Cosmetic stick

Claim 1

A COSMETIC CONTAINER COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL CASING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THEREIN AN ELONGATE SOLID COSMETIC HAVING A METALLIC CUP BASE OF A FERROUS COMPOSITION AT THE LOWER END THEREOF; CAM MEANS ROTATABLY DISPOSED ON SAID CASING; SLIDE MEANS IN SAID CASING AND ADAPTED FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREIN; THE BOTTOM OF SAID CUP RESTING ON THE UPPER FACE OF SAID SLIDE MEANS; MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CAM MEANS AND SAID SLIDE MEANS FOR TRANSLATING THE ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEANS INTO AN AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SLIDE MEANS; AND MAGNET MEANS IN SAID SLIDE MEANS FOR MAGNETICALLY SECURING THE BOTTOM OF SAID FERROUS BASE TO THE FACE OF SAID SLIDE MEANS, WHEREIN SAID CASING INCLUDES A BOTTOM WALL HAVING AN OPENING; AND PLUNGER MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SLIDE MEANS HAVING ONE END ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID BASE AND ANOTHER END EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, WHEREBY SAID OTHER END EXTENDS THROUGH SAID OPENING OF SAID BOTTOM WALL WHEN SAID SLIDE MEANS IS IN A LOWERMOST POSITION FOR SELECTIVE AND MANUAL RELEASING OF SAID BASE FROM SAID SLIDE MEANS.