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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1991
Jerome A Rodder, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gail A Turner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device for maintaining collapsible dispensing tubes, particularly plastic tubes, in folded configurations comprises a strip of adhesive material and a release liner removably attached to the upper surface of the strip comprising three adjacent and separated release liner sections. A method of folding up the collapsible dispensing tube comprises exposing a portion of the adhesive material and folding the proximal end of the tube toward the distal end of the tube and attaching the proximal end of the tube to the adhesive sections, successively exposing portions of the adhesive strip and folding the proximal end towards the distal end of the tube along a folding line located a short distance from the previously attached proximal end of the tube.