Patent ID: 7398898

Claim:
A cosmetic package comprising: a pouch container defining a product storage chamber, the container having an opening; a neck member having: a first end having a pair of horizontal wedges extending radially from opposite sides, each wedge attached to the first end by way of a base substantially as broad as a width of the first end, and each wedge tapering from the base to a distal edge defining an acute angle, the wedges and intervening portions of the first end defining opposite outwardly directed bonding surfaces, the opening of the pouch container fixedly attached to and forming an impervious seal with the bonding surfaces; a second end opposite the first end; and a passage from the first end to the second end of the neck member, the passage providing access through the neck member to the chamber; a cap adapted to selectively open and close the passage by engaging cooperative means on the second end; an applicator wand with a proximal end connected to the cap and a distal end extending from the cap, the wand dimensioned to be received in the passage and having a sufficient length to position the distal end of the wand within the chamber when the cap is at least proximal to the second end of the neck; wherein the passage has a circular cross-section and the cosmetic package further comprises: an elastic annular ring mounted about the wand and positioned at a location along a length of the wand corresponding to a point between the first end and the second end of the neck when the cap is engaged with the second end, the ring having an outer dimension that is the same as or slightly larger than an inner dimension of the passage, the ring configured and biased with respect to the passage such that compression in the chamber is released as the ring is pushed in the passage toward the chamber and a vacuum is generated in the chamber as the ring is withdrawn in the passage away from the chamber, wherein, the pouch container collapses a predetermined amount each time the wand is withdrawn from the passage.