Apparatus for dispensing paste material from a collapsible tube
OwnerIsaak Vatmaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing material from a collapsible tube of the present invention includes a pair of pinch rollers adapted to squeeze the tube from its tile to its nose and clamping means for stabilizing the tile as the rollers are moved away from the tile toward the nose. According to one embodiment, the tile is grasped by a vise which is fastened with a screw. According to another embodiment, the tile is held between a slot and a plank under the action of a cam lever. In both embodiments, the pinch rollers are preferably spring biased and carried on a lead screw driven carriage which is advanced from the tile toward the nose by rotating a knob or turning a crank.
Claims20
An apparatus for dispensing material from a collapsible tube having a tile at one end and a nose at the other end, said apparatus comprising:
- a) tile stabilizing means for stabilizing the location of the tile of the tube;
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- b) movable squeezing means for squeezing the tube, said movable squeezing means being movable towards and away from said tile stabilizing means.
An apparatus for dispensing material from a collapsible tube having a tile at one end and a nose at the other end, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a base member having a front plate and a rear plate;
- b) tile stabilizing means coupled to said rear plate for stabilizing the location of the tile of the tube relative to the rear plate;
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- c) movable squeezing means for squeezing the tube, said movable squeezing means being movable between said front and rear plates.
A combination, comprising:
- a) a collapsible tube containing material therein, said collapsible tube having a tile at a first end and a nose at a second end;
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- b) a dispensing apparatus including
- i) tile stabilizing means for stabilizing the location of said tile of said collapsible tube, and
- ii) movable squeezing means for squeezing said tube, said movable squeezing means being movable towards and away from said tile stabilizing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.