Frictional anti-rotation device for lip balm dispenser
OwnerJacob George Holbertinventor
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Abstract
A cap for a tubular balm dispenser is disclosed. The cap includes a base portion and a sidewall. The sidewall extends perpendicularly from the base portion and defines a recess for receiving a tubular balm dispenser. The cap is open at one end opposite the base portion. The cap is formed from an elastomeric material. The sidewall has an inner sidewall surface removably attachable to the dispenser and configured to resist rotation of the tubular balm dispenser relative to the cap; wherein the elastomeric material provides a friction between the tubular balm dispenser and the cap when the tubular balm dispenser is inserted into the recess and seated against the base portion.
Claims16
A cap for a tubular balm dispenser comprising:
- a base portion and a sidewall arranged in a cylindrical shape, the sidewall extending perpendicularly from base portion defining a recess for receiving a tubular balm dispenser;
- the cap open at an end opposite the base portion;
- the cap formed of an elastomeric material for gripping an outer surface of the tube balm dispenser;
- the sidewall having a tapered portion at a distal end along a circular periphery of the sidewall;
- wherein an inner sidewall surface is positioned to resist rotation of the tubular balm dispenser relative to the cap;
- wherein the elastomeric material provides a friction between the tubular balm dispenser and the cap when the tubular balm dispenser is inserted into the recess and seated against the base portion;
- wherein the tubular lip balm dispenser comprises a hollow tube portion defined by an external wall, a rotary drive member extending axially through the tubular lip balm dispenser, and contents within the tubular dispenser;
- the rotary drive member positioned to force the contents from the discharge end of hollow tube portion.
A tubular lip balm dispenser comprising:
- a hollow cylinder closed at a first end and having an open second end opposite the first end;
- an external wall;
- a contents;
- and a rotary drive member extending axially through the hollow cylinder, the drive member positioned to force the contents from the second end of the hollow tube portion;
- a disk portion disposed at a first end of the rotary drive member adjacent the first end;
- the drive member positioned to transfer a rotational movement of drive member to a linear displacement of the contents;
- the disk portion is fixedly connected to drive member and rotatable to turn the drive member;
- and a cap comprising:
- a base portion and a sidewall arranged in a cylindrical shape, the sidewall extending perpendicularly from base portion defining a recess for receiving a tubular balm dispenser;
- the cap open at an end opposite the base portion;
- the cap formed of an elastomeric material for gripping an outer surface of the tube balm dispenser;
- the sidewall having a tapered portion at a distal end along a circular periphery of the sidewall;
- wherein an inner sidewall surface is positioned to resist rotation of the tubular balm dispenser relative to the cap;
- wherein the elastomeric material provides a friction between the tubular balm dispenser and the cap when the tubular balm dispenser is inserted into the recess and seated against the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.