Patent ID: 7866327

Claim:
A device comprising: a receptacle for containing a substance to be applied, an applicator comprising a rod having a longitudinal axis, provided at one end with an applicator element, and a wiper member for wiping the applicator element while the applicator is being extracted from the receptacle, wherein: the applicator element comprises a body carrying along its entire length at least one application member, said body having a longitudinal axis making a non-zero angle with the longitudinal axis of the rod, said body being along said length elastically deformable so that said body is capable of deforming elastically to pass through the wiper member while the applicator is being withdrawn, the wiper member having substantially less deformation, if any, than the body of the applicator element while the applicator element is passing through the wiper member, and the applicator element and wiper are configured to provide a non-uniform distribution of the substance on the surface of the applicator element.