Container with stripper

Claim 1

A dispenser, adapted to apply a liquid to an object, comprising in combination, a container for a liquid, a closure for said container, and an applicator connected to said closure and normally disposed in said container, said applicator including a rod comprising a near end portion connected to said closure, a free end portion of predetermined maximum outside diameter, and between said end portions an intermediate portion of a certain length and of reduced diameter smaller than said maximum outside diameter, said free end portion including, near the tip, means for receiving and dispensing said liquid, said applicator being movable in opposite longitudinal directions to and from a rest position wherein said rod is normally positioned uprightly in said container and at least said receiving and dispensing means is adapted to dip into the liquid, a stripper secured in said container and having a central opening of an internal diameter, said maximum outside diameter of said rod being at least equal to said internal diameter of said opening in said stripper, and the reduced diameter of said rod being smaller than said internal diameter of said opening, and engaging means between said container and said closure for selectively engaging said closure to said container and, respectively, disengaging said closure from said container by relative movement therebetween in said longitudinal directions throughout a predetermined distance, said certain length of said intermediate portion of reduced diameter being at least equal to said predetermined distance, whereby there will be facilitated removal by said stripper of any liquid from the free end portion of maximum diameter of said rod, while the intermediate portion of reduced diameter of said rod will remain substantially free of any contact with the internal contour of said stripper during removal of said applicator from said rest position.