Patent ID: 7424961

Claim:
A tester for a cosmetic liquid, comprising: a support; a bottle containing the cosmetic liquid; holding means holding said bottle; a valve for pumping the cosmetic liquid from the bottle, said valve being held above and separated from the bottle and said valve having a capillary introduced inside the bottle; a nozzle connected to said valve, said nozzle having an opening in front of the support; and control means for actuating the valve, said control means being carried by the support and said control means being activated manually for actuating the valve so that said valve pumps the cosmetic liquid into the nozzle, said control means comprising a button movable downwards, and a substantially horizontal leg pivoting at one end and actuated at the other end by said button so that said valve is actuated by an intermediate part of said leg; wherein: said valve and said nozzle are carried by the control means; said valve has an axis of actuation, said valve being mounted with said axis of actuation vertical; said nozzle comprises a first part extending horizontally from said valve, said first part being followed by a second part which is directed downwards; and said valve and said nozzle are adapted to cause the cosmetic liquid to drip drop by drop from the end of said nozzle when said valve is actuated.