Patent ID: 7946779

Claim:
A liquid dispensing applicator, said liquid dispensing applicator further comprising: (a) a hand-held fluid source, said hand-held fluid source further comprising a body having a distal end and a proximal end; (b) fluid dispensing means for allowing a fluid to be dispensed through said proximal end of said body, said fluid dispensing means further comprising an applicator member, said applicator member further comprising: (i) an attachment portion for insertion into said proximal end of said body so as to secure said fluid dispensing means to said body and having a passage therethrough so as to allow fluid to pass from said body through said attachment portion; (ii) an attachment member mounted on said attachment portion so as to provide a means of keeping said attachment portion seated within said proximal end and having a passage therethrough so as to allow fluid to pass from said attachment portion through said attachment member; (iii) a frangible juncture extending outwardly from said attachment member and having a passage therethrough so as to allow said fluid to pass from said attachment member through said frangible juncture; (iv) at least one pre-aperture, said at least one pre-aperture located at the outward end of said frangible juncture; and (v) a tongue element supported by said frangible juncture and extending outwardly therefrom, said tongue element capping said fluid passage and sealing said at least one pre-aperture until such time as pressure is applied to said tongue element so as to cause said sealed pre-aperture to rupture and causing said pre-aperture to become an aperture, and allowing passage of said fluid through said aperture.