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US3194440A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plurality of tube squeezers and holder therefor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-11
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1983-10-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Cornelins B Watson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D35/00; B65D35/24; B65D35/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 212 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL TUBE SQUEEZERS EACH INCLUDING GENERALLY ELONGATED BODY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A TUBE TO BE SQUEEZED AND HAVING A DISCHARGE END FROM WHEN END THE CONTENTS OF THE ASSOCIATED TUBES ARE DISPENSED, EACH OF SAID TUBE SQUEEZERS ALSO INCLUDING A SQEEZING MECHANISM HAVING A MANUALLY OPERABLE OPERATING MEANS LOCATED EXTERIORALLY OF AND ADJACENT ONE SIDE OF THE ASSOCIATED BODY, A HOLDER ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ON A HORIZONTAL SURFACE AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY FACING SUPPORT SURFACE FOR VERTICALLY SUPPORTING SAID SQUEEZERS, MEANS FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT SURFACE AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SQUEEZERS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING SAID SQUEEZERS IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATION ON SAID SUPPORT WITH SAID DISCHARGE ENDS FACING FORWARDLY AND WITH SAID OPERATING MEANS FACING UPWARDLY, SAID SQUEEZERS BEING SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER AND FROM SAID HOLDER SO THAT EACH SQUEEZER MAY BE USED EITHER WHILE RESTING ON SAID HOLDER OR MAY BE REMOVED FROM SAID HOLDER FOR USE AWAY FROM SAID HOLDER, AND MEANS ON SAID HOLDER EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID SUPPORT SURFACE TO SUPPORT SAID SUPPORT SURFACE ABOVE AND IN SPACED RELTIONSHIP TO SAID HORIZONTAL SURFACE TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR INSERTING A HAND OR IMPLEMENT BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE END OF ANY ONE OF SAID INDIVIDUAL SQUEEZERS AND SAID HORIZONTAL SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 212 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL TUBE SQUEEZERS EACH INCLUDING GENERALLY ELONGATED BODY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A TUBE TO BE SQUEEZED AND HAVING A DISCHARGE END FROM WHEN END THE CONTENTS OF THE ASSOCIATED TUBES ARE DISPENSED, EACH OF SAID TUBE SQUEEZERS ALSO INCLUDING A SQEEZING MECHANISM HAVING A MANUALLY OPERABLE OPERATING MEANS LOCATED EXTERIORALLY OF AND ADJACENT ONE SIDE OF THE ASSOCIATED BODY, A HOLDER ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ON A HORIZONTAL SURFACE AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY FACING SUPPORT SURFACE FOR VERTICALLY SUPPORTING SAID SQUEEZERS, MEANS FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT SURFACE AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SQUEEZERS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING SAID SQUEEZERS IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATION ON SAID SUPPORT WITH SAID DISCHARGE ENDS FACING FORWARDLY AND WITH SAID OPERATING MEANS FACING UPWARDLY, SAID SQUEEZERS BEING SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER AND FROM SAID HOLDER SO THAT EACH SQUEEZER MAY BE USED EITHER WHILE RESTING ON SAID HOLDER OR MAY BE REMOVED FROM SAID HOLDER FOR USE AWAY FROM SAID HOLDER, AND MEANS ON SAID HOLDER EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID SUPPORT SURFACE TO SUPPORT SAID SUPPORT SURFACE ABOVE AND IN SPACED RELTIONSHIP TO SAID HORIZONTAL SURFACE TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR INSERTING A HAND OR IMPLEMENT BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE END OF ANY ONE OF SAID INDIVIDUAL SQUEEZERS AND SAID HORIZONTAL SURFACE.

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