Cosmetic product dispenser

A dispenser comprising:

• a longitudinally-extending housing comprising an upper housing portion and a lower connector portion;
• the upper housing portion comprising an open upper end and inner and outer walls;
• the lower connector portion comprising:
• an inner wall and an outer wall and an upper end and an open lower end, the inner wall having radially inward extending shoulders at the upper end and lower end forming an inner recess therein;
• at least two cantilevered tabs, each cantilevered tab formed by a C-shaped cut-out through the inner and outer walls of the lower connector portion;
• an insert, said insert being internally screw threaded and having an upper end with a radially outwardly extending rib sized to fit within the lower connector portion inner recess when the upper end of said insert is force fit within said connector such that said insert and said connector are rotatably connected and said cantilevered tabs provide drag friction;
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• an elevator, said elevator comprising a platform adapted to slidingly fit inside the upper housing portion, and a stem, passing through an opening in the upper end of the lower connector portion and adapted to the internal screw threads of said insert, said stem having a length sufficient to allow said elevator platform to be axially moved from a retracted position wherein said platform is in close proximity to the upper end of the insert to an extended position wherein said platform is generally adjacent the upper open end of said upper housing portion.

A dispenser comprising:

• a longitudinally-extending housing having open upper and lower ends, and inner and outer walls, said lower end of said housing having a radially inwardly extending rib and said inner wall comprising a smooth surface;
• an annular connector, said connector having
• an inner wall and an outer wall and an upper and a lower end;
• the upper end having an annular channel formed in the outer wall such that the radially inwardly extending rib of said housing snap fits within the annular channel to secure said housing and connector together;
• said inner wall having radially inward extending shoulders at the upper end and lower end forming an inner recess therein;
• at least two cantilevered tabs, each cantilevered tab formed by a C-shaped cut-out through the inner and outer walls of said connector and comprise inwardly facing protrusions;
• an insert, said insert being internally screw threaded and having an upper end with a radially outwardly extending rib sized to fit within the inner recess of said connector when said upper end of said insert is force fit within said connector such that said insert and said connector are rotatably connected and said at least two cantilevered tabs provide drag friction where the inwardly facing protrusions of said at least two cantilevered tabs contact the radially outwardly extending rib of said insert when assembled;
• an elevator, said elevator comprising a platform adapted to slidingly fit inside said housing, said elevator platform comprising an outer surface of generally the same cross-sectional shape of the inner wall of said housing, and a stem comprising a key adapted to the internal screw threads of said insert, the key passing through the opening in the upper end of said connector, and said stem having a length sufficient to allow said elevator platform to be axially moved from a retracted position wherein said platform is generally adjacent said insert to an extended position wherein said platform is generally adjacent the upper open end of said housing;
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• said elevator further comprising a cylinder positioned on the elevator platform to contain a material to be dispensed, said cylinder comprises a plurality of ribs biased to extend inwardly at an angle not perpendicular from an inner surface of the cylinder such that the plurality of ribs are pressed against the bias by the insertion of the material to be dispensed to secure the material to be dispensed within said cylinder and the plurality of ribs will move with the bias to secure the material to be dispensed within said cylinder as the material to be dispensed contracts over time.