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US4010873A
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Toothpaste dispenser
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-08-18
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Granted: 1977-03-08
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Expires: 1995-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A resilient frame for accommodating a tube of amorphous material has a cover part in operative proximity with a tube of amorphous material accommodated therein. A tube compressing device in the frame is guided by the frame for compressing the tube from the end thereof to the area of the neck thereof. The tube compressing device moves the cover part in a manner whereby the cover part covers the opening of the neck of the tube when the tube compressing device is a maximum distance from the neck of the tube and the cover part frees the opening of the neck of the tube for the transfer of amorphous material when the tube compressing device is moved toward the neck of the tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Hovhannes H. Mardirossian
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:37
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D35/00; B65D35/24; B65D35/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
326 words
A dispenser device for dispensing amorphous material from a tube of amorphous material having a neck, an opening in the neck and an end, said dispenser device comprising a substantially resilient frame for accommodating a tube of amorphous material said frame comprising a unitary member of substantially resilient material having first and second spaced substantially parallel elongated sides maintained by spring bias at slightly less than parallel relation with each other and having a cover part in operative proximity with a tube of amorphous material accommodated in the frame, said cover part extending substantially perpendicularly from the first side of the frame; tube compressing means in the frame and guided by said frame for compressing the tube from the end thereof to the area of the neck thereof, said tube compressing means abutting both the first and second sides of the frame in an initial position and permitting said sides to temain spaced from each other due to said spring bias, and compressing the end of the tube of amorphous material between itself and the second side of the frame when moved toward the area of the neck of said tube to dispense material from said tube thereby extending the distance between the first and second sides of said frame by the thickness of the flattened tube to move the said sides farther from each other whereby the cover part moves with said first side in a manner whereby said cover part covers the opening of the neck of the tube in the initial position of the tube compressing means when the tube compressing means is a substantially maximum distance from the neck of the tube and said cover part frees the opening of the neck of the tube for the transfer of amorphous material when said tube compressing means is moved toward said neck of said tube and the flattened tube is interposed between the tube compressing means and said second side of said frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
326 words
A dispenser device for dispensing amorphous material from a tube of amorphous material having a neck, an opening in the neck and an end, said dispenser device comprising a substantially resilient frame for accommodating a tube of amorphous material said frame comprising a unitary member of substantially resilient material having first and second spaced substantially parallel elongated sides maintained by spring bias at slightly less than parallel relation with each other and having a cover part in operative proximity with a tube of amorphous material accommodated in the frame, said cover part extending substantially perpendicularly from the first side of the frame; tube compressing means in the frame and guided by said frame for compressing the tube from the end thereof to the area of the neck thereof, said tube compressing means abutting both the first and second sides of the frame in an initial position and permitting said sides to temain spaced from each other due to said spring bias, and compressing the end of the tube of amorphous material between itself and the second side of the frame when moved toward the area of the neck of said tube to dispense material from said tube thereby extending the distance between the first and second sides of said frame by the thickness of the flattened tube to move the said sides farther from each other whereby the cover part moves with said first side in a manner whereby said cover part covers the opening of the neck of the tube in the initial position of the tube compressing means when the tube compressing means is a substantially maximum distance from the neck of the tube and said cover part frees the opening of the neck of the tube for the transfer of amorphous material when said tube compressing means is moved toward said neck of said tube and the flattened tube is interposed between the tube compressing means and said second side of said frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A dispenser device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amorphous material comprises toothpaste.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
257 words
A dispenser device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a strip of substantially resilient material bent over on itself to form a substantially elongated rectangular parallelepiped frame, said frame having first and second spaced substantially parallel elongated sides, the first side having a slot extending along the length thereof, and third and fourth spaced substantially parallel short sides substantially perpendicular to the elongated sides, the third side extending from the second side and having a free edge forming one end of the strip of material and having a slot formed centrally therein and extending from said free edge, said third side being bent over at right angles to itself and overlapping the first side in the area of the free edge thereof and having a hole formed therethrough for accommodating the neck of a tube of material positioned in the frame and extending between the first and second sides, the first side having a free edge forming the other opposite end of the strip of material in close proximity with the third side and having a tongue extending centrally therefrom and coplanarly therewith through the slot formed through the third side and being bent over substantially perpendicularly to itself and extending beyond the opening of the neck of the tube as the cover part in close proximity therewith, said tongue having a bore formed therethrough in the area of the free end thereof for permitting the derivation of material from the tube when the bore overlaps the opening of the neck of the tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
193 words
A dispenser device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the tube compressing means in the frame has a part thereof extending through the slot in the first side and is movably guided by said slot for compressing the tube from the end thereof in the area of the fourth side of the frame to the area of the neck of said tube, the cover part of the tongue in the area of the free end thereof covering the opening of the neck of the tube with the bore therethrough spaced from said opening when the tube compressing means is a substantially maximum distance from the third side, and said cover part of the tongue moving with the first side of the frame so that the bore therethrough is in substantial alignment with the opening of the neck of the tube to transfer material from the tube through said bore when said tube compressing means is moved toward the third side thereby increasing the distance between the first and second sides as it moves due to the interposition of the flattened tube between the tube compressing means and the second side of the frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
A dispenser device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the compressing means comprises a substantially cylindrical member having a substantially pin like member extending substantially radially therefrom and through the slot through the first side of the frame and a head affixed to the pin like member to maintain said pin like member in said slot and to enable manual force to be applied to said cylindrical member via said pin like member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
67 words
A dispenser device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the cylindrical member has a pair of base guide members of plate like configuration each extending from a corresponding base of the cylindrical member at a chordal plane formed in the cylindrical member to close proximity with a corresponding edge of the first side of the frame for maintaining movement of said cylindrical member longitudinal of said frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A dispenser device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a nut like member threadedly coupled to the neck of the tube for securing the tube in position in the frame.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-03-07 | 1980-09-06 | 1981-03-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-03-07 | 1984-09-06 | 1985-03-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-03-07 | 1988-09-06 | 1989-03-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |