Toothpaste holder and dispenser
OwnerJean Pierre-Louisinventor
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Abstract
A toothpaste dispenser holds a collapsible tube of toothpaste within a housing between a roller assembly and a wall surface. A plunger is operable from a relaxed, raised position to a lowered, depressed position to drivingly engage the roller assembly so that one or more rollers are moved along the toothpaste tube in a manner which squeezes toothpaste out of the tube and onto the bristles of a toothbrush held in close proximity to a dispensing outlet of the tube or a nozzle. A spring returns the plunger to the relaxed, raised position upon removing the downward force. The housing is provided with toothbrush holders and a removable cover to permit replacement of the tube of toothpaste.
Claims15
A device for dispensing toothpaste from a collapsible tube having a discharge opening, said device comprising:
- a housing structured and disposed for holding the collapsible tube and including a wall surface;
- a roller assembly moveably coupled to said housing and moveable relative to said wall surface, and said roller assembly including at least one roller structured and disposed for engaging and pinching the collapsible tube between said roller and said wall surface;
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- an actuator assembly drivingly engaging said roller assembly and said actuator assembly being operable to move said roller assembly through a range of movement within said housing so that said at least one roller is moved relative to said wall surface and in engagement with the collapsible tube in a manner which urges a charge of the toothpaste out from the discharge opening of the collapsible tube, and said actuator assembly being structured for holding said roller assembly stationary in a temporary locked position between each operation of said actuator assembly so that said at least one roller is maintained in engagement with the collapsible tube and against a bulge in the collapsible tube formed by the toothpaste contents.
A device for dispensing toothpaste from a collapsible tube having a discharge opening, said device comprising:
- a housing including an interior chamber structured and disposed for holding a collapsible tube therein and said housing further including a wall surface within said interior chamber;
- a roller assembly moveably disposed within said interior chamber of said housing and moveable relative to said wall surface, said roller assembly including at least one roller structured and disposed for engaging and pinching the collapsible tube between said roller and said wall surface;
- an actuator assembly drivingly engaging said roller assembly and said actuator assembly being operable to move said roller assembly through a range of movement within said housing so that said at least one roller is moved relative to said wall surface and in engagement with the collapsible tube in a manner which urges a charge of the toothpaste out from the discharge opening of the collapsible tube;
- said actuator assembly including a plunger extending from said housing and operable from a relaxed, raised position to a depressed, lowered position, and a gear moved by operation of said plunger and drivingly engaging said roller assembly for moving said roller assembly through said range of movement upon operating said plunger from said relaxed, raised position to said depressed, lowered position;
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- a pivoting locking cam on said roller assembly disposed in driven engagement with said gear, and said locking cam being structured and disposed for driven engagement with said gear upon operation of said plunger from said raised position to said lowered position, and said locking cam being further structured to maintain engagement with said gear when said plunger is in said relaxed position to thereby hold said roller assembly stationary with said at least one roller in engagement with the collapsible tube and against a bulge in the collapsible tube formed by the toothpaste contents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.