Patent ID: 6086276
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A unit for applying a friable product having an application surface, this application unit comprising:a) a shell open at one of its ends, the end of said shell remote from said open end having a bottom, said shell adapted to directly engage said friable productb) a support whereon said friable product is adapted to be mounted, said support being axially movable inside said shell,c) drive mechanism capable of adjusting said support inside said shell,d) actuating apparatus accessible from said bottom of said shell for actuating the said drive mechanism, and;e) an axially deformable resilient member formed to permit relative axial displacement between said product and said shell against a restoring force exerted by said resilient member, under the effect of pressure exerted substantially axially on said application surface, wherein said drive mechanism is distinct from said resilient member.