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A dispenser for fluid materials, such as cosmetic products, having a hollow housing to store the product. The housing has apertures from which the product may be dispensed upon actuation of a piston, which may be accomplished in a one-handed operation. The piston forces the product out from within t

A dispenser for fluid materials, such as cosmetic products, having a hollow housing to store the product. The housing has apertures from which the product may be dispensed upon actuation of a piston, which may be accomplished in a one-handed operation. The piston forces the product out from within the housing to dispense the material into a compliant pad having apertures forming reservoirs for application by the consumer.

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The invention claimed is: 1. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having a hollow interior, said housing having a non-concave first end with at least one first unobstructed aperture therethrough, the first end of said housing bein

The invention claimed is: 1. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having a hollow interior, said housing having a non-concave first end with at least one first unobstructed aperture therethrough, the first end of said housing being arranged non-perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of said housing; a compliant pad overlying the first end of said housing and having at least one second aperture in registration with the at least one first aperture of said housing; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within said housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; a piston moveable within said housing towards the first end of said housing, said piston adapted for forcing the cosmetic material through the at least one first aperture and the at least one second aperture, and a screw adapted for rotation operatively coupled to said piston, whereby rotation of said screw advances said piston within said housing, wherein said housing further includes an opening and said screw further includes a geared roller attached thereto, a portion of said geared roller extending through the opening, whereby rotation of said geared roller advances said piston towards the first end of said housing, and wherein said screw is coupled to said piston by a carrier having an internal threaded portion engaged by said screw. 2. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having a hollow interior, said housing having a non-concave first end with at least one first unobstructed aperture therethrough, the first end of said housing being arranged non-perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of said housing; a compliant pad overlying the first end of said housing and having at least one second aperture in registration with the at least one first aperture of said housing; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within said housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; a piston moveable within said housing towards the first end of said housing, said piston adapted for forcing the cosmetic material through the at least one first aperture and the at least one second aperture, a screw adapted for rotation operatively coupled to said piston, whereby rotation of said screw advances said piston within said housing, wherein said housing further includes an opening and said screw further includes a geared roller attached thereto, a portion of said geared roller extending through the opening, whereby rotation of said geared roller advances said piston towards the first end of said housing; and a sleeve surrounding a portion of said housing, said sleeve having an internal threaded portion engaging a portion of said geared roller extending from the opening, whereby rotation of said sleeve rotates said geared roller, and a ratchet mechanism operatively coupled to said screw, whereby said screw is rotatable in only a single direction, wherein said ratchet mechanism is offset from a longitudinal axis of said housing. 3. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having an opening, said housing having a first end supporting a compliant pad, the first end and said pad each having at least one unobstructed aperture therethrough; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within an upper portion of the housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; a piston moveable within the upper portion of said housing; a carrier having an upper end coupled to said piston and an internal threaded lower end; a screw having a threaded portion received within a lower portion of said housing, said screw engaging the internal threaded lower end of said carrier, whereby rotation of said screw advances said piston towards the first end of said housing, thereby forcing the cosmetic material out of said housing through the aperture in each of the first end of said housing and said pad, said screw further including a geared roller extending from within said housing through the opening; a rotatable sleeve surrounding a portion of said housing, said sleeve having an internal threaded lower end engaging said geared roller; and a base coupled to the lower portion of said housing, wherein said pad has a hardness in the range of 15-75 durometer, on the Shore 00 scale. 4. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, wherein rotation of said sleeve causes rotation of said geared roller and advancement of said carrier for advancing said piston within said housing towards the first end. 5. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, wherein said housing further includes a spine extending along its length, wherein said piston further includes a flat wall arranged adjacent to the spine to prevent rotation of said piston relative to said housing. 6. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, wherein said screw further includes at least one vane and said base further includes a series of ramped members, whereby the at least one vane permits rotation of said screw in a single direction. 7. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, wherein the cosmetic material is lipstick material. 8. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, wherein said pad has a hardness in the range of 30-50 durometer, on the Shore 00 scale. 9. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, wherein said compliant pad is overmolded with said housing, such that there is a seamless connection between said compliant pad and said housing. 10. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 3, further comprising a cover adapted to fit over said housing. 11. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 10, wherein the cover has an outer wall, an interior cavity, and an inner ring disposed in the interior cavity and carried by said cover, and the inner ring abuts said compliant pad when said cover is installed on said housing, so as to hermetically seal the cosmetic material in the dispenser. 12. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 11, wherein said cover further comprises an outer ring between the inner ring and the outer wall of said cover, the outer ring being adapted to center said cover on said housing. 13. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 12, wherein the inner and outer rings are eccentrically arranged within the interior cavity of said cover. 14. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having a non-concave first end supporting a compliant pad and having at least one unobstructed aperture for the discharge of cosmetic material therethrough, the first end of said housing being arranged at an angle to a longitudinal axis of said housing; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within said housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; and a cover adapted to fit over said housing, said cover having an outer wall, an interior cavity, and an inner ring disposed in the interior cavity and carried by said cover, the inner ring abutting said compliant pad when said cover is installed on said housing, so as to hermetically seal the cosmetic material in the dispenser, wherein said pad has a hardness in the range of 15-75 durometer, on the Shore 00 scale, and wherein said cover further comprises an outer ring between the inner ring and the outer wall of said cover, the outer ring being adapted to center said cover on said housing. 15. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 14, wherein the inner and outer rings are eccentrically arranged within the interior cavity of said cover. 16. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic matenal contained therein, comprising: a housing having a hollow interior, said housing having a non-concave first end with at least one first unobstructed aperture therethrough, the first end of said housing being arranged non-perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of said housing; a compliant pad overlying the first end of said housing and having at least one second aperture in registration with the at least one first aperture of said housing; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within said housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; a piston moveable within said housing towards the first end of said housing, said piston adapted for forcing the cosmetic material through the at least one first aperture and the at least one second aperture, and a cover adapted to fit over said housing, wherein the cover has an outer wall, an interior cavity, and an inner ring disposed in the interior cavity and carried by said cover, and the inner ring abuts said compliant pad when said cover is installed on said housing, so as to hermetically seal the cosmetic material in the dispenser. 17. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 16, wherein said cover further comprises an outer ring between the inner ring and the outer wall of said cover, the outer ring being adapted to center said cover on said housing. 18. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 17, wherein the inner and outer rings are eccentrically arranged within the interior cavity of said cover. 19. The combination of a cosmetics dispenser and a cosmetic material contained therein, comprising: a housing having a non-concave first end supporting a compliant pad and having at least one unobstructed aperture for the discharge of cosmetic material therethrough, wherein said pad has a hardness in the range of 15-75 durometer, on the Shore 00 scale, and the first end of said housing is arranged at an angle to a longitudinal axis of said housing; a semi-solid, cosmetic material contained within said housing, the cosmetic material being selected from the group consisting of lip products, mascaras, and eye shadow; and a cover adapted to fit over said housing, wherein said cover further comprises an outer ring between the inner ring and the outer wall of said cover, the outer ring being adapted to center said cover on said housing. 20. The cosmetics dispenser and cosmetic material combination of claim 19, wherein the inner and outer rings are eccentrically arranged within the interior cavity of said cover.