Dispenser and applicator

Claim 1

A DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS, COMPRISING A CONTAINER HAVING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION AND A STEPPED INTEGRAL HEAD PORTION PROVIDED WITH A CENTRALLY APERTURED END WALL AND AN EXTERNALLY THREADED FIRST REDUCED DIAMETER SECTION AND A SECOND SECTION OF LESSER DIAMETER THAN SAID FIRST SECTION HAVING AN EXTERNAL RETAINING RING FORMED THEREON, AN INTERMEDIATE CAP MEMBER INCLUDING A ROOF PORTION AND A DEPENDING SKIRT PORTION HAVING A RETAINING RING FORMED INTERNALLY THEREON AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE EXTERNAL RING ON SAID SECOND SECTION OF SAID HEAD PORTION TO PROVIDE A SNAP-IN-PLACE CONNECTION THEREWITH AND TO LIMIT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CAP MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID HEAD PORTION, SAID ROOF PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH AN ELONGATED EMBOSSMENT HAVING INTERIORLY THEREOF A DEPENDING PROBE RECEIVABLE IN SAID CENTRAL APERTURE IN SAID HEAD PORTION END WALL WHEN SAID INTERMEDIATE CAP MEMBER IS IN ITS CLOSED POSITION, SAID PROBE MEMBER BEING SURROUNDED BY AXIALLY EXTENDING PASSAGEWAYS IN SAID EMBOSSMENT COMMUNICATING WITH SAID HEAD PORTION APERTURE, AN APPLICATOR SPONGE SUPPORTED BY SAID EMBOSSMENT, AND AN OVERCAP INCLUDING AN INTERNALLY THREADED SKIRT PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FIRST REDUCED DIAMETER SECTION OF SAID HEAD PORTION AND A CENTRAL DOME-LIKE PORTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID SKIRT PORTION AND ENCLOSING SAID APPLICATOR SPONGE, SAID DOME-LIKE PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH AN ANNULAR ABUTMENT SHOULDER ENGAGEABLE WITH THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ROOF PORTION OF SAID INTERMEDIATE CAP MEMBER AND EFFECTIVE DURING THREADING OF SAID OVERCAP UPON SAID HEAD PORTION TO MOVE SAID CAP MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID HEAD PORTION AND DEPRESS SAID PROBE INTO SAID APERTURE IN SAID HEAD PORTION END WALL TO THEREBY CLOSE SAID APERTURE WHILE ALSO CAUSING SAID EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL RETAINING RINGS TO ABUT AND THEREBY PROVIDE A COMPLETE TIGHT CONTAINER.