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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2018
Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Kai Ruthe-Steinsiek, Duesseldorf, DE;
Peter Rushe, Duesseldorf, DE;
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for pressing out a material from a deformable tube, comprising the following: a housing having a base end; an upper section opposite the base end; and lateral wall sections between the base end and the upper section; a squeezer that can be introduced into the housing, wherein the squeezer has a carrier element and two opposing jaws for gripping and squeezing out a material from the tube, wherein the housing has an opening in the upper section through which an outlet of the tube can be guided, and same has openings in opposing parts of the lateral wall sections via which the jaws can be actuated, wherein the jaws are secured to the carrier element at one end and the squeezer also has a manual lever element on at least one jaw, wherein the lever element is connected to the jaw in a connection region to form an assembly, in which a pressure manually applied to the lever element brings about a force on the jaw in the direction of the other jaw, wherein the lever element has a body with reinforcing ribs, wherein the reinforcing ribs are surrounded at least partially by a closed outer skin, wherein a region of the outer skin forms a gripping region.