Patent ID: 8057119

Claim:
A cosmetic applying device comprising: an applying head; a core piece having a first end and a second end, a passage defined centrally through the core piece, a stepped skirt extending from an outer periphery of the core piece and an inner collar engaged with an inner periphery of the passage, a first protrusion extending radially outward from the second end of the core piece, the applying head extending through the passage and having a first end protruding from the first end of the core piece, the inner collar snugly securing with the core piece; a soft tube having an opening defined in a first end thereof and a first connection portion defined in an outer periphery of the first end of the soft tube, a first shoulder extending inward from an inner periphery of the opening; a cap having a second connection portion defined in an inner periphery of an opening thereof, the second connection portion connected to the first connection portion of the soft tube, a second shoulder extending from an inner periphery of the cap; an end member including a first end thereof and a closed second end, a flange extending radially outward from the first end of the end member, a chamber defined in the end member and communicating with an opening of the first end of the end member, an engaging portion extending from an inner end of the closed second end and toward the opening of the first end of the end member, a second protrusion extending inward from an inner periphery of the chamber, an outer collar connected to an outer periphery of the closed second end of the end member and at least one through hole defined through the closed second end of the end member, the flange rested on an end surface of the opening of the first end of the soft tube and the second end of the core piece inserted into the chamber of the end member, and when the cap is connected to the soft tube, the stepped skirt is engaged with the second shoulder of the cap and the outer collar of the end member is engaged with the first shoulder of the soft tube, the engaging portion of the end member seals the passage in the second end of the core piece, when the cap is removed from the soft tube, the core piece is moved by a friction between the stepped skirt and the cap to engage the first protrusion with the second protrusion, the engaging portion of the end member is removed from the passage in the second end of the core piece, the passage communicates with the soft tube and the applying head.