Dispensing – Collapsible wall-type container – With wall-collapsing means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-30
2008-10-07
Shaver, Kevin P. (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
Collapsible wall-type container
With wall-collapsing means
C222S101000, C222S103000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07431178
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for dispensing the contents of a collapsible tube, such as a toothpaste tube. The apparatus includes a housing having side walls, an end wall with an opening therein, and a cover pivotally attached to the housing to provided access to a cavity within the housing. A squeezing device is slidably received in the cavity and includes a threaded surface the cover and a pair of opposing surface that define a though-slot that increases in width toward the housing end wall. A threaded rod is rotatably mounted to the cover and engages the threaded surface of the squeezing device when the cover is closed and disengages the threaded surface when the cover is opened. By rotating the rod, the squeezing device can be caused to move along the rod toward and away from the end wall of the housing.
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Hartman Domenica N. S.
Hartman Gary M.
Hartman & Hartman P.C.
Shaver Kevin P.
Tyler Stephanie E
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