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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:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald J Powers, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222 99 ;
Abstract
A device for facilitating the dispensing of the contents of a collapsible tube. The device has a turn key member which is supported in a frame. The frame has a tube contact face which is preferably curved. The turn key has a handle. To dispense of the contents of a tube, the bottom of the tube is placed in a slot in the turn key member and the tube rests against the face of a tube support member. As the turn key is turned the tube winds around the turn key and the portion of the tube that winds around the turn key is exposed to the user's touch.