Applicator device

An applicator device comprising:

• an elongate gripping portion having a cavity therein;
• disposed in said cavity axially movably therein a screwthreaded spindle and an axially immovable nut means through which the screwthreaded spindle is screwable, the nut means having radially resilient screwthread claw means co-operable with the screwthread of the screwthreaded spindle;
• a casing front portion cooperable with the gripping portion in alignment therewith and having a rearward end part which is towards the gripping portion and said rearward end part having a coupling means for non-rotatable connection to said nut means, whereby said front portion is non-rotatably connected to said nut means and said front portion and said gripping portion are rotatable relative to each other in the assembled condition thereof in which said claw means engage into the screwthread of said screwthreaded spindle and are out of engagement therewith in the condition of the applicator device in which said front portion is removed from said gripping portion;
• a stick comprising a spreadable material which is disposed in said front portion and which is adapted to be moved out of said front portion by means of said screwthreaded spindle;
• a stick tube accommodating said stick and limitedly axially movable with respect to said front portion;
• a first spring means operatively disposed between said stick tube and said front portion and adapted to be mechanically stressed upon a forward feed movement of said screwthreaded spindle and mechanically relieved of stress upon a rearward movement of said screwthreaded spindle;
• and a second spring means disposed in said gripping portion between same and said screwthreaded spindle and adapted to be mechanically stressed upon a forward feed movement of said screwthreaded spindle and operable to move said screwthreaded spindle back into a starting position into said gripping portion when said front portion is removed from said gripping portion.