Patent ID: 6676321
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A device comprising:an applicator having an application portion and a receptacle capable of being closed, the receptacle defining a first housing for a substance and a second housing which, in a closed position of the receptacle, receives the application portion of the applicator, said first and second housings communicating via an opening of a cross-section that is substantially identical to that of the first housing, said opening enabling the application portion to be put into contact with the substance, said second housing defining a bearing surface around at least a portion of said opening, said bearing surface limiting the pressure that can be exerted by the application portion on the substance when the receptacle is closed, said second housing having a cross-section increasing from the opening to a top aperture of the second housing, a normal of the bearing surface in the vicinity of the opening making an angle relative to an axis of the first housing which is smaller than 45Â°.