Patent ID: 8753027

Claim:
A liquid applicator device for dispensing an applicator liquid from an applicator liquid container; comprising; a one piece closure for sealing with the applicator liquid container; passageway defined by said one piece closure extending between an inner passageway, an intermediate passageway, a tapered passageway and an outer passageway decreasing in size from said inner passageway to said outer passageway; a sealing surface defined by an intersection of said inner passageway and said intermediate passageway of said closure; a valve element defining a cylindrical sidewall supporting a flared peripheral shoulder disposed within said closure with said cylindrical sidewall of said valve element slidably disposed within said intermediate passageway; a spring retaining step unitary with said closure; a spring located within said closure between said spring retaining step and said valve for biasing said flared peripheral shoulder of said valve into sealing engagement with said sealing surface of said closure for inhibiting the flow of the applicator liquid from the applicator liquid container; a substantially rigid applicator tip slidably located in said outer passageway for forming a slidable seal with said closure; and said substantially rigid applicator tip engaging with said valve element for enabling a depression of said applicator tip to displace said flared peripheral shoulder of said valve element from said sealing surface of said closure to enable the flow of the applicator liquid from the applicator liquid container.