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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178692 | Paste dispenser with center post A method of and apparatus for dispensing paste from a collapsible container elongate about an axis from a first closed end to a second open end, the method comprising rotating one of the first end and second end relative to the other to twist the container about the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7007823 | Toothpaste dispensing system The toothpaste dispensing system includes a toothpaste tube and a pair of mating hook and loop fastening strips affixed to opposing surfaces of the toothpaste tube. When the bottom end of the tube is rolled up to dispense toothpaste, the mating hook and loop strips ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6789700 | Dispenser apparatus for squeezable and collapsible tubes A dispenser apparatus for use to dispense a material from a squeezable and collapsible tube is provided. The dispenser apparatus comprises a housing unit having a storage portion at the top end, a dispensing portion at the bottom end, and at least one channel which ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6749087 | Tube clip for a coiled toothpaste tube The present invention is a tube clip for securing the coiled/rolled up end of tubes such as toothpaste, salves, ointments and the likes, thus eliminating the possibility of the tube unrolling and keeping the manufacturers product continually at the ready. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749088 | Toothbrush with integrated winding key A toothbrush with an extraction device, such as a key winding tool feature, built into the handle portion, which is used to facilitate the dispensing of toothpaste or the contents of other pasty substances found in collapsible tubes. One or more open-ended slits all... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6685057 | Clip for collapsible tube A retainer used in conjunction with a collapsible tube, the retainer including a body adapted to contact the end of the tube; and at least one tab extending from the body laterally of the tube and adapted to selectively laterally wrap around the tube to h... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672478 | Method for dispensing viscous liquids from deformable flexible tubes Disclosed herein is a method for dispensing neat and measured quantities of the viscous liquid contents of deformable flexible tubes. The disclosed method entails dispensing a small quantity of the contents until a depleted portion near the crimped end of... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6619506 | Mortar applicator and method therefor The invention disclosed is an actuator for use with a bag having two openings therein wherein the actuator seals one opening and assists in forcing the flowable substance out of the bag. The actuator is demonstrated with a generally conically shaped bag u... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6561385 | Toothpaste tube fold-holder A clip is provided for a dispensing tube about which the collapsed end of the tube may be wrapped. The clip is substantially rectangular and includes a plurality of transfer ducts, at least one on each of a top and a bottom edge. The ducts are accessible ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6520379 | Power lever arm A lever arm tool is provided for facilitating the efficient squeezing of relatively thick or dense material from a tube or bag. This invention provides an arm, which serves as a handle to rotate a second arm that is provided with a slot for receiving the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6409047 | Tube squeezer A tube squeezer having a simple and small-sized structure, which can squeeze out the content material out of a tube effectively, and surely maintain the squeezed state of the tube. This tube squeezer comprises, a tube having a closed one end along a lengt... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401977 | Toothpaste extracting device A toothpaste extracting device includes a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall has an opening therein. The opening is generally bounded by an inner housing having an ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6331053 | Method and apparatus for pressurizing ink in an inkjet printer ink supply using spring force The present invention is a constant pressure ink supply for use in an inkjet printing system. The ink supply includes a flexible ink reservoir for containing ink, an ink outlet, and a spring which has an expanded position, and a contracted position. The i... | 12/18/2001 |
| 5975361 | Winding and locking device for collapsible tubes A device for winding and locking collapsible tubes or like containers. This device involves a key-like assembly having at least one handle portion and a spindle about which the tube/container is to be wound. The handle portion also includes at least one f... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5765723 | Bag evacuator An evacuator for a plastic bag containing viscous liquid within a rectangular, parallelepiped container having a drain positioned at a bottom edge region uses a windlass for drawing and winding an evacuated upper region of the bag to a region above the dr... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5732854 | Device, method, and system for controlling volume of collapsible squeeze tubes, and methods of making and using the same The invention provides a novel squeezable dispensing container, a sleeve for conventional squeezable dispensing containers, and a tab strip that can be used to convert conventional squeeze tubes into those of the present invention, that can be secured in ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5642839 | Squeezing holder for a tube A holder for squeezing a soft tube, includes a main housing having a longitudinal slot and a hollow cylindrical interior, a center tube gripper having a longitudinal slot for receiving a closed end of a soft tube and being received by the main housing, a ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5560518 | Fluid delivery system Delivery apparatus for a flowable material such as toothpaste wherein a two part container is employed, thereby to form a dispenser of which one part is replaceable to renew the contents. A preferred embodiment is a sachet (450) progressively rolled up wi... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558250 | Hand held device A device for use in dispensing the contents of a collapsable tube, the device including a shaped spring clip the ends of which are inserted into the ends of a slotted member so that in use a folded tail of the collapsable tube is inserted into the slotted... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5480065 | Device for dispensing the contents of collapsible tube A device for facilitating the dispensing of the contents of a collapsible tube. The device has a turn key member which is supported in a frame. The frame has a tube contact face which is preferably curved. The turn key has a handle. To dispense of the con... