Patent ID: 7950865

Claim:
A packaging and applicator device comprising: a reservoir containing at least one composition for application; an applicator element that is secured to the reservoir at least during application; a closure cap; an applicator-element holder; and a support for fastening the applicator-element holder to the reservoir in a fixed position relative to the reservoir, the support including a tubular sheath surrounding the applicator-element holder, and, beyond the applicator-element holder, surrounding the applicator element over at least a fraction of its length, in such a manner as to define an intermediate impregnation chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir, such that at least a portion of the composition in the intermediate impregnation chamber is in direct contact with the applicator element at least when the closure cap is fastened on the device, the tubular sheath and the applicator-element holder presenting facing surfaces, the facing surfaces being longitudinally parallel where the tubular sheath contacts the applicator-element holder; at least one hollow longitudinal channel being formed in one of these surfaces, to enable the composition coming from the reservoir to flow towards the applicator element, the tubular sheath being terminated by a converging portion whose interior surface is convergent and defines an opening through which the applicator element passes, and the applicator element being a tuft of bristles that comes into contact with the edge of the opening, and being fastened in a housing of the applicator element holder, the housing presenting a cross-section that flares towards the outside.