Applicator

Claim 1

IN AN APPLICATOR FOR LIQUID, A CONTAINER HAVING A SCREW-THREADED NECK PORTION DEFINING AN OPENING, A ONE-PIECE CUP-SHAPED CAP OF ESSSENTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS HAVING AN AXIAL SIDE WALL HAVING A RADIALLY INWARDLY BULGED SPIRAL RIB COMPRISING A SCREW THREAD THREADINGLY ENGAGED WITH AN OUTSIDE ANNULAR WALL OF SAID SCREW-THREADED NECK PORITON AND HAVING A PERFORATED CUP BOTTOM OVERLYING SAID NECK PORTION THROUGH WHICH LIQUID MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONTAINER, THE RADIALLY INWARDLY BULGED SPIRAL RIB ALSO DEFINING A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OPENING SPIRAL-SHAPED GROOVE, A POROUS RESILIENT SPONGE-LIKE MEMBER ENGAGING THE CAP OUTSIDE THE PERFORATIONS FOR RECEIVING LIQUID PASSING THERETHROUGH AND HAVING A FIRST DEPENDING PORTION EXTENDING OVER THE OUTER WALL OF THE CAP AND IN LAPPED ENGAGEMENT OVER SAID SPIRAL SHAPED-GROOVE, A VELVETLIKE APPLICATOR FABRIC ENGAGING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID POROUS RESILIENT MEMBER IN LIQUID TRANSFER RELATIONSHIP THERETO, A REMOVABLE LIQUID RETAINING CUP-LIKE MEMBER BEING TELESCOPED INTO SAID NECK PORTION AND HAVING A FLANGE PORTION ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING RELATION ON AN UPPER END OF SAID NECK PORTION AND WITH SAID CUP-LIKE MEMBER BEING POSITIONED BETWEEN THE CAP AND THE END OF THE CONTAINER NECK PORTION TO PREVENT ESCAPE OF LIQUID THROUGH SAID PERFORATIONS, SAID APPLICATOR FABRIC ALSO HAVING A DEPENDING PORTION EXTENDING OVER THE OUTER WALL OF THE CAP IN LAPPED RELATION OVER SAID SPIRAL-SHAPED GROOVE OUTSIDE OF SAID FIRST DEPENDING PORTION, A CIRCULAR BAND IN FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DEPENDING PORTIONS HOLDING THE SAID RESILIENT MEMBER AND SAID APPLICATOR FABRIC SNUGLY AGAINST SAID AXIAL SIDE WALL OF SAID CAP OVER SAID SPIRAL-SHAPED GROOVE IN UNITARY ASSEMBLY THEREWITH, SAID A REMOVABLE CUP-LIKE CAP MEMBER TELESCOPED OVER SAID APPLICATOR FABRIC AND HAVING SNAP MEANS SECURING THE SAME IN DETACHABLE ASSEMBLY OVER SAID APPLICATOR FABRIC.