Patent ID: 7540681

Claim:
An applicator for dispensing a fluid, comprising: a hollow elongate member comprising a container; a flange extending radially outward from said hollow elongate member; and distributor element attached to the flange, the distributor element comprising: a first side and a second side; at least two orifices; at least one projecting element rising from the first side of the distributor element; and an absorbent pad attached to the projecting element; wherein the projecting element is proximate the center of the distributor element and separates the at least two orifices such that the at least two orifices are only in fluid communication with each other on the first side of the distributor element through the absorbent pad; and wherein the projecting element comprises an orifice-free zone that avoids concentrating the fluid in the center of the absorbent pad as the fluid flows through the orifices into the absorbent pad.