Patent ID: 8226313

Claim:
An applicator device comprising at least one housing, a storage container for holding a loose substance in powder form and a handle portion on which there is disposed an applicator which, in a closed condition of the applicator device, is arranged in the interior of the housing in the direction of the storage container, the storage container having a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall of the storage container is proximate to the applicator and has passageways so that the wall is permeable for the loose substance, and means for producing at least one impact on the second wall of the storage container so that a part of the loose substance in the storage container passes through the passageways of the first wall of the storage container and is loaded on to the applicator and wherein the storage container is axially movable within the housing and the means for producing the at least one impact is formed by at least a part of the housing as the storage container is moved in the housing over a predetermined distance so that the impact is produced by collision of the storage container with the housing.