The present disclosure relates to a laundry hamper system configured to maintain a level of contained items at or near an opening of the container. The laundry hamper system comprise one or more of a receptacle, a receptacle lid, a coupling mechanism, one or more sensors, a controller, a user interface, a platform, a lift mechanism, one or more wheels, a power source, and/or other components. One or more sensors may be configured to facilitate the lift mechanism to maintain the level of the one or more items contained by the receptacle at or near the opening by moving the platform away from the opening responsive to the one or more items contained by the receptacle breaching the threshold level, moving the platform toward the opening responsive to the one or more items contained by the receptacle failing to breach the threshold level, and/or other operations, in accordance with some implementations.

A dispensing container includes: an operation portion including a dispensing member, the dispensing member extending in an up-down direction and being provided with a spiral groove; a sleeve surrounding the outside of the dispensing member and provided so as to be rotatable on a container axis; a middle plate body holding contents and provided inside the sleeve so as to be movable in the up-down direction in a state where rotation of the middle plate body on the container axis relative to the sleeve is restricted; and a movable tube extending downward from the middle plate body and including an engagement protrusion that engages with the spiral groove. A sliding portion, which is formed of softer material than either one member of the sleeve and the operation portion and on which the other member of the sleeve and the operation portion slides as the sleeve and the operation portion rotate relative to each other, is fixed to the one member.

A fluid delivery device comprising a fluid reservoir; a transcutaneous access tool fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir; and a drive mechanism for driving fluid from the reservoir, the drive mechanism comprising a plunger received in the reservoir; a leadscrew extending from the plunger; a nut threadably engaged with the leadscrew; a drive wheel; and a clutch mechanism coupled to the drive wheel, wherein the clutch mechanism is configured to allow the nut to pass through when disengaged and is configured to grip the nut when engaged such that the drive wheel rotates the nut to advance the drive rod and the plunger into the reservoir.

A wine dispenser is disclosed that preserves wine by reducing oxidation when partially filled with wine. The dispenser includes: a bottle body having a uniform cross section; a piston disposed within the bottle body for pushing the wine therethrough; a drive member capable of pushing the piston along the bottle body; and a dispensing assembly attached to the dispensing end. The dispensing assembly includes: a shoulder having a wine flow channel, the wine being able to flow out only via the wine flow channel; a neck in sealable and rotatable relationship with the shoulder, the neck having a pouring end and a flow regulation end, the flow regulation end having at least one opening that can be rotated so as to permit wine to flow in from the wine flow channel, through the at least one opening, and out through the pouring end, when pressure is applied to the piston.

A wine dispenser is disclosed that protects unpoured wine from oxidation due to exposure to air within the dispenser. The dispenser includes a dispenser body having a weighted piston disposed within, the weighted piston being configured to move toward the dispensing end of the dispenser body when the dispenser is tilted downward, causing wine to be dispensed via a dispensing assembly. The dispensing assembly includes a lid having a wine flow channel that provides a path for wine to flow out of the dispenser body, and a unidirectional flow valve that is biased in a closed air-tight state to prevent air from entering the dispenser body via the wine flow channel, unless the unidirectional flow valve is forced into an open state, thereby allowing wine to flow out from the dispenser body via the wine flow channel, and then out of the dispenser via a pouring neck.

A cosmetics container according to the present invention is capable of preventing alien substances from being introduced into the discharge port by arranging the discharge port through which the cosmetics are discharged and the applying member for applying the cosmetics on a skin, which are located independent of each other. In addition, the cosmetics container according to the present invention is capable of preventing a space from being formed inside the discharge port and preventing air or alien substances from being introduced into a vessel containing the cosmetics since the piston is only moved upward by manipulation of a user while preventing the piston from being moved downward.

A method and device for housing, storing and presenting butter in a hand held fashion for use in dining, cooking, and storage, where the housing securely accommodates a standard quarter pound stick of butter within said housing. Said housing is comprised of a body having a single opening and features a cap for measuring variable amounts of butter protruding from such opening, The housing further possesses a threaded feature penetrating the length of the stick of butter and provides a bracket at the base of the stick of butter to securely move the butter into or out of the housing. The novel housing enables the user to load and unload the stick of butter in an ergonomic, sanitary, and efficient manner.

A consumer product comprising packaging including a product chamber and an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the product chamber; and an antiperspirant composition disposed within the product chamber, wherein the composition exhibits an average standard deviation of less than or equal to about 5 of penetration peak force measurements taken in accordance with a penetration test method as defined herein.

A method for preparing persimmon jam by using a persimmon and Prunus mume, and a packaging container for the long-term storage and convenient use thereof. The method for preparing persimmon jam by using a persimmon and Prunus mume provides storability and the specific flavor and taste of persimmon jam by adding a functional material of Prunus mume to semi-dried persimmons so as to prepare the persimmon jam, and a packaging container provides the long-term storage and convenient use.

Varied embodiments of a container/dispenser having a multi-chamber bellows member having a plurality of collapsible bellows chambers allowing more than one substance to be contained within the container and simultaneously dispensed when a sufficient axial force is exerted on a platform to compress the bellows member forcing flowable materials from each chamber. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention discloses a retrofit multi-chambered bellows container, which may be adapted to a standard caulking tube container.