Stackable cosmetic jar

Abstract

A jar ( 2 ) for a cosmetic product is provided which includes a non-circular container body ( 4 ) and a cap closure ( 14 ). The container body ( 4 ) features a closed end ( 6 ) defined by a bottom panel ( 8 ) and an open end defined by a mouth ( 12 ). The bottom panel ( 8 ) on an exterior surface is formed with projecting crescent shaped symmetrically disposed feet ( 66 ). The cap closure ( 14 ) includes a fitment ( 16 ) engageable around the mouth ( 12 ) and supported on the container body ( 4 ). A lid ( 18 ) is hingedly connected to the fitment ( 16 ) and defined by a roof panel ( 20 ) having a domed upper surface. The upper surface includes a pair of crescent shaped indents ( 24, 26 ) formed symmetrical to each other along opposite edges of the roof panel ( 20 ). The crescent shaped indents ( 24, 26 ) allow stacking of one jar upon another with good stability. The domed (curved) roof panel ( 20 ) distributes force (from stacked jars) more evenly along the cap closure ( 14 ). This permits a decrease in jar wall thickness which leads to a reduction in plastic weight.

1 . A jar ( 12 ) for cosmetic products comprising:
 (i) a non-circular container body ( 4 ) having a closed end ( 6 ) defined by a bottom panel ( 8 ) and an open end defined by a mouth ( 12 ), the bottom panel ( 8 ) on an exterior surface formed with projecting crescent shaped symmetrically disposed feet; and   (ii) a cap closure ( 14 ) comprising:
 (a) a fitment ( 16 ) engageable around the mouth ( 12 ) and supported on the container body ( 4 ); and 
 (b) a lid ( 18 ) hingedly connected to the fitment ( 16 ) and defined by a roof panel ( 20 ) having a domed upper surface, the upper surface comprising a pair of crescent shaped indents ( 24 ,  26 ) symmetrical to each other formed along opposite edges of the roof panel ( 20 ). 
   
     
     
         2 . A jar according to  claim 1  wherein the crescent shaped indents ( 24 ,  26 ) comprise a middle section ( 28 ) flanked on either side by terminal sections ( 30 ,  32 ), the middle section ( 28 ) being grooved deeper into the roof panel ( 20 ) than the terminal sections ( 30 ,  32 ). 
     
     
         3 . A jar according to  claim 2  wherein the terminal sections ( 30 ,  32 ) have a V-shaped floor. 
     
     
         4 . The jar according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the roof panel ( 20 ) is bordered by a downward projecting skirt ( 34 ), the skirt ( 34 ) having a front portion ( 36 ), a rear portion ( 38 ) and two side portions ( 40 ,  42 ) opposite one another bridging the front and rear portions ( 36 ,  38 ). 
     
     
         5 . A jar according to  claim 4  wherein the front and rear portions ( 36 ,  38 ) have lower concavely formed edges ( 44 ). 
     
     
         6 . A jar according to any one of the preceding claims further comprising a seal plug ( 46 ) downwardly projecting from an interior surface of the roof panel ( 48 ), the seal plug ( 46 ) being interior to and uninterruptedly juxtaposed to the front, rear and side portions of the skirt ( 36 ,  38 ,  40 ,  42 ). 
     
     
         7 . A jar according to  claim 6  wherein the seal plug ( 46 ) has a front section ( 50 ), a rear section ( 52 ) and two side sections ( 54 ,  56 ) opposite one another bridging the front and rear sections ( 50 ,  52 ), the front and rear sections ( 50 ,  52 ) having lower convexly formed edges ( 58 ). 
     
     
         8 . A jar according to  claim 6  or  claim 7  wherein a lid seal ( 60 ) surrounds the mouth ( 12 ) and projects upwardly toward the lid ( 18 ). 
     
     
         9 . A jar according to  claim 8  wherein the seal plug ( 46 ) in a closed position is seated interior to and matingly with the lid seal ( 60 ). 
     
     
         10 . A jar according to  claim 8  or  claim 9  wherein the lid seal ( 60 ) along a perimeter thereof has an outwardly projecting seal bead ( 62 ), the seal bead ( 62 ) seated matingly with an interior of the front portion of the skirt ( 36 ) along a lower concavely formed edge thereof ( 44 ). 
     
     
         11 . A jar according to  claim 10  further comprising a support ridge ( 64 ) on the fitment ( 16 ) below the seal bead ( 62 ), the support ridge ( 64 ) having a convex curvature to matingly engage the concavely formed lower edges of the front and rear portions of the skirt ( 36 ,  38 ). 
     
     
         12 . A jar according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the bottom panel ( 8 ) of the container is formed concavely outward and downward thereby creating along an outer perimeter a set of juxtaposed feet ( 66 ) shaped to engage the crescent shaped indents ( 24 ,  26 ) of another jar and stacked one above the other.