Patent ID: 7008133

Claim:
A disposable single-use applicator assembly, comprising: a package containing a fluid to be dispensed; said package comprising a flexible or non-flexible material that defines a fluid holding interior region of said package; an applicator for dispensing said fluid, said applicator having a handle and a fluid holding element at a first end portion of said handle; said fluid holding element being disposed in said package interior region; a hermetic closure attaching a first end portion of said package to an intermediate portion of said handle, said hermetic closure hermetically sealing said package to said handle such that said fluid holding interior region is hermetically sealed; a second end portion of said handle extending clear of said package; said package having a breakable portion proximate to said hermetic closure to allow said fluid holding element to be uncovered for use; and said breakable portion comprising a frangible seal formed in said package material that allows said package material to be broken.