Patent ID: 8807859

Claim:
A liquid applicator comprising: (a) a hollow body portion incorporating (i) a reservoir portion for containing a liquid to be applied by the applicator, and (ii) an outlet portion having first and second ends, the first end being connected to an outlet mouth of the reservoir, said outlet mouth having a mouth wall, (b) an applicator tip assembly provided on the second end of the outlet portion for discharge of liquid from the reservoir portion via said outlet portion, (c) a plug located in the mouth of the reservoir portion, said plug and mouth being configured so that the plug is moveable towards the applicator tip assembly from a first position at which it seals the reservoir portion to a second position at which fluid may follow out of the reservoir portion, and (d) a continuously curved actuator means for applying an actuating force to the mouth wall to effect movement of the plug towards the outlet portion, and for squeezing the walls of the reservoir portion to effect discharge of liquid from the reservoir portion via the outlet portion and the applicator device, wherein the actuator comprises a first actuator formation and a second actuator formation, with the first actuator formation being of more pronounced curvature than the second actuator formation.