Antiseptic swab with activation button

A liquid dispensing device comprising:

• an elongated member defining a handle having a hollow interior, the hollow interior defining a fluid reservoir having an opening at a lower end of the elongated member;
• a base member affixed to the lower end of the elongated member and having a bottom surface;
• a frangible cover secured over the bottom surface and forming a seal across the opening of the fluid reservoir;
• a swab head comprising an absorbent sponge-like member and a button element, the sponge-like member having opposing outer and inner sides wherein the inner side is affixed to the base member;
• a cavity formed in the sponge-like member extending between the outer and inner sides;
• the button element located within the cavity and defining a longitudinal axis, the button element including a foot portion at a first longitudinal end of the button element adjacent to the outer side of the sponge-like member and a penetration end at an opposing second longitudinal end of the button element;
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• a plurality of elongated fluid receiving grooves comprising wells extending longitudinally into the button element from the second longitudinal end toward the first longitudinal end.

A liquid dispensing device comprising:

• an elongated member defining a handle having a hollow interior, the hollow interior defining a fluid reservoir having an opening at a lower end of the elongated member;
• a base member affixed to the lower end of the elongated member and having a bottom surface;
• a frangible cover secured over the bottom surface and forming a seal across the opening of the fluid reservoir;
• a solution contained within the fluid reservoir;
• a swab head comprising an absorbent sponge-like member and a button element, the sponge-like member having opposing outer and inner sides wherein the inner side is affixed to the base member;
• a cavity formed in the sponge-like member extending between the outer and inner sides;
• the button element located within the cavity and defining a longitudinal axis, the button element including a foot portion at a first longitudinal end of the button element adjacent to the outer side of the sponge-like member and a penetration end at an opposing second longitudinal end of the button element;
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• a plurality of elongated fluid receiving grooves comprising wells extending longitudinally into the button element from the second longitudinal end toward the first longitudinal end.