Closure assembly for collapsible tube dispensers, and the like

A closure assembly for a collapsible tube to control the discharge of fluids and soft solids from the tube, said tube having a neck through which the fluids and soft solids are dispensed, said closure assembly comprising:

• a hollow tubular tip member extending outwardly from the neck of the collapsible tube, at least one side of the tip member having an opening therein extending from said one side thereof into the hollow interior of the tip member;
• and a flexible sleeve open at both ends drawn over the tip member and over the opening therein in close engagement with the tip member along the length thereof, said sleeve forming a seal around the distal end of the tip member, whereby squeezing pressure applied to the tube causes the fluids and soft solids to pass out the opening in said tip member and between the sleeve and the distal end of the tip to be dispensed therethrough, and which includes a cap member fitted over the tip and secured to the neck of the tube, and in which said cap member has an internal configuration complementing the configuration of the tip and flexible sleeve to fit closely over the tip and flexible sleeve and lock the sleeve in a closed position over the tip.

A closure assembly for a collapsible tube to control the discharge of fluids and soft solids from the tube, said tube having a neck through which the fluids and soft solids are dispensed, said closure assembly comprising:

• a hollow tubular tip member extending outwardly from the neck of the collapsible tube, at least one side of the tip member having an opening therein extending from said one side thereof into the hollow interior of the tip member;
• and a flexible sleeve open at both ends drawn over the tip member and over the opening therein in close engagement with the tip member along the length thereof, said sleeve forming a seal around the opening and around the distal end of the tip member, whereby squeezing pressure applied to the tube causes the fluids and soft solids to pass out the opening in said tip member and between the sleeve and the distal end of the tip member to be dispensed therethrough, and in which said tip has two separate channels therein and two openings extending into the respective channels located on either side of the tip, and in which said tube has two internal compartments separated by a wall integral with said tip to dispense two separate fluids through the separate channels of the tip and through the openings therein to be ejected therefrom between the sleeve and the tip at the distal end of the tip.