Patent ID: 7478962

Claim:
An applicator and packaging device including: a container forming a recess containing a measured quantity of product and delineating an opening capable of communicating with said recess; a cover strip which closes the opening in a closed position, wherein a bond is provided between the cover strip and the container in the closed position such that the cover strip is bonded to the container and the opening is closed, and wherein the cover strip is at least partially removable to place the container in an open position; a porous applicator coupled to said container, wherein when said opening is closed by the cover strip, the applicator is at least partially disposed in said recess, and wherein the applicator emerges at least partially through said opening when the container is in the open position; and wherein a support is associated with the cover strip, and the support has a greater rigidity than that of the cover strip, and wherein in the closed position, the support extends at least partially around the opening, and wherein the support provides a grasping element which is movable relative to the container, and wherein movement of the support element causes breaking of the bond between the container and the cover strip to open the container.