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A rubbing pad-dispensing tool comprising a tubular body for holding by hand, the tubular body having an interior arranged for containing a stack of rubbing pads and a pad-dispensing orifice positioned on a first end thereof; the pad-dispensing orifice having an end cap closure therefor, and in which

A rubbing pad-dispensing tool comprising a tubular body for holding by hand, the tubular body having an interior arranged for containing a stack of rubbing pads and a pad-dispensing orifice positioned on a first end thereof; the pad-dispensing orifice having an end cap closure therefor, and in which the exterior of the end cap closure is provided with a planar pad-carrying area arranged such that in use, the rubbing pads may be brought one at a time into carried contact therewith.

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1. A rubbing pad dispensing tool comprising: (A) an elongated tubular body: (i) which can be held by the hand of an individual;(ii) which has an interior cavity that has a first end and a second end, that has an inside surface and that includes a space which is capable of containing a stack of a plu

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A rubbing pad dispensing tool comprising: (A) an elongated tubular body: (i) which can be held by the hand of an individual;(ii) which has an interior cavity that has a first end and a second end, that has an inside surface and that includes a space which is capable of containing a stack of a plurality of rubbing pads; and(iii) which has an orifice at each end of the cavity, the structure of which is capable of accommodating the entire stack of pads, (a) the orifice at the first end of the cavity constituting an opening through which a pad can be removed from the cavity and(b) the orifice at the second end of the cavity capable of being closed with a removable, slidable platform having a to surface for supporting the rubbing pad at the bottom of the stack;(B) said space extending between said orifices and defined by said inside surface of the cavity and sized such that rubbing pads contained therein are frictionally and slidably retained in the space;(C) a removable end cap closure which seals said orifice at the first end of said cavity, but which, upon being removed from the body by an individual, provides access to the cavity, said end cap closure having an exterior surface;(D) a planar pad-carrying area which is positioned on the exterior surface of the end cap closure and which end cap closure has protrusions for detachably attaching thereto a pad; and(E) a slidable platform within the cavity being capable of being pushed against said rubbing pad at the bottom of the stack to move the stack upwardly towards the pad-removable orifice. 2. A tool according to claim 1 in which the protrusions include an array of protrusions shaped to engage in a hook-like manner a pad. 3. A tool according to claim 2 in which the protrusions are smooth and resiliently deformable and non-aggressive against skin and spaced apart to facilitate cleaning. 4. A tool according to claim 1 in which the end cap closure is domed. 5. A tool according to claim 1 in which the end cap closure has a cup-shaped body with engaging flange, the flange defining the external shape at the base of the cup-shaped body; and the pad-carrying area is provided to said base of the cup-shaped body. 6. A rubbing pad dispensing tool comprising: (A) an elongated tubular body: (i) which can be held by the hand of an individual;(ii) which has an interior cavity that has a first and second end, that has an inside surface that includes a space containing a slidable stack of a plurality of rubbing pads that are frictionally retained therein by the inside surface of the cavity, including (a) an end pad at one end of the stack and a top pad at the other end of the stack and(iii) which has an orifice at each end of the cavity, the structure of which is capable of accommodating the entire stack of pads, (a) the orifice at the first end of the cavity constituting an opening through which the end pad can be removed from the cavity; and(b) the orifice at the second end of the cavity being closed with a removable, slidable platform having a to surface for supporting the rubbing pad at the bottom of the stack;(B) said space extending between said orifices and defined by said inside surface of the cavity and sized such that rubbing pads contained therein are frictionally and slidably retained in the space;(C) a removable end cap closure which seals said orifice at the first end of said cavity, but which, upon being removed from the body by an individual, provides access to the end pad, said end cap closure having an exterior surface; and(D) a planar pad-carrying area which is positioned on the exterior surface of the end cap closure and which end cap closure has protrusions for detachably attaching thereto a pad; and(E) said slidable platform capable to being pushed against said rubbing pad at the bottom of the stack to move the stack upwardly towards the pad-removable orifice. 7. A tool according to claim 6 in which the protrusions include an array of protrusions shaped to engage in a hook-like manner the end pad. 8. A method for preparing for use a rubbing pad assembly tool comprising: (A) an elongated tubular body: (i) which can be held by the hand of an individual;(ii) which has an interior cavity that has a first and second end, that has an inside surface that includes a space containing a slidable stack of a plurality of rubbing pads that are frictionally retained therein by the inside surface of the cavity, including an end pad at one end of the stack and a to pad at the other end of the stack; and(iii) which has an orifice at each end of the cavity, the structure of which is capable of accommodating the entire stack of pads, (a) the orifice at the first end of the cavity constituting an opening through which the end pad can be removed from the cavity; and(b) the orifice at the second end of the cavity being closed with a removable, slidable platform having a top surface for supporting the rubbing pad at the bottom of the stack;(B) said space extending between said orifices and defined by said inside surface of the cavity and sized such that rubbing pads contained therein are frictionally and slidably retained in the space;(C) a removable end cap closure which seals said orifice at the first end of said cavity, but which, upon being removed from the body by an individual, provides access to the end pad, said end cap closure having an exterior surface; and(D) a planar pad-carrying area which is positioned on the exterior surface of the end cap closure and which end cap closure has protrusions for detachably attaching thereto a pad; and(E) said slidable platform capable to being pushed against said rubbing pad at the bottom of the stack to move the stack upwardly towards the pad-removable orifice, the method including removal of the end cap closure from the tubular body to provide access to the end pad, contacting the end pad with the area's exterior surface to engage the end pad, and withdrawing the end pad from the cavity with the or exterior surface of the end cap. 9. A method according to claim 8 wherein the pad is brought into rubbing contact with the skin of an individual. 10. A method of use according to claim 9, wherein a chemical formulation is applied to the skin prior to, at the same time as, or subsequent to the rubbing contact with the skin. 11. A method according to claim 10 wherein the chemical formulation is a shaving lubricant that is applied to the skin prior to rubbing contact with the skin. 12. A method according to claim 9 in which the withdrawn pad contains a chemical formulation which is applied to the skin upon rubbing contact with the skin.