Patent ID: 8231297

Claim:
A cosmetic dispenser comprising: a bottle with an open inner volume, a closed proximal end, and a distal end with an aperture; an applicator wand retained for slidable extension and retraction relative to the bottle wherein the applicator wand has a proximal end and a distal end; a base member fixed to the proximal end of the applicator wand; a cosmetic applicator retained by the distal end of the applicator wand; a means for enabling a selective sliding of the applicator wand from a retracted position wherein the cosmetic applicator is retained within the open inner volume of the bottle and an extended position wherein the cosmetic applicator projects through the aperture at the distal end of the bottle; a lateral dividing structure that divides the open inner volume of the bottle into a distal open inner volume to a distal side of the lateral dividing structure and in fluidic communication with the aperture in the distal end of the bottle and a proximal open inner volume to a proximal side of the lateral dividing structure wherein the distal open inner volume is fluidically sealed in relation to the proximal open inner volume; and an aperture in the dividing structure wherein the applicator wand is slidably received through the aperture wherein the lateral dividing structure comprises an adapter insert and a rear seal wherein the adapter insert has a base and a peripheral wall, wherein the aperture is in the base concentric with the bottle, and wherein the peripheral wall has a size and shape corresponding to a size and shape of an inner wall surface of the bottle and wherein the rear seal has a through-hole that slidably receives the applicator wand.