| CPC B31B 50/28 (2017.08) [A45D 40/04 (2013.01); A45D 40/16 (2013.01); B31B 50/62 (2017.08); B31B 2100/0022 (2017.08)] | 25 Claims |
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1. A method of manufacturing a dispenser for a product in stick form, the dispenser comprising an inner tube and a product concealing tube disposed outwardly of the inner tube, wherein the product concealing tube comprises an interior surface and is retractable and extendable relative to the inner tube for exposing and covering a product stick extending from a distal end of the inner tube in use;
the method comprising:
providing a first blank of sheet material for providing the inner tube of the dispenser;
wrapping the first blank around a mandrel to provide the inner tube of the dispenser;
providing a second blank of sheet material for providing the product concealing tube of the dispenser,
wherein the second blank comprises a slot, and a guide element disposed within the slot;
applying a bonding agent to the second blank in a region corresponding to a surface of the guide element;
wrapping the second blank around the inner tube while the inner tube is held on the mandrel to provide the product concealing tube, with the surface of the guide element to which bonding agent has been applied facing the inner tube, such that the guide element becomes bonded to an exterior surface of the inner tube, wherein the slot provides a recess in the interior surface of the formed product concealing tube;
wherein, in use, the product concealing tube is movable relative to the inner tube with the guide element cooperating with the recess for guiding the movement of the product concealing tube relative to the inner tube.
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