Cosmetic dispenser and method

The method for forming a cosmetic dispenser comprising a spline tube having an interior vertical spline cut, a helical sleeve having an interior helical cut, and a riser cup for containing a cosmetic, the improvement comprising:

• forming a plurality of legs in the underneath portion of the riser cup which legs are proportioned to yieldably engage the side wall of the spline tube,
• providing a plurality of opening adjacent the upper portion of the spline tube for receiving the legs of the cup in a relax configuration;
• and
• forming a relaxed recess taper in the lower portion of the spline tube for receiving the lower ends of the yieldable legs;
• whereby a relaxed condition of the otherwise yieldably loaded legs is provided at both the top and the bottom of the movement of the cup.

A cosmetic dispenser comprising, as its operative interior elements,

• a spline tube having at least one vertical track;
• a helical sleeve having an interior helical track extending essentially to the top of the unit, but in spaced relationship to the bottom;
• a riser cup having at least a follower pin proportioned to engage the interior track of the helical sleeve which helical sleeve is exterior to the spline tube;
• a plurality of legs flexingly expanding from the lower portion of the riser cup;
• said spline tube and helical sleeve confining the riser cup for movement between an upper position and a lower position;
• a plurality of windows for receiving the legs of the riser cup at the upper position of the riser cup;
• and
• an undercut relaxation taper to receive the legs of the riser cup at the lower position of the riser cup,
• whereby the legs of the riser cup, when not in operation and positioned at the upper position or the lower position, are relaxed against confinement tending to impose a permanent deflection upon the legs.