Patent ID: 8113219

Claim:
A dispenser for storing and applying a supply of cosmetic powder, comprising in combination: a) a container for storage of a quantity of said powder, said container having a mouth, b) a closure cap received by and selectively held captive on the mouth of the container, said closure cap having a side wall defining an inner compartment, c) an applicator brush disposed in said inner compartment, and having brush bristles normally directly facing and being directly adjacent to the mouth of the container when the closure cap is assembled thereto, and cooperable means on said applicator brush and on the side wall of said closure cap, for slidably mounting the brush for advancing and retracting movement with respect to said closure cap when the latter is removed from the mouth of the container, d) flow-regulating means comprising an apertured transverse wall carried by said container and extending across the mouth thereof, e) said flow-regulating means comprising a cover hingedly connected to said apertured transverse wall and overlying the same to normally isolate the applicator brush from the container and the powder disposed therein when the closure cap is received on the mouth of the container, f) said transverse wall and said cover being rendered accessible solely when the closure cap is removed from the container, said cover further being pivotally connected with said transverse wall and capable of being manually shifted from a first, closed position overyling the transverse wall to a second, open position exposing the transverse wall, by means of said hinged connection, whereby in said second, open position the powder contents on the transverse wall are accessible to the applicator brush.