Patent ID: 9737126
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A45D,A46B

Claim:
1. A combination dispenser and applicator for dispensing nail polish from a container that contains the nail polish under pressure, the container having an opening, and a valve operably mounted over the opening for selectively releasing the nail polish from the container when actuated, the combination comprising: a dispenser body having a mounting structure for mounting the dispenser body over the valve; a valve receiver housed in the dispenser body that operatively engages the valve and directs the nail polish into a dispenser conduit; a valve actuation mechanism for actuating the valve; a brush receiver formed adjacent an end of the dispenser conduit; a disposable applicator brush having a tubular base that forms a proximal end, a brush conduit, and a distal end, the brush conduit being unobstructed and not including a valve; the disposable applicator brush further including a plurality of bristles adjacent the distal end of the brush conduit; wherein the tubular base has an external surface that is shaped to removably engage the brush receiver of the dispenser body so that the nail polish from the dispenser conduit flows through the brush conduit, and into the bristles of the disposable applicator brush; wherein the end of the dispenser conduit engages a conduit receiver formed beneath the brush receiver; and further comprising an O-ring that fits around an outer surface of the dispenser conduit and abuts an inner surface of the conduit receiver so that the dispenser conduit can move up and down in relation to the conduit receiver and the dispenser body, without allowing the nail polish to leak from between the dispenser conduit and the conduit receiver.