Patent ID: 7931140

Claim:
A cosmetic container comprising a container body ( 10 ) having a longitudinal axis (A), a top wall, a bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall connecting the top wall and bottom wall, a container opening ( 12 ) in the top wall with a removable closure, on which there is provided an applicator stem having an applicator arranged at an end in opposite relationship to the closure, and a hollow space ( 14 ) defined by the top wall, bottom wall and side wall for receiving the applicator stem, the applicator and an application substance, wherein provided in the hollow space ( 14 ) is a radial mixing insert ( 16 a ; 16 a 2 ; 16 b ; 16 c ) having a top surface and a bottom surface which abut the top wall and bottom wall of the container body, respectively, and an elongated arcuate side wall ( 20 ) contacting the top surface and bottom surface wherein the radial mixing insert is axially stationary with respect to the container body ( 10 ) along the longitudinal axis (A) and which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (A) and which has an open end ( 18 ) fitted into the container opening ( 12 ) and coincident with the container opening ( 12 ) and which can be releasably connected to at least one of the closure and the applicator stem, and wherein the hollow space ( 14 ) is of a rotationally symmetrical configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis (A) of the container and the arcuate elongated side wall ( 20 ) of the radial mixing insert ( 16 a ; 16 a 2 ) has a length substantially equal to the length of the cylindrical side wall wherein the entire length bears against an inside surface of the cylindrical side wall ( 22 ) of the container.