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A hands-free, skin ointment applicator or comestible holder wearable on the wrist area of a user has a wristband; an open-topped container with an ointment or comestible mound upstanding from the open top; a recessed cover integrally joined to the container for hands-free movement between closed and

A hands-free, skin ointment applicator or comestible holder wearable on the wrist area of a user has a wristband; an open-topped container with an ointment or comestible mound upstanding from the open top; a recessed cover integrally joined to the container for hands-free movement between closed and open positions protectively receiving the mound in the recess and exposing the upstanding mound for application to the user's face or mouth; respectively; magnets or Velcro for retaining the cover closed; and, a cover release tab for gripping by the user's mouth to pull the cover open. A web hinge joining the cover and container, guiding the cover to the closed position. A refill cartridge carrying the mound is mounted, releasably, in the container.

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1. A hands-free, skin ointment applicator wearable on the wrist area of a user comprising: a container having an open top;a wristband connected to the container for securing, releasably, the container to a user's wrist area;a reservoir of ointment retained in the container as a stable mound upstandi

1. A hands-free, skin ointment applicator wearable on the wrist area of a user comprising: a container having an open top;a wristband connected to the container for securing, releasably, the container to a user's wrist area;a reservoir of ointment retained in the container as a stable mound upstanding from the open top;a recessed cover integrally joined to the container for hands-free movement between a closed position protectively receiving and enclosing the upstanding ointment mound in the recess and, an open position, exposing the upstanding ointment mound for application to the user's face by rubbing thereon, respectively;means for retaining the cover engaging the open top in the closed position; and,a cover release tab extending laterally from the cover for gripping by the user's mouth to pull the cover away from the container top to the open position. 2. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 1 wherein guide means are provided on the applicator to maintain closing alignment of the cover with the open top during closing movement. 3. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 2 wherein the guide means comprises a web hinge integrally joining the cover to the container. 4. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 3 wherein the guide means and the means for retaining the cover engaging the open top comprises a pair of magnets aligned respectively, on the cover and container to be brought into proximity in the closed position. 5. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 4 wherein the magnets are retained in respective pockets formed at corresponding locations in the cover and in the base container, respectively. 6. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 2 wherein the guide means and the means for retaining the cover engaging the open top comprises a pair of magnets aligned respectively, on the cover and container to be brought into proximity in the closed position. 7. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 6 herein the magnets are retained in respective pockets formed at corresponding locations in the cover and in the base container, respectively. 8. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 1 wherein the wristband and the tab comprise at least one of a hook to loop material and a hook to hook material, adhesion by engagement of the tab and wristband providing means for retaining the cover in the closed position. 9. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 1 wherein, the container comprises a base and a refill comprising an ointment cartridge mountable, for manual, user release, on the base. 10. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 9 wherein the ointment cartridge comprises an ointment supporting platform having at least one ointment anchoring protuberance upstanding from an upper face thereof embedded in the ointment mound for retaining the mound on the platform during application by rubbing and, complementary mounting means on the base and cartridge for mounting the cartridge on the base, releasably. 11. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 10 wherein said at least one ointment anchoring protuberance comprises a plurality of segmental plates extending spaced apart in opposed relation, across a rubbing direction. 12. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 11 wherein: the means for mounting the refill cartridge for manual release on the base comprises resilient latching legs with respective finger pieces at upper ends and latching feet at lower ends and pivotally connected intermediate their ends to the perimeter of the platform;the base comprising a bottom wall and a retaining wall upstanding around a perimeter of the bottom wall and formed with vertical, latching leg receiving slots;such that, with the latching legs aligned with the respective slots, the cartridge can be manually pushed down onto the base wall with the legs sliding down the slots until the latching feet engage a perimeter of the bottom wall of the base in a snap action and the cartridge can be released from the bottom wall of the base by manually squeezing the finger pieces together thereby to pivot the latching feet apart out of engagement with the bottom wall portion enabling the refill to be pulled manually out of the container base by the finger pieces over-riding any residual retention force from the feet, facilitated by forming the feet with a camming surface of engagement. 13. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 11 wherein: latching legs depend from the perimeter of the cartridge platform and have latching feet at lower ends;the base is formed with at least one through socket and foot catchment portions around a peripheral edge portion at locations aligned with respective latching feet, for latching engagement with outer catch surfaces on the respective feet so that release of the legs and cartridge are effected by disengaging the feet from the respective socket and catchment portions by manually urging the feet apart. 14. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 11 wherein: latching legs depend from the perimeter of the cartridge platform and have latching feet at lower ends;the base is formed with a series of through sockets at aligned locations; and a latching ledge juts out horizontally from an inner side wall of each socket intermediate the socket ends for latching engagement with outer catch surfaces on the respective legs so that release of the legs and cartridge are effected by disengaging the feet from the respective latching ledges by manually urging the feet apart. 15. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 9 wherein the wristband, base and cover are a single piece. 16. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 1 wherein the tab is formed by a land of the cover. 17. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 16 wherein the guide means and the means for retaining the cover engaging the open top comprises a pair of magnets aligned respectively, on the cover and container to be brought into proximity in the closed position; the magnets being retained in respective pockets formed at corresponding locations in the cover and in the base container, respectively, the land containing one of the magnet receiving pockets and the release tab comprising a fin for gripping by the user's mouth upstanding therefrom. 18. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 1 wherein the container, wristband, cover, retaining means and cover release tab form an integral, one-piece structure and the container comprises a bottom wall and at least one ointment anchoring protuberance upstands therefrom, embedded in the ointment mound for retaining the mound in the container during application by rubbing. 19. A skin ointment applicator according to claim 18 wherein said at least one ointment anchoring protuberance comprise a plurality of segmental plates extending spaced apart in opposed relation, transversely of a rubbing direction. 20. A hands-free, comestible holder wearable on the wrist area of a user comprising: a container having an open top;a wristband connected to the container for securing, releasably, the container to a user's wrist area;a comestible retained in the container as a stable mound upstanding from the open top;a recessed cover integrally joined to the container for hands-free movement between a closed position protectively receiving and enclosing the upstanding comestible mound in the recess and, an open position, exposing the upstanding mound for insertion in the user's mouth, respectively;means for retaining the cover engaging the open top in the closed position; and,a cover release tab extending laterally from the cover for gripping by the user's mouth to pull the cover away from the container top to the open position. 21. A comestible holder according to claim 20 wherein the container comprises a bottom wall and at least one comestible anchoring protuberance upstanding therefrom, embedded in the comestible for retaining the comestible mound in the container during sucking/biting in the user's mouth. 22. A comestible holder according to claim 21 wherein said at least one comestible anchoring protuberance comprise a plurality of segmental plates extending spaced apart in opposed relation. 23. A comestible holder according to claim 21 wherein guide means are provided on the holder to maintain closing alignment of the cover with the open top during closing movement. 24. A comestible holder according to claim 21 wherein the guide means comprises a web hinge integrally joining the cover to the container.