Patent ID: 7753608
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A lipstick case, comprising: a case body; a tube mounted in said case body to hold a lipstick and axially movable in and out of said case body in an axial direction, said tube comprising a tube body for holding a lipstick and a base block fixedly provided at a bottom side of said tube body, said base block comprising a guide groove disposed at a first lateral side thereof and a vertical sliding groove disposed at a second lateral side thereof opposite to said first lateral side, with the vertical sliding groove being parallel to the axial direction; and a limiter device guiding and limiting axial movement of said tube relative to said case body, said limiter device comprising a holder base fixedly mounted inside said case body, a spring member mounted on said holder base and stopped against a bottom side of said base block of said tube, a constraint member upwardly extending from said holder base and including a protruded rod coupled to said vertical sliding groove of said base block of said tube, with the protruding rod moving in the vertical sliding groove parallel to the axial direction, and a limiter element fastened to said holder base and coupled to said guide groove of said base block of said tube; wherein said limiter element is a double-end hook formed of a resilient wire rod, with the limiter element having a first end portion pivotally affixed to said holder base about an axis perpendicular the axial direction and a second end portion coupled to said guide groove of said base block of said tube.