Cosmetic dispenser

Claim 1

A DISPENSER UNIT COMPRISING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL HOLLOW CASING OPEN AT ONE END DEFINING A RESERVOIR FOR A LIQUID, A DIAPHRAGM HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING THEREIN CLOSING THE OPEN END OF SAID RESERVOIR, A CAP, MEANS DETACHABLY CONNECTING SAID CAP TO SAID CASING, AN APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID COMPRISING A MEMBER HAVING A TIP PORTION AT ONE END WITH A BORE OF CAPILLARY DIMENSION THERETHROUGH ENGAGEABLE THROUGH THE OPENING IN SAID DIAPHRAGM, A PISTON ENGAGEABLE IN SAID BORE AND MEANS PROVIDING A CLEARANCE BETWEEN SAID PISTON AND BORE WHEN THE PISTON IS IN A RETRACTED POSITION TO PERMIT AIR TO ENTER THE BORE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF LIQUID THEREIN, MEANS MOUNTING SAID PISTON AND MEMBER FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DISPOSING SAID PISTON BETWEEN AN EXTENDED POSITION IN SAID CAPILLARY BORE AND A RETRACTED POSITION AT LEAST PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM SAID CAPILLARY BORE, SAID PISTON OPERABLE UPON RELATIVE ACTUATION OF SAID PISTON AND MEMBER FROM SAID EXTENDED TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION OF SAID PISTON TO DRAW LIQUID FROM SAID RESERVOIR INTO SAID CAPILLARY BORE MEANS PROVIDING A CLEARANCE BETWEEN SAID PISTON AND SAID BORE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION OF SAID PISTON THEREBY TO PERMIT AIR TO ENTER SAID BORE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF LIQUID THEREIN.