Patent ID: 6918710

Claim:
A package for a liquid, the package comprising: a) a reservoir for the liquid comprising a side wall, having an outer surface, and first and second ends disposed at opposite ends of a longitudinal axis of the reservoir, the first end defining an opening sealed by a rupturable seal and the second end being scaled; and b) a cap, in the form of a sleeve, coaxially coupled to the first end of the reservoir and having a longitudinal axis common with that of the reservoir, the cap being axially translatable along the longitudinal axis of the reservoir from first to second positions and comprising: (i) a side wall having an inner surface which is frictionally engageable with the outer surface of the reservoir side wall; (ii) first and second ends defined by the side wall of the cap, the first end being engaged over the first end of the reservoir in both first and second positions, the second end comprising a cap end wall which abuts against the reservoir in the second position, the cap end wall including an opening through which liquid in the reservoir can be accessed when its rupturable seal is ruptured; and (iii) a cutting tool depending from the cap end wall so that when the cap is axially translated from the first to the second position, the cutting tool ruptures the rupturable seal so that the liquid can thereby be made accessible through the opening of the cap end wall. wherein a separate applicator is insertable through the opening of the cap end wall when the package is in its second position to access the liquid composition.