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A two-piece holder and applicator for a squeezable pipette has a lower cylindrical body and a cap dimensioned to slide down over the body after the pipette has been inserted into the body. The cap has two diametrically-opposed vertical tabs that fit alongside the outer surface of the body, and each tab has an inwardly-facing button that is shaped to cooperate with a mating hole in opposing sides of the body. The buttons serve both to lock the cap onto the body and to transmit pressure applied by fingers on the outside of the tabs through the holes and against the walls of the pipette. Thus, when the tip of the pipette is punctured, the pipette can be squeezed using the tabs without touching the pipette. The small area of the buttons allow the user much greater control over the rate of dispensing of adhesive than if the entire area of opposing fingertips is used to squeeze the pipette. |