Patent ID: 8888392

Claim:
A wiper member for a container for packaging and dispensing products said wiper member comprising a housing, said housing having a proximal end and a distal end that define an opening, said housing having at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall taking up a wiping configuration and a non-wiping configuration when a component is caused to travel through the wiper member; wherein an outer surface of a lower portion of the at least one sidewall comprises a wiping surface; wherein the lower portion of the at least one sidewall is capable of folding inwardly upon itself into said housing; wherein in an initial relaxed position of the wiper member, the opening at the distal end of said housing has a first diameter; wherein in the initial relaxed position of the wiper member, the lower portion of the at least one sidewall is in unfolded position and the component is not in contact with said housing; wherein in the wiping configuration, the lower portion of the at least one sidewall folds inwardly upon itself into said housing such that the wiping surface moves inwardly into said housing and forms a wiping orifice inside said housing; wherein the wiping orifice has a second diameter; and wherein the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter.