Applicator with cap closed valves

Claim 1

A FLUID APPLICATOR COMPRISING AN APPLICATOR HEAD HAVING A WEB, A RESILIENT COVER SECURED TO SAID APPLICATOR HEAD, SAID WEB HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING THEREIN, A RAISED RIB ON SAID WEB SURROUNDING SAID OPENING AND OUTWARDLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT THERETO, AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING VALVE SEAT ON SAID WEB SURROUNDING SAID CENTRAL OPENING AND EXTENDING ABOUT THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CENTRAL OPENING AND INWARDLY DISPOSED TO SAID RIB, A VALVE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF RESILIENT FINGERS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND A PLURALITY OF DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING FEET INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID VALVE MEMBER, SAID FEET EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING TO RETAIN SAID VALVE MEMBER IN POSITION IN SAID WEB, SAID VALVE MEMBER, SAID FEET EXCLUDING A VALVE HEAD POSITIONED ABOUR SAID VALVE MEMBER AND BELOW SAID COVER AND BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID VALVE SEAT, SAID RESILIENT FINGERS NORMALLY URGING SAID VALVE HEAD AWAY FROM SAID VALVE SEAT AND AGAINST SAID COVER, AND A CAP HAVING MEANS THEREON FOR ENGAGING SAID COVER TO DEPRESS SAID COVER AND SAID VALVE HEAD TO CAUSE SAID VALVE HEAD TO ENGAGE SAID VALVE SEAT.