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A combination dispenser and applicator has a dispenser body for mounting the dispenser body over a valve of a container of nail polish. The dispenser body has a brush receiver that receives the nail polish from the valve of the container. A disposable applicator brush, not including a valve, but wit

A combination dispenser and applicator has a dispenser body for mounting the dispenser body over a valve of a container of nail polish. The dispenser body has a brush receiver that receives the nail polish from the valve of the container. A disposable applicator brush, not including a valve, but with bristles adjacent a distal end, is shaped to removably engage the brush receiver. The disposable applicator brushes are inexpensive and disposable, and may be readily changed during use of the combination, so that one of the brushes is not used on multiple persons, thereby enabling a more hygienic method of applying nail polish.

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1. A combination dispenser and applicator for dispensing nail polish from a container that contains the nail polish under pressure, the container having an opening, and a valve operably mounted over the opening for selectively releasing the nail polish from the container when actuated, the combinati

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A combination dispenser and applicator for dispensing nail polish from a container that contains the nail polish under pressure, the container having an opening, and a valve operably mounted over the opening for selectively releasing the nail polish from the container when actuated, the combination comprising: a dispenser body having a mounting structure for mounting the dispenser body over the valve;a valve receiver housed in the dispenser body that operatively engages the valve and directs the nail polish into a dispenser conduit;a valve actuation mechanism for actuating the valve;a brush receiver formed adjacent an end of the dispenser conduit;a disposable applicator brush having a tubular base that forms a proximal end, a brush conduit, and a distal end, the brush conduit being unobstructed and not including a valve;the disposable applicator brush further including a plurality of bristles adjacent the distal end of the brush conduit;wherein the tubular base has an external surface that is shaped to removably engage the brush receiver of the dispenser body so that the nail polish from the dispenser conduit flows through the brush conduit, and into the bristles of the disposable applicator brush;wherein the end of the dispenser conduit engages a conduit receiver formed beneath the brush receiver; andfurther comprising an O-ring that fits around an outer surface of the dispenser conduit and abuts an inner surface of the conduit receiver so that the dispenser conduit can move up and down in relation to the conduit receiver and the dispenser body, without allowing the nail polish to leak from between the dispenser conduit and the conduit receiver. 2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the mounting structure includes an inwardly projecting annular ring that frictionally engages a rim of the container to removably lock the dispenser body over the container. 3. The combination of claim 1, wherein the brush receiver and the conduit receiver are separated by a separator wall that includes an aperture therethrough for transmitting the nail polish. 4. The combination of claim 1, wherein the dispenser conduit is separated from the valve receiver by a spacer wall that includes a hole therethrough for transmitting the nail polish. 5. The combination of claim 1, further comprising an actuation structure integrally formed with the valve receiver, the actuation structure having an inclined outer surface that is inclined relative to the axis of the valve receiver. 6. The combination of claim 5, wherein the valve actuation mechanism includes at least one button than extends through an opening in the dispenser body and abuts the inclined outer surface such that pressing the button pushes the actuation structure downwardly and actuates the valve. 7. The combination of claim 1, wherein the tubular base of the disposable applicator brush includes a lower annular portion and an upper annular portion, and the upper annular portion has an outer diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the lower annular portion, and wherein the outer diameter of the upper annular portion of the tubular base is greater than an inner diameter of the brush receiver, so that an end of the brush receiver abuts a step in the tubular base between the lower annular portion and the upper annular portion. 8. A combination dispenser and applicator for dispensing nail polish, the combination comprising: a container comprising a rigid outer housing, and a flexible bag positioned within an interior chamber of the rigid outer housing, the nail polish being contained within the flexible bag, and the rigid outer housing also containing a pressurized gas so that pressure from the gas is exerted upon the nail polish through the flexible bag;a valve operably mounted to the flexible bag and extending through the rigid outer housing for selectively releasing the nail polish from the container, under pressure from the pressurized gas, when actuated;a dispenser body having a mounting structure for mounting the dispenser body over the valve;a brush receiver that receives the nail polish from the valve of the container;a disposable applicator brush having a tubular base that forms a proximal end, a brush conduit, and a distal end, the brush conduit being unobstructed and not including a valve;a plurality of bristles adjacent the distal end of the brush conduit;the tubular base being shaped to removably engage the brush receiver of the dispenser body so that the nail polish from the valve flows through the brush conduit and into the bristles of the disposable applicator brush;further comprising a dispenser conduit operably connecting the valve with the brush receiver, and wherein an end of the dispenser conduit engages a conduit receiver formed beneath the brush receiver; andfurther comprising an O-ring that fits around an outer surface of the dispenser conduit and abuts an inner surface of the conduit receiver so that the dispenser conduit can move up and down in relation to the conduit receiver and the dispenser body, without allowing the nail polish to leak from between the dispenser conduit and the conduit receiver. 9. The combination of claim 8, wherein the brush receiver and the conduit receiver are separated by a separator wall that includes an aperture therethrough for transmitting the nail polish. 10. The combination of claim 8, further comprising a valve receiver shaped to operably engage the valve for receiving the nail polish from the valve, and wherein the dispenser conduit is separated from the valve receiver by a spacer wall that includes a hole therethrough for transmitting the nail polish. 11. The combination of claim 10, wherein an upwardly extending dispensing tube of the valve is shaped to engage the valve receiver and abuts the spacer wall, such that downward pressure on the valve receiver depresses the upwardly extending dispensing tube of the valve and moves the valve to an open position against the bias of a valve spring that biases the valve towards a closed position. 12. The combination of claim 8, further comprising an actuation structure integrally formed with the valve receiver, the actuation structure having an inclined outer surface that is inclined relative to the axis of the valve receiver. 13. The combination of claim 12, wherein the valve actuation mechanism includes at least one button than extends through an opening in the dispenser body and abuts the inclined outer surface such that pressing the button pushes the actuation structure downwardly and actuates the valve. 14. The combination of claim 8, wherein the tubular base of the disposable applicator brush includes a lower annular portion and an upper annular portion, and the upper annular portion has an outer diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the lower annular portion; and wherein the outer diameter of the upper annular portion of the tubular base is greater than an inner diameter of the brush receiver, so that an end of the brush receiver abuts a step in the tubular base between the lower annular portion and the upper annular portion.