Patent ID: 7172356

Claim:
A packaging and dispensing device for a product, including: a hollow base having a cylindrical inner wall, a cup which accommodates the product, a sleeve which is positioned at least partially above the base, wherein the sleeve is rotatable relative to the base, wherein the cup moves axially inside the sleeve in response to rotation of the sleeve relative to the base, and further wherein the cup is rotatably coupled to the sleeve, such that the cup rotates when the sleeve rotates, wherein the cup is formed at the end of a stem, and wherein the stem has at least one lug in proximity to a free end of said stem, and wherein said at least one lug engages with a helical groove in the cylindrical inner wall of the base, and further wherein said lug is resiliently supported by the stem on a tab which forms an obtuse angle with a portion of the stem to which the tab is attached so as to be capable of disengaging from the groove at least at one end of the groove, and wherein the sleeve comprises means to limit the travel of the cup.