Patent ID: 8342764

Claim:
A device for packaging and/or applying a cosmetic or care product comprising: a hollow body having an inner surface comprising a housing for the product which extends along an axis; a base adapted to support the product in said housing; said base delimiting the housing relative to the rest of the inner surface, means for driving the base in translation so as to vary the volume of the housing, said driving means comprising an actuating member which is rotatably mounted on a shaft and which moves along the hollow body, wherein said actuating member is fixedly attached to the base, wherein said actuating member comprises at least one portion forming alternatively a stress surface configured to be put under stress by manual contact and an actuating surface configured to be in engagement along the hollow body, wherein the shaft of the actuating member is radially offset relative to the inner surface and to the hollow body such that said actuating member can move outside said inner surface and said hollow body, and wherein the actuating surface of the actuating member engages and moves along an outer surface of the hollow body, which is radially opposite to the inner surface and oriented radially outwards.