Appeal No. 2001-1466
Application 09/055,899
26, 33 and 37 through 41. Claims 4, 18 through 24, 27 through
32 and 34
through 36, the only other claims pending in the application,
stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR §
1.142(b).
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a unit for packaging and
applying liquid products such as nail varnish, lipstick, glue,
writing corrector, stain remover and the like. Representative
claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A unit for packaging and applying a liquid product,
comprising:
a reservoir containing the product and having an opening;
a removable closure for closing off said opening in a
leaktight manner;
an applicator fitted inside the reservoir and including a
first end in liquid communication with the product inside the
reservoir and a second end opposite said first end, said
second end forming an application surface which is movable
axially between a first position in which the application
surface emerges outside the reservoir through said opening,
and a second position in which said application surface is
contained in a leaktight manner inside the reservoir,
wherein said applicator comprises at least one block of
an absorbent material which is capable of being at least
partially compressed, and wherein said applicator is mounted
to the reservoir such that said applicator is saturated with
the product when said second end moves from said second
position to said first position.
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