Patent ID: 8708983

Claim:
An applicator assembly comprising: a body having a proximal end and a distal end; a container slidably coupled to the body; a valve cap having a fluid passage, wherein the valve cap is coupled to the container; an application member attached to the distal end, wherein an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is only accessible when one of the body and the container are axially translated along a longitudinal axis in an opposite direction away from each other; an end cap having a female receptacle, wherein the valve cap further comprises an extension portion, and wherein the female receptacle is configured to mate with the extension portion to control the axial translation of the body and the container relative to one another; and a closure member mounted in the female receptacle, wherein the closure member prevents communication between the interior of the container and the application member until the body and the container are axially translated in an opposite direction from each other, wherein the closure member comprises: a centrally located portion that slidably engages a distal opening of the fluid passage of the valve cap; and a peripheral retaining ring connected to the centrally located portion by support struts.