Dispensing system

A reusable deodorant case for use with a deodorant cartridge, the deodorant cartridge including a sleeve having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal length, an outer surface, an inner surface and a gripping rail, the outer surface of the sleeve being provided with at least one guiding tab, the inner surface of the sleeve being provided with at least one guiding rail extending longitudinally from the distal end of the sleeve to a terminating widened stopper, a length of the at least one guiding rail being less than the longitudinal length of the sleeve;

• a deodorant puck positioned within the sleeve;
• a platform having a longitudinal bore provided with bore threads and at least one guiding groove for slideably mating with the at least one guiding rail of the sleeve;
• a bottom cap having a longitudinal bore, the bottom cap being coupled to the distal end of the sleeve;
• and a spindle having an outer surface provided with surface threads, an operating end, and an operating disc formed integrally with the operating end, the spindle extending through the longitudinal bore of the platform and the longitudinal bore of the bottom cap, the surface threads of the spindle screwably engaging the bore threads of the platform, the reusable deodorant case comprising:
• a body having a distal end and an inner surface provided with at least one mating groove for mating with the at least one guiding tab of the sleeve of the deodorant cartridge;
• a dial rotatably coupled to the distal end of the body, the dial including a clutch receipt structure;
• and
• a clutch positioned within the clutch receipt structure of the dial, the clutch including a spindle receipt structure structured to mate with the operating end of the spindle of the deodorant cartridge,
• wherein, when the deodorant cartridge is properly inserted within the body, rotation of the dial along a first predetermined rotational direction operates to advance the platform toward the proximal end of the sleeve to dispense the deodorant puck, and
• wherein rotation of the dial along a rotational direction opposite to the first predetermined rotational direction operates to retract the platform toward the distal end of the sleeve to retract the deodorant puck.

A deodorant dispensing system, comprising:

• a reusable deodorant case including a body having a distal end and an inner surface provided with at least one longitudinally extending cartridge-receipt groove, and a dial rotatably coupled to the distal end of the body;
• and
• a deodorant cartridge including
• a sleeve removeably positionable within the body of the deodorant case and having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal length, an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface of the sleeve being provided with at least one guiding rail for slideably mating with the at least one cartridge-receipt groove on the inner surface of the body, the inner surface of the sleeve being provided with at least one guiding groove extending longitudinally from the distal end of the sleeve to a terminating end of the at least one guiding groove, a length of the at least one guiding groove being less than the longitudinal length of the sleeve;
• a deodorant puck positioned within the sleeve;
• a platform having a longitudinal bore provided with bore threads and at least one projecting tab for slideably mating with the at least one guiding groove of the sleeve;
• a bottom cap having a longitudinal bore, the bottom cap being coupled to the distal end of the sleeve, and
• a cylindrical spindle having an outer surface provided with surface threads and an operating end structured to removeably couple to the dial of the deodorant case, the spindle extending through the longitudinal bore of the platform and the longitudinal bore of the bottom cap, the surface threads of the spindle screwably engaging the bore threads of the platform,
• wherein, when the deodorant cartridge is properly inserted within the body of the deodorant case, rotation of the dial along a first predetermined rotational direction operates to advance the platform toward the proximal end of the sleeve to dispense the deodorant puck until the at least one tab of the platform contacts the terminal end of the at least one guiding groove of the sleeve, and
• wherein further rotation of the dial along the first predetermined rotational direction after the at least one tab of the platform contacts the terminal end of the at least one guiding groove of the sleeve operates to at least partially eject the deodorant cartridge from the body of the deodorant case.