Device for dispensing contents of squeezable tubes
OwnerJudy P. Weberinventor
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a support for retaining a squeezable tube in an upright position as the contents of the tube are gradually dispensed. The support housing has a center cutout for slidably receiving a rotatable key member. The key member has an elongated slot, which engages a sealed end of the tube and winds the tube up from the sealed end as the contents of the tube are being gradually dispensed. A base frame engages the bottom of the housing; the base frame has a non-skid surface to prevent sliding of the support when positioned on a horizontal surface.
Claims23
A device for dispensing contents of a squeezable tube having a sealed end and a dispensing end, the device comprising:
- a housing having an upright hollow body with a center cutout extending along the length of the body;
- a base member frictionally engageable with a lower portion of the body, said base member having a non-skid bottom surface;
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- a key member slidably engageable with the center cutout, said key member having a slotted spindle configured to engage the sealed end of the tube while maintaining the tube in an upright orientation.
A device for dispensing contents of a squeezable tube having a sealed end and a dispensing end, the device comprising:
- a housing having an upright hollow body with a center cutout extending along the length of the body;
- a base member frictionally engageable with a lower portion of the body, said base member having a non-skid bottom surface;
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- a key member slidably engageable with the center cutout, said key member having a slotted cylindrically-shaped spindle configured to engage the sealed end of the tube while maintaining the tube in an upright orientation, the spindle is provided with an elongated spindle slot having an inner portion and an outer portion, and wherein the inner portion has a rounded configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.