Patent ID: 11957232
Assignee: ELC MANAGEMENT LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An applicator system for containing and dispensing a cosmetic substance, the applicator system comprising:
a flexible container defining a cavity configured to be filled with the cosmetic substance, the flexible container including an open first end and a closed second end, the open first end including a neck portion extending toward the closed second end, the flexible container further including a ledge extending radially from the neck portion wherein the ledge has a first portion extending toward the closed and a second portion extending outwardly from a lower end of the first portion;
a dispensing mechanism disposed at or near the open first end of the flexible container, the dispensing mechanism including a base covering the open first end of the flexible container, a threaded coupling region extending from the base and configured to couple with the neck portion of the flexible container, and a sidewall extending from the base and surrounding the threaded coupling region, a lower end of the sidewall engaging an upper end of the first portion of the ledge of the flexible container when the threaded coupling region is coupled with the neck portion of the flexible container;
an applicator operably coupled with at least a portion of the dispensing mechanism, the applicator having a body and an external surface; and a cap having a lower portion engaging the second portion of the ledge of the flexible container when coupled to the flexible container;
wherein upon exerting a force on a portion of the flexible container, a predetermined quantity of cosmetic substance is dispensed from the cavity, through the dispensing mechanism, through the body of the applicator to the external surface thereof.