Dispensing – Collapsible wall-type container – With casing or support
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-19
2001-11-27
Kaufman, Joseph A. (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
Collapsible wall-type container
With casing or support
C222S154000, C222S192000, C222S386500, C206S459500, C206S466000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321944
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a display apparatus for use with collapsible tubes for dispensing paste products. More particularly, it refers to a clear jacket or sleeve for enclosing a squeezable tube dispenser, the jacket containing interior panels for displaying pictures and indicia.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The prior art describes apparatus used with toothpaste dispensing tubes. U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,255, describes a toothpaste dispensing apparatus designed to enclose a disposable toothpaste tube and sequentially dispense toothpaste from the tube spout by operation of a pair of spring-loaded rollers. The apparatus includes a container having a pair of longitudinal slots, a removable cap and a toothpaste dispensing valve in the cap for registering with a threaded toothpaste tube spout and dispensing toothpaste from the tube spout on demand.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,948, a toothpaste dispenser having a chamber is operated by a flexible bag extending longitudinally alongside the chamber. A one way valve is provided at the bottom of the chamber through which air, under pressure, is introduced when the bag is compressed manually. A toothpaste pusher inside the chamber is moved vertically upwardly by the air under pressure introduced through the one-way valve. The toothpaste pusher takes the form of a bellows.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,313,455 describes a resilient tubular housing for a collapsible tube. A loop member is mounted on the tail portion of the resilient tubular housing and is slidable on the tail portion.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,455,440 describes a covering for a collapsible capped tube made from sheet material with a window opening in a front panel to permit display of an article between the sheet material.
Although the prior art devices for enclosing a collapsible tube serve their intended purposes, no prior art device provides a covering for a collapsible tube that includes advertising or picture display elements together with the elements of applicant's display apparatus.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed towards a display apparatus for collapsible tube dispensers that can be used for displaying a plurality of permanent or removable objects and indicia thereon. Accordingly, it is a general object of this invention to provide a displaying apparatus that will allow a plurality of indicia or photographs to be exhibited on the surface of a collapsible tube dispenser.
Another object of this invention is to provide a displaying apparatus having a flexible-supporting member, the flexible-supporting member having the properties of memory, retention and enclosing indicia or photographs.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a novel cap member having properties which permit it to mate with a plurality of different paste product dispensing collapsible tubes and permit the invention to stand on its end to continually display a picture or indicia.
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Kaufman Joseph A.
Larson James E.
Larson & Larson P.A.
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