Patent ID: 7841797

Claim:
A device for packaging and applying a product including: a container holding the product, the container including a lengthwise axis X; an applicator element designed to come into contact with a surface to apply the product to the surface, wherein the applicator element can be placed in fluid communication with the container when it is in contact with the surface to be treated; a support defining a seating for the applicator element, the support being fixed at least with respect to an axial direction relative to the container; a grasping element movably connected to the support by a resiliently deformable connecting element in a manner such that, in response to a force exerted on the applicator element when the device is being held by the grasping element, the support is movable relative to the grasping element, and wherein the support is arranged to revert to its initial position when the exertion of force ceases, wherein said grasping element extends along at least a portion of a length of the container in a direction of the lengthwise axis, and wherein the grasping element extends about at least a portion of a circumference of the container, and further wherein the grasping element includes a first grasping portion arranged such that a user can grasp the device at the first grasping portion and apply the product with the support movable relative to the first grasping portion, and wherein the grasping element is movable relative to the container; and wherein the container further includes a second grasping portion, arranged for a user to grasp the device at the second grasping portion and apply the product with the support fixed relative to the second grasping portion, wherein the second grasping portion is a radially outer surface of the device at a position of the second grasping portion, and wherein with respect to the direction of the lengthwise axis the second grasping portion extends along a product containing portion of the container.