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Loose make-up powder container

CA 1289912 C · Owner: Plough, Inc. · Inventors: Kingsford, Ted I.

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A container for loose make-up powder comprising an upper sector and a lower sector connected by a connecting orifice, wherein the lower sector is a loose powder reservoir and the upper sector has an upper orifice at the top thereof for receiving a closure cap with brush bristles depending downward therefrom; wherein the upper sector's inner walls are configured so that the brush is insertable therein without substantial deformation of the bristles and the connecting orifice is of a size which permits the brush bristles to enter and block the connecting orifice to prevent powder from passing through; the upper orifice is wide enough to receive and hold the closure at a sufficient distance …

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  • Granted October 1, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 1, 2008.
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FiledApril 12, 1988
GrantedOctober 1, 1991
Term endedOctober 1, 2008
Patent numberCA 1289912 C
Classification (IPC)A45D33/00

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedApril 12, 1988Patent grantedOct 1, 1991Term endedOct 1, 2008

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