Patent ID: 11910904
Assignee: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A method of dispensing a cosmetic substance from an applicator system including a container defining a cavity and including an outermost wall, an open first end and a closed second end, a dispensing mechanism including an elongated body and at least one flexible region engageable by a user, the elongated body having an outer wall directly coupled to the outermost wall of the container, a first orifice restriction and a second orifice restriction wherein the first orifice restriction has a first portion positioned within the elongate body and a second portion extending from the first portion and directly secured to the open first end of the container, the outer wall of the elongate body and the at least one flexible region defining a dispensing cavity, and an applicator having an interior cavity adapted to accommodate at least a portion of the dispensing mechanism, a flow path for the cosmetic substance between the cavity of the container and the interior cavity defined only by the outermost wall of the container, the outer wall of the elongate body of the dispensing mechanism, the flexible region, the first orifice restriction, and the second orifice restriction, the method comprising:
disposing a predetermined quantity of cosmetic substance within the dispensing cavity of the dispensing mechanism;
engaging the at least one flexible region of the dispensing mechanism, thereby causing the predetermined quantity of cosmetic substance to be dispensed through the dispensing cavity and to the applicator;
releasing the at least one flexible region of the dispensing mechanism, thus forming a vacuum within the dispensing cavity that causes a subsequent predetermined quantity of cosmetic substance to be drawn into the dispensing cavity.