US Patent 7441974 Packaging and applicator device

A device for packaging and applying a substance may include a receptacle for containing the substance and an applicator member having a retention skirt configured to be fastened to the receptacle. The retention skirt may extend in the direction of an axis and may have a radial inner face. The receptacle may include a support in contact with the radial inner face of the retention skirt. The support may contact the radial inner face of the skirt along at least a fraction of the support's height along the axis without contacting the radial inner face in every radial location with respect to the axis.