Patent ID: 7396180

Claim:
An applicator device for a fluid, gel-like, pasty or powder product comprising a storage means in which the product is accommodated in free form, an applicator tip, said applicator tip having a first portion defining a conveyor passage and a second portion at least part of which defines a working surface; a plurality of outlets in the second portion of the applicator tip said plurality of outlets communicate with the conveyor passage and with the working surface; and a barrier between the storage means and the working surface, the barrier being movable relative to both the storage means and the working surface from a first position wherein the barrier blocks a path extending along a longitudinal axis of the applicator for the product from the storage means to the plurality of outlets to a second position wherein the path is unblocked wherein product is fed to the working surface of the applicator tip, wherein the barrier has a wall which extends transversely with respect to the path and a passage which extends through a wall which depends from the transversely extending wall, wherein the product is able to pass transversely to the longitudinal axis of the applicator through the passage.