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5472118 | Collapsible tube winder and lock device A collapsible tube winder and lock device wherein the winder includes a slotted key member for receiving the crimped closed end of a collapsible tube, the contents of the tube being dispensed by turning the key to wind the tube around the key to thereby s... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5381929 | Leveraged tube-winder with passive unwinding restraint A combination tube-winder and dispenser for emptying the contents of a collapsible tube, flattening the empty portion of the tube and winding the empty flattened portion of the tube upon a portion of the device. The device is formed, from a single length ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5373968 | Holder for a wound collapsible tube A holder for a wound collapsible tube wherein a strip of non-resilient, non-elastic, flexible fabric is positioned in the center of a rolled up tube, the strip having protruding end portions which are folded over the unwound portions of the tube and faste... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5344049 | Vinyl or plastic dispensing tube for pastes, creams, or gels An improved dispensing tube for a paste, cream, or gel in which a flexible or resilient dispensing tube is adapted with one or more fastening strips. The fastening strips are constructed of adequate strength and positioned along said tube so that the tube... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5322193 | Tube dispenser and method for dispensing the contents of a collapsible tube A tube dispenser 10 and a dispensing method for collapsible tubes 24 are disclosed for operation by one hand. The dispenser has a pistol-like handle 12 which allows a high torque to consistently be applied to the tube by the thumb, thereby dispensing the ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5205438 | Squeeze tube operation and enabling structure A procedure for dispensing and exhausting the contents of a squeeze tube, wherein the exhausted extent of the tube is rolled or folded along one side of the tube and the resulting convolutions are retained against one side of the tube by rolling a resilie... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5178301 | Locking tube squeezer The locking tube squeezer device is a simple hand held reusable tube squeezer having the appearance of a large key with a slot in which the end of any tube containing a semi-liquid material is inserted. To empty the tube of its contents, the tube is wound... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5108008 | Collapsible tube end tie A retaining device integrally formed of a single piece of resiliently flexible material for retaining a flattened and rolled portion of a collapsible tube in a rolled condition. The retaining device is formed with two body portions, a first portion which ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5102014 | Tube squeezer A tube squeezer is disclosed wherein a lower end portion of a tube is wound on a winding shaft so as to squeeze out the contents of the tube. The slit extends along an axis of the inner cylinder. An outer cylinder is rotatably fitted on an outer periphery... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5094362 | Flexible wall tube key dispenser The present invention consists of a tube key dispenser (18) which comprises a key (12) and a locking bracket (10). The tube (14) to be dispensed is inserted between projecting arms (22) of the key (12), and, while holding a locking member (26) of the lock... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5082144 | Retainer clip for flexible tube A durable and reusable retainer clip for use in connection with a flexible tube containing a pasty material, such as toothpaste, comprises a rectangular body having a slot for insertion of the sealed end of the tube. The clip includes a rotatable holder o... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5064095 | Water cannon apparatus An apparatus including an elongate, cylindrical elastomeric magazine body secured to a forward rigid, cylindrical shaft member, wherein the shaft member includes a forwardly threaded end threadedly mounted to an internally threaded conical valve, wherein ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5058771 | Tube rollup A windup holder mountable to a collapsible container for progressively ejecting stored contents from a spout and storing the spent container. A key member having a slotted body and a winged end mount in rotatively supported relation to a slotted, C-shaped... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5014879 | Lockable tube roller A device for winding up collapsible tubes, having open and closed ends, to allow full expression of contents from the open end and to prevent the wound tube from unwinding. The device includes an elongated slot shaped opening in one member or mandrel for ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4997107 | Disposable grease tube A grease tube defined by a deformable body, including a forward tube nozzle and a key member to effect a winding and pressurizing of the body, with a dispensing nozzle selectively and securably mounted in a threaded inter-relationship to a forward nozzle ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4973009 | Key for rolling sleeping bags A rolling key for rolling up sleeping bags and the like is provided. A pair of tubular plastic rods are pivotally attached at one end, one of the rods being pivotally displaceable to a position parallel to and spaced from the other rod forming an open end... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4729496 | Applicator clamp for a dispensing tube An applicator clamp for a flexible dispensing tube having an outlet comprises a unit body including a pressure plate terminating in an open-ended retainer tube having a free edge spaced from and defining with the pressure plate a throated opening adapted ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4664293 | Tube winder There is disclosed a winder for collapsible tube containers having a transversely movable member to prevent unwinding of a partially-wound tube.... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4653670 | Two-piece winding key for collapsible tubes A two-piece winding key for folding collapsible-wall tubes and similar containers having an elongated blade with a lengthwise slot, a U-shaped clip and a pivot made up of elements integrally molded with the blade and the clip. The pivot comprises a rod te... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4576314 | Device for squeezing and winding collapsible tubes A device for squeezing successive portions of a collapsible tube containing a dischargeable material, such as toothpaste, and for winding the emptied tube portion includes a longitudinally split tubular body portion which flexibly and resiliently supports... | 03/18/1986 |
