# US 11,304,494 B2 · Repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,304,494 B2 - Document ID: US11304494B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/683,689 - Filed: 2019-11-14 - Published: 2021-05-20 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-14 - Applicants: Robert Wise - Inventors: Robert Wise - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304494B2 ## CPC - A45D 40/04: effected by a screw - B65D 83/763: the piston being actuated by a reciprocating axial motion of a shaft which engages the piston, e.g. using a ratchet mechanism - A45D 2040/0043: {by inserting the new stick at the upper, applying end of the casing} - A45D 2040/005: {by removing the old stick from the cartridge by linear, sliding movement of stick relative to the cartridge} - A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A refillable repetitively reusable dispensing apparatus including a dispenser housing having a sidewall, a base and an open top end. A removable cap is placed on the open top end. The cap has a plurality of apertures located therein. The side wall has an aperture located therethrough. There is a movable dispenser base located within the housing, wherein the movable dispenser base creates a seal with the sidewall. A screw rod having a knob attached, wherein when the knob is turned the screw rod is rotated. The screw rod and the knob are rotatably attached within the dispenser housing such that the knob protrudes through the aperture. A scissor lift is attached to the screw rod at one pair of ends. The scissor lift is attached to the movable dispenser base at the second pair of ends. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser, the dispenser comprising: a dispenser housing having a sidewall, a base and an open top end; wherein the housing has an aperture located therethrough; a screw rod having a knob attached, wherein when the knob is turned the screw rod is rotated; wherein the screw rod and the knob are rotatably attached within the dispenser housing such that the knob protrudes through the aperture; a lift is movably attached to the screw rod at a first pair of ends of the lift; wherein the lift is attached to a movable-base at a second pair of ends thereof; wherein the second pair of ends of the lift have a substance-attachment clip located thereon, wherein the substance-attachment clip attaches to the movable base; wherein the lift aligns the movable base at the dispenser's open top end so to remove and reaffix the substance-attachment clip. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a lid, wherein the lid is configured to be placed upon the open top end of the dispenser housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 1, wherein the first pair of ends of the lift has a pair of threaded apertures configured to attach to the screw rod. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 1, where alignment of the moveable base with the open end of the dispenser housing allows a refill substance to be removeably affixed to the movable base via the substance attachment clip. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The refillable dispenser housing of claim 1, further comprising a cap to be placed within the open top end. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 5, wherein the cap has a plurality of apertures therethrough. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 1, wherein the movable base has a pair of attachment apertures located on a bottom side thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 7, wherein the attachment apertures are elongated apertures, such that the substance attachment clip located on the lift is connected to the attachment apertures. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a disposable cartridge filled with a spreadable substance. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The repeatedly refillable reuseable dispenser of claim 9, wherein the disposable cartridge is dissolvable in an aqueous media. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 1, wherein the removably affixed substance attachment clip is removable as the dispenser base is in alignment with the open end of the dispenser housing so to affix a new substance attachment clip with new solution. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 11, wherein the attachment clip is dissolvable in an aqueous media. ### Claim 13 A repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser, the dispenser comprising: a dispenser housing having a sidewall, a base and an open top end; a cap removably secured to the open top end; wherein the cap has a plurality of apertures located therein; wherein the housing has an aperture located therethrough; a dispenser base disposed within the housing, wherein the dispenser base creates a seal with the sidewall; a screw rod having a knob attached, wherein when the knob is turned the screw rod is rotated; wherein the screw rod and the knob are rotatably attached within the dispenser housing such that the knob protrudes through the aperture; a lift attached to the screw rod at a first pair of ends; the lift is attached to the dispenser base at a second pair of ends; wherein the second pair of ends of the lift have an substance-attachment clip located thereon, wherein the substance-attachment clip attaches to the dispenser base; wherein the dispenser base aligns with the open top end of the dispenser housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 13, further comprising a lid, wherein the lid is configured to be placed upon the open top end of the dispenser housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 13, wherein the first pair of ends of the lift has a pair of threaded apertures configured to attach to the screw rod. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 13, further comprising a disposable cartridge filled with a spreadable substance. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 16 wherein the disposable cartridge is dissolvable in an aqueous media. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 13, where alignment of the dispenser base with the open end of the dispenser housing allows a substance within a replaceable cartridge device to be moveably affixed to the dispenser via the substance attachment clip. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 18, wherein the dispenser base has a pair of attachment apertures located on a bottom side thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The repeatedly refillable reusable dispenser of claim 19, wherein the attachment apertures are elongated apertures, such that the substance attachment clip located on the lift is slidably connected to the attachment apertures.