Patent ID: 8083428

Claim:
A device for applying depilation wax, comprising a shell open at the top, in the form of a receptacle, which houses a reservoir inside, with an upper opening, suitable for storing hot wax; and a hollow tubular head attached to the opening of the shell, which comprises an inner runner, which can be moved longitudinally with respect to the head, and which holds a rotable roller, used to apply a layer of hot wax stored in the reservoir onto the skin of a user; wherein the runner has means for holding the roller which comprise a swinging forked element, whereon a turning axle of the roller rests in an adjustable position and which can be rotated, and blocking means, it being possible to turn said forked element with respect to the runner in order to move the roller, in an essentially transverse direction with respect to an imaginary longitudinal axis of the applicator, from a blocking position, wherein the roller is positioned on said imaginary longitudinal axis and wherein the blocking means prevent the roller from separating from the head, to a release position, wherein the roller can be separated from the head.