Patent ID: 7476044
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a receptacle having an outlet; a substance containing macroparticles, the substance being contained in the receptacle, the macroparticles being elongate in shape and individually perceivable by the naked eye; an applicator comprising a stem and an applicator member capable of being inserted into the receptacle to take the substance therefrom; and a wiper member with a longitudinal axis and including a first insertion cone inside the receptacle, the first insertion cone converging toward the outlet of the receptacle, the first insertion cone being situated at a distal end of the wiper member, the wiper member including a throat area situated above the first insertion cone at least at one point along the longitudinal axis of the wiper member, the throat area including an inside surface being substantially continuously circular and of a diameter adapted to wiping the stem, and the first insertion cone including at least one notch formed between splines that extend from the first insertion cone, the notch having a radial dimension that decreases toward the outlet of the receptacle, and/or the first insertion cone including through notches formed between teeth, the teeth and through notches extending in the axial direction.