Patent ID: 6234698
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A45D,B65D

Abstract:
An applicator for a product of a viscous consistency, the applicator comprising:a cylindrical body having a first end;a rigid and non-deformable porous application element fitted on the first end of the cylindrical body, said application element having pores which communicate with one another in all directions;a piston provided within the cylindrical body, the piston being movable along a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body;a product reservoir for containing a product having a viscous consistency, the product having a viscosity chosen so that passage of the product through the pores under gravity and/or capillary action is prevented, the product reservoir being positioned within the cylindrical body and between the piston and the application element, a top of said product reservoir being defined by said application element; andmeans for moving the piston so as to compress the product in the product reservoir and produce a sufficient pressure on the product to push the product through the pores when a dose of product is dispensed.