Chapstick dispensing apparatus

A chapstick dispensing apparatus for conveniently dispensing lip balm, comprising:

• a housing, said housing providing an interior space for lip balm, said housing providing a tactile protrusion, said tactile protrusion indicating in a tactile manner disposition and orientation of said housing, said tactile protrusion sufficiently pronounced to be manually detected through mittens or gloves;
• said tactile protrusion providing a series of outward projections projecting outwardly from said housing, said outward projections more pronounced toward a base of said housing and less pronounced toward a top of said housing, said series of outward projections generally conforming to a finger gripping said housing;
• a cover, said cover coupled to said housing and selectably exposing the lip balm while remaining attached to said housing;
• and
• an ejector for controllably ejecting the lip balm;
• whereby
• the chapstick dispenser prevents and relieves chapped lips in a convenient manner without risking loss of said cover.

A chapstick dispensing apparatus for conveniently dispensing lip balm, comprising:

• a housing, said housing providing an interior space for lip balm, said housing having a base defining a bottom aperture, said bottom aperture communicating with said interior lip balm space, said housing having an upper spanning support and a lower spanning support, said upper and lower spanning supports providing structural integrity, said housing having right and left sides respectively defining first and second grooves, said first and second grooves oppositely opposed and parallel, said housing having a rear side panel, said rear side panel having a concavedly curved upper end adjacent the lip balm, said right and left sides having convexedly curved upper ends adjacent the lip balm and said rear side panel upper end, said housing defining a lip channel for easier and more directed application of the lip balm to a lip, said lip channel defined by said upper ends of said rear side panel and said ride and left sides;
• a cover, said cover coupled to said housing, said housing and said cover being easily manipulated and held despite impaired manual dexterity such as that when mittens or gloves are worn, said cover restrictedly traveling along said first and second grooves, said cover having a cap, said cap selectably covering and exposing the lip balm, said cover having a finger cradle, said finger cradle hingeably coupled to said cap, said finger cradle providing an easily discernible and tactile control for said cap despite impaired manual dexterity such as when mittens or gloves are worn, said cap conforming to said upper ends of said right side, said left side, and said rear panel of said housing to close the chapstick dispensing apparatus
• a lens, said lens adjacent said interior space for lip balm and making visible the lip balm, said lens framed by said upper and lower spanning supports and said right and left sides of said housing;
• an ejector coupled to said housing and controllably ejecting the lip balm;
• whereby
• the chapstick dispenser is easily manipulated and used by hands encumbered as by gloves and mittens and prevents and relieves chapped lips in a convenient manner without risking loss of said cover.