Accumulator for squeezing pliant tubes
OwnerKathryn Swansoninventor
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Abstract
An appliance for accumulating a viscid material from a pliant tube including a structural frame which defines a wedge-shaped channel having a major longitudinal open end and a minor longitudinal open end. The appliance may include a transversely pliant, longitudinally arcuate flap positioned laterally along the forward edge of the frame at the minor end of the channel for selectively compressing a tube operably retained with the appliance between the flap and a rear panel by pressing the flap towards the rear panel. The appliance is particularly well adapted for dispensing toothpaste from a standard toothpaste tube.
Claims14
An appliance for accumulating a viscid material from a pliant tube comprising a unitary fully stationary frame which defines a wedge-shaped channel having a depth of about 3 to 10 cm at the major longitudinal open end and a depth of about 0.5 to 2 cm at the minor longitudinal open end, wherein the frame includes a front portion and a rear portion, with the front portion transversely spaced and longitudinally angled from the rear portion to form the wedge-shaped channel, and the frame is adapted for receiving a pliant tube placed into the channel through the major longitudinal open end and moved through the minor longitudinal open end.
An appliance for accumulating and dispensing toothpaste from a standard toothpaste tube comprising a unitary fully stationary frame which defines a wedge-shaped channel having a maximum depth of about 3 to 7 cm at the major longitudinal end, and a minimum depth of about 0.5 to 1 cm at the minor longitudinal end, wherein the frame includes a front portion and a rear portion, with the front portion transversely spaced and longitudinally angled from the rear portion to form the wedge-shaped channel, and the frame is adapted for receiving a toothpaste tube placed into the channel through the major longitudinal open end and moved through the minor longitudinal open end.
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