Product dispensers

A dispenser for a product in stick form comprising:

• a product stick carrier in the form of a cylindrical tube and comprising a product stick support for supporting a product stick in use;
• an outer sleeve in the form of a cylindrical tube disposed radially outwardly of the product stick carrier, wherein the product stick carrier is fixed relative to the outer sleeve;
• a product concealing sleeve in the form of a cylindrical tube disposed radially inwardly of the outer sleeve, the product concealing sleeve being retractable from a first, fully extended position relative to the outer sleeve and product stick carrier for concealing a product stick supported by the product stick support in use in order to expose the product stick, wherein the product concealing sleeve is disposed radially outwardly of the product stick carrier between the product stick carrier and the outer sleeve;
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• inter-engaging formations associated with the product stick carrier and product concealing sleeve respectively, wherein the inter-engaging formations cooperate with one another to prevent advancement of the product concealing sleeve relative to the outer sleeve and product stick carrier beyond a set point so as to define the first, fully extended position;
• wherein the one of the inter-engaging formations associated with the product stick carrier is provided by a product stick carrier collar piece affixed to the exterior of the product stick carrier at a distal end thereof, wherein the product stick carrier collar piece comprises an axially extending split and free ends on either side of the axially extending split, wherein the free ends are not fixed to the exterior of the product stick carrier, wherein the free ends of the product stick carrier collar piece are biased away from a radial centre of the dispenser so as to press outwardly against the product concealing sleeve as the product concealing sleeve moves relative to the product stick carrier in use;
• and wherein each of the product stick carrier, outer sleeve, product concealing sleeve and product stick carrier collar piece are formed from card-based or paper-based material, such as cardboard or paperboard.

A dispenser for a product in stick form comprising:

• a product stick carrier in the form of a cylindrical tube and comprising a product stick support for supporting a product stick in use;
• an outer sleeve in the form of a cylindrical tube disposed radially outwardly of the product stick carrier, wherein the product stick carrier is fixed relative to the outer sleeve;
• a product concealing sleeve in the form of a cylindrical tube disposed radially inwardly of the outer sleeve, the product concealing sleeve being retractable from a first, fully extended position relative to the outer sleeve and product stick carrier for concealing a product stick supported by the product stick support in use in order to expose the product stick, wherein the product concealing sleeve is disposed radially outwardly of the product stick carrier between the product stick carrier and the outer sleeve;
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• inter-engaging formations associated with the product stick carrier and product concealing sleeve respectively, wherein the inter-engaging formations cooperate with one another to prevent advancement of the product concealing sleeve relative to the outer sleeve and product stick carrier beyond a set point so as to define the first, fully extended position,
• wherein:
• the one of the inter-engaging formations associated with the product concealing sleeve is provided by a product concealing sleeve collar piece affixed to an interior surface of the product concealing sleeve at a proximal end thereof, wherein the product concealing sleeve collar piece comprises an axially extending split and free ends on either side of the axially extending split, wherein the free ends are not fixed to the interior surface of the product concealing sleeve, and wherein the free ends of the product concealing sleeve collar piece are biased towards a radial centre of the dispenser so as to resiliently grip the product stick carrier as the product concealing sleeve moves relative to the product stick carrier in use;
• the one of the inter-engaging formations associated with the product stick carrier is provided by a product stick carrier collar piece affixed to the exterior of the product stick carrier at a distal end thereof, wherein the product stick carrier collar piece comprises an axially extending split and free ends on either side of the axially extending split, wherein the free ends are not fixed to the exterior of the product stick carrier, wherein the free ends of the product stick carrier collar piece are biased away from a radial centre of the dispenser so as to press outwardly against the product concealing sleeve as the product concealing sleeve moves relative to the product stick carrier in use;
• and each of the product stick carrier, outer sleeve, product concealing sleeve, product concealing sleeve collar piece and product stick carrier collar piece are formed from card-based or paper-based material, such as cardboard or paperboard.