Patent ID: 7416357

Claim:
A dispenser for at least one applicator including: at least one receptacle configured to accommodate at least one applicator, wherein the receptacle includes at least one opening through which the applicator is configured to be withdrawn and wherein a periphery of the at least one opening defines a non-resilient ledge; at least one applicator, housed in the receptacle, the applicator including: an applicator portion; a grasping element enabling the applicator to be held, wherein the grasping element delineates a reservoir containing a product to be applied; and wherein the applicator is configured so that it must be at least partially deformed in order to pass through the opening in the receptacle, wherein the applicator portion includes an application surface and, opposite the application surface, a rear face which is coupled to the grasping element, and wherein prior to removal of the applicator from the receptacle, a portion of the rear face is configured to contact a surface of the ledge of the receptacle so as to prevent the applicator from passing through the opening without an external force being exerted on the applicator.