Eye shadow powder dispenser

Claim 1

A dispensing device for use in connection with a flowable material for applying it to a surface, comprising a walled casing structure defining a reservoir for said material, and having one closed end portion and a second end portion defining an exist passage for said material, closure means operable for releasably closing said passage and means operable for dispensing and applying a supply of said material, comprising an applicator movable in opposite directions between a retracted position wherein it receives material in the casing and, respectively, a projected position in which it protrudes through said passage and can apply to said surface at least some of the received material, guide means between the applicator and the casing operative to guide the applicator during its reciprocal movement, moving means operable for propelling and retracting respectively said applicator, and wiper means operable to engage at least some of the material carried by said applicator to wipe therefrom any excess material as the applicator moves from the retracted to the projected position and wherein between said moving means and at least a portion of said closure means there is formed a cam and cam follower arrangement for opening and closing said closure means by said applicator.