Patent ID: 8807148

Claim:
A kit comprising: a) a material application device including: a protective tube extending in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, the second end being open, an interchangeable cartridge contained in the protective tube, this cartridge containing a cup and a stick of material, said stick of material extending in said longitudinal direction between a proximal end engaged inside the cup and a distal end at a distance from said cup, the cup comprising an inner lip which is covered by the stick of material inside the cup, a control mechanism for moving the stick of material in the protective tube in the longitudinal direction, such that at least a portion of the stick of material exits the second end of the protective tube, said control mechanism comprising a sliding element to which the cup is removably attached, b) an extracting member adapted to penetrate the stick of material, said extracting member having an outer lip which is solidly attached to said inner lip after penetration into the stick of material, such that the cartridge can be extracted from the application device.