Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a cartridge dispensing system and retention mechanism
AssigneeIM Pro Makeup NY LP
InventorOran Holtzman
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Abstract
The present application relates to the design of a class of beauty products that facilitates personalized replenishment. The physical product is a new type of case comprising one or two sides or chambers, where each chamber retains a cartridge of a specific type of product, such as a foundation. For example, in an embodiment where the case of the present invention comprises a single chamber product, the cartridge may contain a single type of foundation. In an embodiment where the present invention comprises a case capable of retaining two cartridges, or comprises two product chambers, one cartridge may hold a relatively lightweight foundation, and the other may hold a long-wear foundation.
Claims15
A dispenser for dispensing a product from a cartridge, the dispenser comprising:
- a pump assembly;
- an upper retaining cover comprising a neck and a set of locking tracks;
- a lower retaining cover;
- a sleeve secured at a top end to the upper retaining cover, the sleeve comprising a locking tab and an alignment tab at a bottom of the sleeve;
- a cartridge carrier comprising:
- an upper collar comprising a set of locking pins and a set of alignment tabs;
- a body comprising a cartridge opening, a set of alignment edges, and a locking notch;
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- a bottom plate;
- wherein the cartridge carrier is adapted to be inserted into the sleeve such that the locking tab and the alignment tab of the sleeve align and guide the set of alignment edges of the body of the carrier as the carrier is moved upwards into the sleeve;
- wherein the locking tab of the sleeve moves correspondingly to the locking notch of the body of the carrier to guide the set of locking pins of the carrier into a locking engagement with the set of locking tracks of the upper retaining cover.
A dispenser for dispensing a product from a cartridge, the dispenser comprising:
- a pump assembly;
- an upper retaining cover;
- a lower retaining cover;
- an inner sleeve comprising a neck, a set of locking tracks, a locking tab, and an alignment tab at a bottom of the inner sleeve, the inner sleeve secured at a top to the upper retaining cover;
- an outer sleeve corresponding to and disposed about the inner sleeve;
- a cartridge carrier comprising:
- an upper collar comprising a set of locking pins and a set of locking lugs;
- a body comprising a cartridge opening, a set of alignment edges, and a locking notch;
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- a bottom plate;
- wherein the cartridge carrier is adapted to be inserted into the inner sleeve such that the locking tab and the alignment tab of the inner sleeve align and guide the set of alignment edges of the body of the carrier as the carrier is moved upwards into the inner sleeve;
- wherein the locking tab of the inner sleeve moves correspondingly to the locking notch of the body of the carrier to guide the set of locking pins of the carrier into a locking engagement with the set of locking tracks of the inner sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.