Coating implements with material supply – Solid material for rubbing contact or support therefor – Including means to advance material
Patent
1996-03-12
1999-12-07
DeMille, Danton D.
Coating implements with material supply
Solid material for rubbing contact or support therefor
Including means to advance material
401 86, 401 87, 401 97, 401134, 401175, 222326, 222327, A45D 4004, A45D 4016
Patent
active
059972017
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to a device for holding a stick or rod of spreadable material such as an adhesive stick, wax stick and the like, whereby a manually actuated mechanism of the device permits a user to extend a portion of the stick from an associated container for application of a spreadable material to a surface.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Known devices for holding a stick of spreadable material may include a sleeve not only as container but also as packaging for the spreadable material. Once the material is used up the whole container is discarded, causing an environmental impact.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to provide a device of the type described in the preamble which can be reused a number of times, i.e. that it is refillable and that the consumer can replace the stick.
The device according to the invention is distinguished by hand-operated means for varying the distance between the edge of the open side of the sleeve and the stick element.
Due to the option of varying the distance between the edge of the open side of the sleeve and the stick element with the hand-operated means, it is possible each time the stick is used up for a new stick to be arranged on the stick element and pushed into the sleeve, whereafter the stick can be used up once again.
In one embodiment of the invention the sleeve includes mutually stackable annular parts which are removable so that a new part of the stick for use is exposed each time. When a new stick is introduced the sleeve can be built up again from the rings or annular parts previously removed.
According to another embodiment the stick element is a pusher body for sliding in the sleeve, which in a further embodiment is connected to pulling or pushing strips, which are moved by a hand-operated member accessible from outside the sleeve.
According to a further embodiment the pusher body is embodied as a nut body, wherein the hand-operated element is a screw spindle which is mounted in the sleeve, and which is carried through a central hole of the nut. By turning the screw spindle the pusher body can be carried up and downward through the sleeve, while carrying and moving with it the stick arranged therein.
According to a further embodiment of the invention, the stick is packaged separately in an envelope of thin material, for instance a plastic foil, wherein the sleeve is provided with means for securely holding the foil.
The separate packing material for the stick can be made from relatively inexpensive and easily recyclable material. It can be foldable or hard plastic, such that the packing material can be held back in the sleeve so that the stick can be pressed out of the packing material by the pusher body.
In one embodiment the pusher body is packed in the envelope together with the stick. This can be advantageous if the stick must be retractable, so that the pusher body can be firmly connected beforehand to the stick.
In another embodiment including a screw spindle as previously described, the screw spindle has a length at least equal to the length of the stick, and the free end of the spindle is pointed. With this embodiment it is possible to rotate the stick not only through the nut body but also through the stick material such that the tip of the screw spindle pierces the front end of the packaging and thereby opens the packaging.
If the packaging envelope is of relatively hard material, in another embodiment the envelope is provided with a cylindrical space in which the stick is received as well as the nut body which functions as a piston. As a result there will be no loss of relatively thin spreadable material.
The packaging material is of foldable material in another embodiment, whereby the packaging material is stripped from along the stick as the stick is used.
The packaging material, in yet another embodiment is, of transparent plastic, wherein it is preferred to provide a window in the sleeve to permit the user to see how much product is still present in the sleeve.
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Bossert Marie Claude
Franken Joachim
Kelders Johannes Hubertus Jozef Maria
Wouters Johan
DeMille Danton D.
Henkel Kommanditgellschaft Auf Aktien (KGaA)
Jaeschke Wayne C.
Murphy Glenn E.J.
Watov Kenneth K.
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