Patent ID: 6305861
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A device for packaging and applying a substance, in particular a cosmetic, the device comprising a receptacle that is open at one end and has a bottom, said receptacle being suitable for containing said substance to be applied, and an applicator comprising a stalk provided at one end with an applicator element and at its other end with a handle member, said applicator closing said receptacle, the applicator element being housed in the receptacle when the receptacle is closed and being withdrawn therefrom in contact with an elastically deformable wiper member, wherein said wiper member is spaced from the bottom of said receptacle, the substance is freely contained in a space between said bottom and said wiper member, wherein said wiper member is constituted at least in part by a block of foam, wherein said block of foam is substantially closed at rest and opens when the applicator element passes therethrough.