MANUAL STRIP APPLICATOR, IN PARTICULAR A CORRECTOR

A manual strip applicator that includes a grippable casing; a mobile application head which moves in relation to the casing and which projects from the casing when in the use configuration; a supporting strip bearing a material to be applied to a substrate; a strip-moving device arranged in the casing and designed to move over the application head; where the applicator additionally includes a return device connected to the casing and to the application head, the return device includes at least a first magnetic member (A) and a second magnetic member (M), the first and second magnetic members being arranged in the use configuration to be substantially facing one another and to generate magnetic field lines in opposite directions, the return device being adapted to allow, in the use configuration, a displacement of the application head between a proximal position and a distal position relative to the casing; and exert, in the use configuration, a return force urging the application head towards the distal position.