Patent ID: 6106179
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing two lipstick colors comprising:an outer tube having an oblique guide surface formed on an inner wall thereof, said oblique guide surface defining a V-shaped edge at a top end thereof, said oblique guide surface having a stop edge at a bottom thereof;a base cover affixed to a bottom of said outer tube;an inner tube seat having a hollow casing affixed at a top thereof said inner tube seat having a wedge-shaped sleeve at a bottom thereof said wedge-shaped sleeve having a protruding ring formed at a bottom thereof, said wedge-shaped sleeve having a vertical slot extending therealong, said inner tube seat having a pair of vertical elongated troughs extending from said wedge-shaped sleeve to said hollow casing, said pair of vertical elongated troughs formed on opposite sides of said inner tube seat, each of said pair of vertical elongated troughs communicating with an interior of said hollow casing;two moving elements each formed with a base seat at a bottom end thereof, each said base seat receivable within a respective trough of said pair of vertical elongated troughs, each said base seat having a V-shaped protrusion formed at a top of an outer wall thereof, each of said two moving elements having a rod body extending upwardly from said base seat, each said rod body having a plug rod extending upwardly therefrom, each said plug rod having a diameter smaller than a diameter of said rod body, each said rod body and said plug rod engaging a respective spring, said two moving elements respectively received within said pair of vertical elongated troughs, each said plug rod extending into said interior of said casing, said inner tube seat and said two moving elements being received within said outer tube, each said V-shaped protrusion directly contacting said oblique guide surface;two lipstick receiving seats positioned vertically into said hollow casing of said inner tube seat, each of said two lipstick receiving seats respectively engaged at a bottom end thereof with said plug rod, each of said two lipstick receiving seats respectively adapted to receive a lipstick at a top end thereof; anda top cover detachably engaged with a top end of said outer tube.