disposed on said top portion of said elevator cup, for forming two opposing peripheral basins between said flange and said outside sidewalls of said inner partition, and a central basin bounded by the inside side wall of said inner partition.