Biodegradable container for solid products

Abstract

A biodegradable container for use with solid products such as deodorant or antiperspirant is disclosed. The container includes a body having a sidewall, a bottom end, a top end, and an opening at the top end. The deodorant is placed within a chamber formed by the sidewall. The sidewall includes a set of rings of circumferential perforations, the rings being located at intervals between the top end and the bottom end. A wax base seals the bottom end of the body, and a cap closes the top end of the body. The deodorant is exposed by shortening the height of the body by tearing off the top of the body at a ring of circumferential perforations. The container body, the wax base, and the cap are made of biodegradable or recycled materials.

1 . A container, comprising:
 a body comprising a sidewall, the body having a bottom end, a top end, and an opening at the top end, and the sidewall having an inner surface that defines a chamber inside the body, wherein the sidewall includes a set of rings of circumferential perforations, the rings being located at intervals between the top end and the bottom end;   a wax base sealing the bottom end of the body; and   a cap that closes the opening at the top end of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a nonstick liner adjacent the inner surface of the sidewall of the container body. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the nonstick liner is wax paper. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the nonstick liner also includes a set of rings of circumferential perforations, the rings being located at intervals between a top end and a bottom end of the nonstick liner. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a sidewall, and the cap is sealed to the top end of the body by wax, and the container further includes a string for separating the cap from the top end of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall of the container is made of paper. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a solid deodorant composition that is received within the chamber of the body. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the cap has a height that is at least  1  centimeter greater than the interval between the rings on the sidewall. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the interval between the rings on the sidewall is from about 0.5 cm to about 1.5 cm. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of items that are received within the chamber of the body. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein an interval between the rings on the sidewall corresponds to a height of the items.