Lip balm and container therof
AssigneeK7 Design Group Corporation
InventorMichael Kaplan
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Abstract
A lip balm container includes a first container element that defines a first compartment configured to house a first portion of lip balm such that a second portion of the lip balm extends from the compartment, and a second container element connected to the first container element and moveable relative thereto between a closed and an open position. When in the closed position, the second container element covers the second portion of the mass of lip balm extending from the first compartment of the first container element, and in the open position, the second portion of the lip balm is exposed for use. The second container element remains connected to the first container element as the second container element is moved between the open and closed positions.
Claims14
A lip balm container, comprising:
- a first container element defining a first compartment configured to house a first portion of lip balm such that a second portion of the lip balm extends from the compartment;
- a second container element connected to the first container element and moveable relative thereto between a closed and an open position, wherein in the closed position, the second container element covers the second portion of the mass of lip balm extending from the first compartment of the first container element, and in the open position, the second portion of the lip balm is exposed for use, and wherein the second container element remains connected to the first container element as the second container element is moved between the open and closed positions;
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- a third container element being connected to the first container element so as to form a space therebetween, the space being configured to receive the second container element when the second container element is in the open position,
- wherein the second and third container elements define a locking feature that engages when the second container element is in the open position so as to lock the second container element in the open position, the locking feature includes a flange and recess configured to receive the flange in the locking configuration.
A skin protectant consumable good, comprising:
- skin protectant material;
- a first container element defining a first compartment, the skin protectant material being disposed within the first compartment;
- a second container element moveably connected to the first container element so that the second container element is moveable between closed and open positions, wherein the second container element is biased toward the closed position, and wherein in the closed position, the skin protectant material is completely encapsulated by the first and second container elements and in the open position, the skin protectant material is exposed for use;
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- a third container element, the first container element being connected to the third container element and disposed within a compartment thereof such that a space is defined between the first and third container elements, the second container element being moveable into and out of the space between the first and third container elements when moving between the respective open and closed positions,
- wherein the second container element includes a projection or a recess at an outer surface thereof, and the third container element includes a corresponding recess or projection at an inner surface thereof for locking communication when the second container is in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.