Patent ID: 8690465

Claim:
A capless cosmetic applicator comprising: a cosmetic agent; a housing assembly; a seal mounted in the housing assembly, the seal and the housing assembly protecting the cosmetic agent from ambient conditions to preserve the quality of the cosmetic agent, an elongate, substantially cylindrical rigid carrier to partially house and support the cosmetic agent, said carrier comprising a carrier cavity disposed at an end portion of the carrier, said carrier cavity formed as a cylinder open at one end and closed from the remaining portion of the carrier by a floor and into which the cosmetic agent is inserted; a seal opener configured as an elongate, rigid, substantially cylindrical structure sized to jacket the carrier and to advance ahead of cosmetic agent through the seal to protect the cosmetic agent from damage by seal; and a control for lockably manipulating the seal opener to open the seal and advancing the cosmetic agent from a stored position within the rigid carrier to an advanced position beyond the seal.