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US 9,723,907 B2Granted
Refillable lipstick with retractable sleeve
OwnerKuo Yu Huang, Zoilo Luis Alviarinventors
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Abstract
A refillable lipstick is provided. In one implementation, a high-quality permanent lipstick dispenser incorporates a screw-type catch or a magnetic catch that enables replacement of the lipstick within the dispenser. Lipstick refills may be installed and removed from the dispenser with an extractor. In an implementation, the dispenser includes a sleeve that is arranged to extend and retract within the dispenser, to provide access to the lipstick for removal and/or installation.
Claims21
A refillable lipstick dispenser (100), comprising:
- a tubular member (108);
- a removable cup (120) within the tubular member (108) for holding a lipstick (102);
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- a retractable sleeve (104) arranged to enclose the tubular member (108) and to slide with respect to the tubular member (108) along an axis concentric to the tubular member (108), such that the retractable sleeve (104) encloses the removable cup (120) when in a first position and exposes at least a portion of the removable cup (120) when in a second position.
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A refillable lipstick dispenser (100), comprising:
- a tubular member (108) arranged to guide a lipstick (102) within the refillable lipstick dispenser;
- a retractable sleeve (104) arranged to enclose the tubular member (108);
- an extractor (900) arranged to be partially inserted within at least one of the tubular member (108) and the sleeve (104), and to extract the lipstick (102) from the refillable lipstick dispenser (100).
A method (1400), comprising:
- (1402) positioning an extractor over an opening of a refillable lipstick dispenser having a lipstick within the refillable lipstick dispenser;
- (1404) moving a retainer of the extractor from a first position to a second position, loosening a grip of the extractor;
- (1406) extending the lipstick of the refillable lipstick dispenser through the opening and into the extractor;
- (1408) moving the retainer from the second position to the first position, tightening the grip of the extractor onto the lipstick;
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- (1410) removing the extractor and the lipstick from the refillable lipstick dispenser.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.