Cosmetic container with push-back prevention feature

A cosmetic container comprising

• an inner first tubular sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, a cylindrical side wall extending between said upper and lower ends, and a pair of longitudinally extending slots formed in said side wall in diametrically opposed locations;
• a plurality of protrusions projecting outwardly from the cylindrical side wall adjacent the lower end of the sleeve;
• a cosmetic carrier positioned for movement longitudinally within the first tubular sleeve between an extended upper position and a retracted lower position, said carrier having a pair of lugs extending radially and projecting through the longitudinally extending slots of said first sleeve;
• a second tubular sleeve positioned surrounding the first sleeve and rotatable with respect thereto, the second sleeve having helical channel extending along an inner periphery of the sleeve and receiving the lugs of said cosmetic carrier for extending and retracting the cosmetic carrier upon rotation of the first sleeve within the second sleeve;
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• a resiliently deformable cylindrical skirt on a lower end of said second sleeve extending below said helical channel, said skirt having a lowermost edge portion positioned for bearing lightly against said plurality of protrusions when in a relaxed state, and arranged for movement into frictional engagement with said plurality of protrusions to deform the skirt from its relaxed state and create a braking force against unwanted retracting movement of the cosmetic carrier when a downward axial force is applied to the cosmetic carrier.

A cosmetic container comprising

• an inner first tubular sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, a cylindrical side wall extending between said upper and lower ends, and a pair of longitudinally extending slots formed in said side wall in diametrically opposed locations;
• a pair of wedge shaped protrusions projecting outwardly from the cylindrical side wall adjacent the lower end of the sleeve and defining inclined ramp surfaces;
• a cosmetic carrier positioned for movement longitudinally within the first tubular sleeve between an extended upper position and a retracted lower position, said carrier having a pair of lugs extending radially and projecting through the longitudinally extending slots of said first sleeve;
• a second tubular sleeve positioned surrounding the first sleeve and rotatable with respect thereto, the second sleeve having helical channel extending along an inner periphery of the sleeve and receiving the lugs of said cosmetic carrier for extending and retracting the cosmetic carrier upon rotation of the first sleeve within the second sleeve;
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• a resiliently deformable cylindrical skirt on a lower end of said second sleeve extending below said helical channel, said skirt having a lowermost edge portion positioned for bearing lightly against said pair of wedge shaped protrusions when in a relaxed state, and arranged for movement into frictional engagement with said pair of wedge shaped protrusions to deform the skirt from its relaxed state and create a braking force against unwanted retracting movement of the cosmetic carrier when a downward axial force is applied to the cosmetic carrier.