Package For Consumer Care Products

Abstract

A movable elevator platform for use in a dispensing package is provided, the movable elevator platform having a coupling sleeve capable of engaging a screw assembly and a rim surrounding the coupling sleeve, said rim being non-removably attached to the coupling sleeve and including a flange. The movable elevator platform has a vertical contact surface area and a horizontal contact surface area. About 20% to about 90% of the horizontal contact surface area is located on the flange, and the flange has a width that does not exceed about 8.5 mm.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A movable elevator platform for use in a dispensing package, the movable elevator platform comprising:
 a coupling sleeve capable of engaging a screw assembly; and   a rim surrounding the coupling sleeve, said rim being non-removably attached to the coupling sleeve and comprising a flange;   wherein said movable elevator platform has a vertical contact surface area and a horizontal contact surface area;   wherein about 20% to about 90% of the horizontal contact surface area is located on the flange;   wherein the flange has a width D 1  that does not exceed about 8.5 mm.   
     
     
         2 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , wherein about 45% to about 70% of the horizontal contact surface area is located on the flange. 
     
     
         3 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of partitions attached to the rim. 
     
     
         4 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of partitions comprise from about 10% to about 60% of the horizontal contact surface area. 
     
     
         5 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of partitions comprise from about 20% to about 40% of the horizontal contact surface area. 
     
     
         6 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , further comprising a tab. 
     
     
         7 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , further comprising a convex top face. 
     
     
         8 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling sleeve is coupled to the rim by at least one tapered partition. 
     
     
         9 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , further comprising more than four apertures. 
     
     
         10 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , wherein the flange is tapered. 
     
     
         11 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one partition having a width D 2 , wherein the at least one partition is attached to the rim, and wherein D 1  is greater than the width D 2 . 
     
     
         12 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of partitions, each of the plurality of partitions having a width D 2 , wherein the plurality of partitions are attached to the rim, and wherein the width D 1  is greater than the width D 2  of each of the plurality of partitions. 
     
     
         13 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 12 , wherein the rim has a height D 4  and each of the plurality of partitions has a height D 5 , wherein the height D 5  is greater than or equal to the height D 4 . 
     
     
         14 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 12 , wherein the width D 2  of each of the plurality of partitions is less than or equal to about 5 mm. 
     
     
         15 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 12 , wherein the width D 2  of each of the plurality of partitions is less than or equal to about 2 mm. 
     
     
         16 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 12 , wherein the width D 2  of each of the plurality of partitions is less than or equal to about 1.2 mm. 
     
     
         17 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling sleeve comprises a non-threaded section and a threaded section. 
     
     
         18 . A movable elevator platform for use in a dispensing package, the movable elevator platform comprising:
 a coupling sleeve capable of engaging a screw assembly; and   a rim surrounding the coupling sleeve, said rim being non-removably attached to the coupling sleeve and comprising a flange;   wherein said movable elevator platform has a vertical contact surface area and a horizontal contact surface area;   wherein the flange has a width D 1  that does not exceed about 8.5 mm;   wherein the ratio of the vertical contact surface area to the horizontal contact surface area is from about 1:10 to about 10:1.   
     
     
         19 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 18 , wherein the ratio of the vertical contact surface area to the horizontal contact surface area is from about 1:5 to about 8:1. 
     
     
         20 . The movable elevator platform of  claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the vertical contact surface area to the horizontal contact surface area is from about 1:2 to about 7:1.