Shoe polish dispenser

Claim 1

IN A DISPENSER FOR LIQUID SHOE POLISH AND SIMILAR LIQUIDS, SAID DISPENSER BEING ADAPTED TO BE APPLIED TO A GLASS OR PLASTIC CONTAINER TO SERVE AS A CLOSURE THEREFOR AND TO BE MANIPULATED TO OPEN TO PERMIT DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUID FROM SAID CONTAINER, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION: (1) A DEFORMABLE MEMBER HAVING AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE NIPPLE, SAID NIPPLE BEING PROVIDED WITH AN AXIAL BORE CLOSED AT ITS OUTER END AND ALSO WITH A SLIT IN ITS SIDE SURFACE, WHICH SLIT IS LIMITED IN EXTENT TO SAID SIDE SURFACE AND IS DESIGNED TO REMAIN CLOSED WHEN SAID NIPPLE IS UNFLEXED AND TO OPEN WHEN SAID NIPPLE IS FLEXED, A FIRST FLANGE ATTACHED TO THE INNER END OF SAID NIPPLE AND DISPOSED PERPENDICULARLY TO THE AXIS THEREOF, SAID FLANGE HAVING AN APERTURE IN ALINEMENT WITH SAID BORE OF SAID NIPPLE, AND A SECOND FLANGE, SAID SECOND FLANGE BEING OF GENERALLY ANNULAR CONFIGURATION AND SECURED TO THE EDGE OF THE FIRST FLANGE, SAID SECOND FLANGE HAVING MEANS THEREON FOR SECURING IT LIQUID-TIGHT TO A CONTAINER; (2) A FIXEDLY SECURED SPONGY MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID NIPPLE AND NORMALLY EXTENDING ADJACENT THERETO FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF, WHEREBY FLEXURE OF SAID SPONGY MEMBER RESULTS IN FLEXURE OF SAID NIPPLE AND OPENING OF THE SLIT IN THE SIDE SURFACE THEREOF, SAID SPONGY MEMBER BEING UNATTACHED TO SAID NIPPLE AT LEAST FROM THE REGION JUST BELOW SAID SLIT THEREIN TO THE OUTER END OF SAID NIPPLE; (3) A CAP ADAPTED TO SURROUND SAID NIPPLE AND SAID SPONGY MEMBER AND TO BE REMOVABLY SECURED TO THE CONTAINER ON WHICH SAID NIPPLE AND SPONGY MEMBER ARE TO BE MOUNTED, SAID CAP HAVING AN ELONGATE AXIAL TUBULAR PROJECTION DEPENDING THEREFROM, SAID TUBULAR PROJECTION HAVING AN AXIAL BORE THEREIN; (4) THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID ELONGATE AXIAL TUBULAR PROJECTION AND SAID AXIAL BORE THEREIN BEING SO RELATED TO THOSE OF SAID NIPPLE AND SAID SPONGY MEMBER WHEREBY SAID CAP IS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID NIPPLE FOR CLOSING THE CONTAINER WITH WHICH SAID DISPENSER MAY BE OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED, AT WHICH TIME SAID ELONGATE AXIAL TUBULAR PROJECTION IS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED FRICTIONALLY OVER SAID NIPPLE WHILE IT EXTENDS BETWEEN SAID NIPPLE AND SAID SPONGY MEMBER AT LEAST TO SAID REGION JUST BELOW SAID SLIT IN SAID SIDE SURFACE OF SAID NIPPLE TO RETAIN THE LATTER IN UNFLEXED POSITION AND TO SEAL THE SLIT AGAINST LEAKAGE INTO SAID SPONGY MEMBER.