Patent ID: 7309184

Claim:
The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having a hollow interior, said housing having a non-concave first end with at least one first unobstructed aperture therethrough, the first end of said housing being arranged non-perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of said housing; a compliant pad overlying the first end of said housing and having at least one second aperture in registration with the at least one first aperture of said housing; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within said housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; a piston moveable within said housing towards the first end of said housing, said piston adapted for forcing the cosmetic material through the at least one first aperture and the at least one second aperture, and a screw adapted for rotation operatively coupled to said piston, whereby rotation of said screw advances said piston within said housing, wherein said housing further includes an opening and said screw further includes a geared roller attached thereto, a portion of said geared roller extending through the opening, whereby rotation of said geared roller advances said piston towards the first end of said housing, and wherein said screw is coupled to said piston by a carrier having an internal threaded portion engaged by said screw.