Collapsible tube squeezing device

Claim 1

AN IMPROVED TUBE SQUEEZING DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING, AN OPEN-ENDED RESILIENT TUBULAR HOUSING FOR RECEIVING A CONVENTIONAL COLLAPSIBLE TUBE OF THE TYPE HAVING A SEALED END AND A TAPERED NECK PORTION AT THE DISPENSING END THEREOF, SAID RESILIENT TUBULAR HOUSING HAVING A HEAD PORTION AND A TAIL PORTION, SAID HEAD PORTION BEING TAPERED TO SLIDABLY RECEIVE THE COMPLEMENTARY TAPERED NECK PORTION OF THE COLLAPSIBLE TUBE, A LOOP MEMBER MOUNTED ON THE TAIL PORTION OF THE RESILIENT TUBULAR HOUSING FOR CLAMPING THE TAIL PORTION OF THE RESILIENT ING IN CLOSED POSITION IN PROXIMITY TO THE SEALED END OF THE COLLAPSIBLE TUBE TO THEREBY FORCE THE TAPERED NECK PORTION OF THE COLLAPSIBLE TUBE INTO SNUG SEATED ENGAGEMENT AGAINST THE HEAD PORTION OF THE HOUSING, WHEREBY THE TUBE IS HELD WITHIN THE HOUSING, SAID LOOP MEMBER BEING SLIDABLE ON SAID TAIL PORTION, WHEREBY COLLAPSIBLE TUBES OF VARIOUS LENGTHS CAN BE HELD IN CLAMPED POSITION WITHIN THE HOUSING, AND CORRUGATIONS INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE TAIL PORTION OF THE HOUSING COOPERATING WITH RIBS INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE LOOP MEMBER TO THEREBY PROVIDE RETAINING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING THE LOOP AT THE PREDETERMINED CLAMPING POSITION ON THE TAIL PORTION OF THE HOUSING.