Applicator for applying a sheet member to skin

An applicator for applying a sheet member to skin, comprising:

• a body including a bottom plate configured to face the skin and a bending portion provided to the bottom plate;
• a cap being movable along a slide direction substantially orthogonal to the bottom plate;
• and
• an elastic member configured to extend along the slide direction between the body and the cap, wherein
• the elastic member applies, to the cap, a first elastic force that acts in a direction away from the bottom plate, the cap being movable toward the bottom plate against the first elastic force, and
• the bending portion bends the sheet member that has advanced thereto in a pressed state in which the cap has been moved toward the bottom plate, thereby applying the sheet member to the skin, and
• the body further includes a resistance portion configured to apply resistance to the sheet member that is advancing to the bending portion, and
• the resistance portion includes a pressing member facing the bottom plate, and a compression spring transmitting, to the pressing member, a second elastic force for pressing the pressing member against the bottom plate, and
• the pressing member is pressed against the bottom plate by the second elastic force, and the resistance portion nips the sheet member with the pressing member and the bottom plate thereby applying the resistance to the sheet member.