Ball applicator fitment

Claim 1

A BALL APPLICATOR FITMENT FOR USE WITH A CONTAINER WITH A DISPENDING OPENING DEFINED BY A NECK HAVING AN OUTLET BORE AND A RADIALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED TERMINAL FACE, AN APPLICATOR BALL, AND A CONTAINER CAP ADAPTED TO PRESS DOWN AGAINST THE BALL WHEN SECURED TO THE CONTAINER, WHICH COMPRISES: A BALL SUPPORT MEMBER DEFINING A CAVITY HAVING THE GENERAL SHAPE OF A PORTION OF A SPHERE, SAID SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING AT ITS UPPER END COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CAVITY, SAID OPENING HAVING A DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID BALL, SAID BALL SUPPORT MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ROTATABLY CONFINE SAID BALL WITHIN SAID CAVITY; A GENERALLY OUTWARDLY DIRECTED SHOULDER EXTENDING FROM SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID SHOULDER HAVING A BOTTOM FACE FOR CONFORMING CONTACT WITH AT LEAST THE OUTER PERIMETER OF SAID TERMINAL FACE OF THEL CONTAINER NECK; A CONTINUOUS ANNULAR RING DIRECTED GENERALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID SHOULDER, THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID ANNULAR RING DEFINING A CONTINUATION OF THE GENERALLY SPHERICALLY SHAPED CAVITY IN SAID BALL RECEIVING SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID UPPER SURFACE INCLUDING A BALL SEALING SURFACE FOR CONTINUOUS CONFORMING CONTACT WITH SAID BALL FOR SUBSTANTIALLY 360* AROUND THE BALL, THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID ANNULAR RING BEING SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID BALL; A FLANGE EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE INNER PORTION OF SAID ANNULAR RING, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FLANGE BEING SPACED AT ALL POINTS FROM THE CONTAINER NECK WHEN THE FITMENT IS INSTALLED IN PLACE UPON THE CONTAINER, THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SURFACE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS CONFORMING CONTACT WITH SAID NECK FOR 360* AROUND THE NECK, THE AREA OF SAID CONFORMING CONTACT WITH THE CONTAINER NECK LYING ON A RADIAL LINE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTER OF THE BALL THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID CONTINUOUS BALL SEALING SURFACE; AND MEANS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID OUTWARDLY DIRECTED SHOULDER FOR SECURING THE FITMENT TO THE CONTAINER.