Patent ID: 6883995

Claim:
An applicator device for a liquid product, the applicator comprising: a reservoir for containing the liquid product, the reservoir having an opening; a removable closure member for sealably closing the opening; an applicator member provided in the reservoir, the applicator member including a first end portion configured to be impregnated with the product and a second end portion, opposite the first end portion, the second end portion including a product application surface and being axially moveable between a first position wherein the second end portion extends out of the reservoir through the opening, and a second position wherein the second end portion is at least substantially contained in the reservoir, the applicator member including at least one block formed of at least one absorbent material capable of being at least partially compressed; and an elastically compressible support supporting the applicator member in the reservoir, the support having a compressibility greater than the compressibility of the applicator member.