Wax applicating device

A portable wax-applicating device for manually applying a thin coat of wax on the running surface of skis or the like, comprising:

• a wax-holder having a bottom surface and comprising a compartment for holding a piece of solid wax to be progressively melted at its inner end at the bottom surface;
• a gripping portion circumposed in insulated relation about said wax-holder for accommodating the hand of a user as wax is melted and applied to a running surface;
• a wax-applicating head of a heat-conducting material depending from said wax-holder and gripping portion;
• heater means on the wax-applicating head adjacent the bottom surface of the wax-holder for concentrating heat where the wax is melted at the inner end of the wax being melted, and maintaining the wax-applicating head at a temperature for applying liquid wax and ironing the wax into a thin layer after it has been applied, said applicator head including internal conduit means communicating with the bottom surface of the wax-holder for receiving melted wax, said applicator head having a substantial width defined by two convergent faces extending the width of the applicator and terminating in a lower transverse edge, said conduit means opening into one of the faces which one face comprises an application face when the melted wax discharges onto the one face and is applied as a thin coat the width of the applicator head when the device is moved in one direction, said other face comprising an ironing face for ironing a thin layer of the melted wax as the device is moved in an opposite direction, said transverse edge comprising means for forming a liquid head of melted wax between the respective faces and the surface upon which the wax is applied.