Sifter dish insert for cosmetic package
AssigneeELC Management LLC
InventorWayne J. LoPrete
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Abstract
A sifter insert for the neck of a powder jar is secured above the product reservoir and below the cap of the jar. The insert has a central concave dish for supporting a quantity of powder product, and a channel around the perimeter of the dish. The insert is secured in the neck such that the dish is spaced below the bottom of the cap. Slots in the channel permit the flow of powder from the reservoir into the channel when the jar is inverted with the cap closed, and from the channel onto the dish when the inverted jar is righted. Powder in the dish is accessed by the user upon removal of the cap. The cap is then closed and the jar shaken to return excess powder from the dish to the reservoir through the slots in the channel.
Claims6
A sifter insert for mounting in a powder jar, the powder jar having an opening and a product storage reservoir, the insert comprising:
- an outer perimeter wall adapted to support the insert in the opening of the jar, the outer perimeter wall depending from a top end to a bottom end;
- an inner perimeter wall extending upwardly from the bottom end of the outer perimeter wall to an upper end such that a perimeter channel is defined between the outer perimeter wall and the inner perimeter wall;
- a concave dish portion supported within the upper end of the inner perimeter wall, the dish portion adapted to receive and hold a quantity of powder;
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- a plurality of slots each located in the perimeter channel in at least one of the outer perimeter wall or the inner perimeter wall and each providing fluid communication between the perimeter channel of the insert and the product storage reservoir of the jar.
A powder package comprising:
- a jar defining a product storage reservoir, the jar having a threaded neck defining an opening;
- a cap cooperatively threaded to be received on the neck to selectively close the opening, the cap having a bottom side;
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- a sifter insert for mounting in the opening, the insert comprising:
- an outer perimeter wall adapted to support the insert in the opening of the jar, the outer perimeter wall depending from a top end to a bottom end;
- an inner perimeter wall extending upwardly from the bottom end of the outer perimeter wall to an upper end such that a perimeter channel is defined between the outer perimeter wall and the inner perimeter wall;
- a concave dish portion supported within the upper end of the inner perimeter wall, the dish portion adapted to receive and hold a quantity of powder;
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- a plurality of slots each located in the perimeter channel in at least one of the outer perimeter wall or the inner perimeter wall and each providing fluid communication between the perimeter channel of the insert and the product storage reservoir of the jar;
- wherein when the cap is secured on the neck, a clearance is provided between the bottom side of the cap and the upper end of the inner perimeter wall, the clearance providing fluid communication between the perimeter channel and the dish portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.