Topical product dispenser

Claim 1

An applicator comprising: a hollow, shallow, circular first cylinder having first and second flat parallel end surfaces interconnected by a peripheral outer wall, said first cylinder being constituted by a relatively large main body section incorporating major portions of said end surfaces and said wall and a relatively small minor section which incorporates minor portions of said end surfaces and said wall, said minor section detachably engagable with said main section, and defining a removable cap for said main body section, the contours of the engaging edges of the two sections being irregular in shape but conforming to each other to form a mating, fluid-tight interface, the inner surface of which is smooth and continuous, said first surface having a centrally disposed circular opening located in the main section and communicating with the interior of the main section; a circular member accessible from the exterior of said first surface and disposed in a manually rotatable manner within said opening, said member having an axis of rotation extending through the center of said opening at right angles to said surfaces, said member having an integral extension which extends from said member and toward said second surface and which has an axis of symmetry coincident with said axis of rotation; and the first cylinder defining a cavity, the peripheral wall of which is symmetrical with respect to the center of the opening for receiving a second slightly smaller, solid cylinder element disposed rotatably in said first cylinder.

Claim 12

A method of filling a dispenser comprising the steps of: filling the symmetrical cavity of a hollow, shallow, circular cylinder having opposed parallel side walls joined to a peripheral outer wall having a central, circular opening in one of the side walls through the opening with a congealable liquid; placing the hub portion of a circular handle member into the liquid and rotatably and sealingly inserting the circular member into said opening; congealing said liquid to form an element firmly engaging said hub portion.

Claim 13

A method of filling a dispenser comprising the steps of: filling the symmetrical cavity of a hollow, shallow, circular cylinder having opposed parallel side walls joined to a peripheral outer wall having a central, circular opening in one of the side walls through the opening with a congealable liquid; placing the hub portion of a circular handle member into the liquid and rotatably and sealingly inserting the circular member into said opening; congealing said liquid to form an element firmly engaging said hub portion.