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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vincent de Laforcade, Rambouillet, FR;
Assignee:
L'Or{acute over (e)}al S.A., Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 2/500 ;
Abstract
A container includes a body having at least one wall defining an open area for containing fluid and a member. The body includes a guiding portion for guiding removal of an applicator from the container along a predetermined path and an opening permitting access to the open area of the body. The member includes a wiping portion having an open end. The wiping portion is shaped so that as the applicator is removed from the container along the predetermined path the wiping portion wipes at least two opposed points on a transverse section of the applicator. Also disclosed are systems and methods for dispensing fluid from the container.