Dispensing device

Claim 1

A DISPENSING DEVICE FOR A TUBE OF PASTE OR THE LIKE COMPRISING, A MOUNTING PLATE ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A VERTICAL WALL OR THE LIKE, A HOUSING INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL TUBULAR SECTION, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID TUBULAR SECTION OF SAID HOUSING ON SAID MOUNTING PLATE, AN ELONGATED VERTICAL PASSAGE IN SAID HOUSING HAVING UPPER AND LOWER OPENINGS, FASTENING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SECURING THE TUBE TO SAID HOUSING IN AN INVERTED VERTICAL POSITION WITH THE OUTLET OF THE TUBE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SAID UPPER OPENING, A FIRST ONE-WAY VALVE IN SAID PASSAGE NEAR SAID UPPER OPENING FOR FLOW OF PASTE INTO SAID PASSAGE WHILE BLOCKING FLOW IN A REVERSE DIRECTION, A NORMALLY CLOSED SECOND ONE-WAY VALVE IN SAID PASSAGE NEAR SAID LOWER OPENING FOR FLOW OF PASTE FROM IN A REVERSE DIRECTION, LOWER OPENING WHILE BLOCKING FLOW IN A REVERSE DIRECTION, SAID HORIZONTAL TUBULAR SECTION DEFINING A CYLINDER HAVING ONE END IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PASSAGE BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER OPENINGS, A PISTON MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCATION IN SAID CYLINDER, A SLOT IN SAID TUBULAR SECTION BELOW SAID PISTON, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING L-SHAPED ACTUATOR CONNECTED TO SAID PISTON AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM BELOW SAID TUBULAR SECTION TO A POSITION BENEATH SAID SECOND ONE-WAY VALVE FOR EASY ENGAGEMENT BY A BRUSH OR THE LIKE TO MOVE SAID PISTON TO THE OTHER END OF SAID CYLINDER FOR DRAWING PASTE INTO SAID CYLINDER, AND BIASING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID MOUNTING PLATE AND SAID PISTON FOR URGING SAID PISTON TOWARD SAID ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER TO FORCE THE PASTE FROM SAID CYLINDER INTO SAID PASSAGE AND OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID SECOND VALVE AFTER SAID ACTUATOR MEANS IS ACTUATED AND RELEASED, SAID PASTE ADAPTED TO FLOW FROM SAID SECOND ONE-WAY VALVE ONTO THE BRUSH AS SAID BIASING MEANS RETURNS SAID PISTON TO SAID ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER AND BE DEPOSITED ON THE BRUSH AS IT MOVES ON SAID L-SHAPED ACTUATOR IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID SECOND ONE-WAY VALVE.