US1889885A - Holder for collapsible tubes - Google Patents

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Dec. 6, 1932. I E CULLEN 1,889,885

' HOLDER FOR COLLAPSIBLE TUBES Filed May 25, 1931 I mentor fRwzsrf. CULLE/V Attorney ?atented Dec. 6, 1932 Emmett E. cunnninor sen mnso, oanmoimm nonnm non comersmnn runns Application filed May 25,

My invention relates to holders for collapsible tubes, such as tubes containing tooth paste, shaving cream, and many other plastic substances. 5 The objects of this invention are: first, to

provide a holder of this class of rigid or semirigid construction whereby the holder may be firmly gripped and the tube easily held while the contents are being extracted; seclo end, to provide a container, holder, or frame into which a collapsible tube may be easily and quickly inserted or placed and from which the tube may be easily and quickly re- W moved; third, to provide a device of this class which conforms substantially to the contour of the tube so that the tube, contained therein, is held against transverse and longitudinal movement with respect thereto;

p fourth, to provide a relatively long holder havin a long and wide slot or opening at one side t rough which the advertising on the collapsible tube may be exposed and through which the thumb orother finger of the hand may be projected tor manually compressing the tube for extracting a portion of the contents thereof as desired; fifth, to provide. e. device of this class havin a. key in connection therewith whereby the contents of the tube may be subjected to greater force when desired or whereb the contents may be forced toward the ischarge end of the tube to facilitate the extraction of thecontents with the fingers of the hand; sixth, to provide a device of this class having it pair of legs W secured with respect to each other at one end but separable at the opposite ends thereof to facilitate the insertion of e. collapsible tube, but in which the free ends or the legs are so latched together that the same are not of themselves separable when the tube is expanded by the he or for any other reason;

. seventh, to provi e as a. whole a novelly constructed holder for collapsible tubes eight, to

A provide a device of thisclass which is very simple and economical of construction, which may be made of inexpensive materials, such as pressed aper, light metal, or the like, so that a hol er may be furnishedwith each tube, and a device of this class which isdureble, and which will not readsly deteriorate or 1931. Serial No. 539,110.

get out of order; and, ninth, to provide a device of this class which forms a substantially permanent means of advertising for destructible collapsible tubes of plastic substances, or the like.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, I have devised ecollapsible. tube holder having certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described inldetail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being bad to the sccom anying drawmg and to the characters of re erence thereon which form a part of this application in which: t,

Figure l is a perspective view of my collapsible tube holder in its preferred form of construction, showing a colla sible tube held therein, and the device held? shown by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof taken through 22 or" Fig. i; Fig. 3 is a full length view of the under side of the device; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken through H of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view thereoi taken through 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the viewsof the drawing.

My holder, illustrated in the drawing, con sists essentially of two frame members 1 end 2, a cetch 3, and e lrey The frame member 1 of my holder consists of a. circular head is which is conceive at its inner side and provided with a central hole lb, and is provided with legs 10 and 1d extending to one side of the head, namely, the concave. Theleg 1c forms one side of the holder and is or a length considerably greater than the length of the collapsible tube to'be held by the holder. The end of the leg 10 is secured, preferably integrally, to the head 1a, is curved to conform to the curvature or transverse contour of the collapsible tube, and merges from this curved portion into at substantially fiat cross section at the opposite or extended end of the leg 10. Thus the leg 10 conforms substany a hand,

tially to one m'de of the commercial collapsible tube when filled.

The frame member 2 forms the opposite side or opposite leg of the holder. The member 2 is preferably flat and is pivoted at one end, by means of a rivet 5, to the inside of the leg 1d of the frame member 1, the leg 1d being relatively short and flat. The axis of the pivotal conne'ction'between these memhers is substantially perpendicular to both long legs. The opposite end of the frame member 2 is offset inwardly or toward the leg 10, as indicated by 2a. The end of the offset portion, indicated by 2b, is adapted to be posltioned substantially close to the inner side of the leg 10, and is provided with a sition with respect to the latter, and then the member 2 is shifted about its pivotal axis until the free end of the member 2 is below the free end of the catch, with the lug or rirgi 2c in the groove 3a.

en desiring to place a full tube into the holder, the member 2 is shifted to one side about its pivotal axis. The ca 7 of the collapsible tube 8 is then remove from the reduced neck of the tube. The tube is then placed against the inner side of the leg 10 and inserted with its neck through the opening 16. The cap 7 is then screwed over the neck and the member 2 is then shifted to its latch position.

It will be here noted that since the leg 10 is substantially channel shaped and conforms substantially to one side of the collapsible tube, this leg substantially holds the collapsible tube against transverse movement with res ect to the holder. w

t will be further noted that the leg 10 and the member 2 converge toward their extended ends and thus conform further to the shape of the tube. This converging of the leg 10 and the member 2 holds the head of the tube against the head of the holder, that is, holds the collapsible tube against longitudinal movement with respect to the holder even thou h the cap 7 is removed from the collapsi le tube.

One of the legs of the holder, and preferably the .leg 10 of the frame member 1, is provided with a long and relatively wide 1on-- giltl udinall extending slot or opening 16 t on hw oh the advertisin ont e collapsible tu may be exposed an through which the thumb or any'other finger of the hand of the user is thrust for comp the col- 1,see,eee

lapsible tube and thus extracting a portion of the contents of the tube as desired. This method of extraction of the contents may be resorted to until substantially the whole of the contents is extracted.

In order to facilitate the extraction of the contents of the tube, particularly when the tube is considerably compressed by the fin gers of the hand, or when the contents have hardened to any extent, I have provided the key 4 above mentioned. This key is provided with a longitudinal slot 4a which is adapted to receive the flat collapsible end of the tube, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The" key is provided with a transverse handle portion 46 at one end for rotating the key and thus winding the flattened end of the collapsible tube upon the key and forcibly extracting the contents thereof when the cap 7 is removed, or forcing the contents against the head end of the tube so that a portion of the contents may again be extracted by the fingers.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire'to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a holder, a substantially rigid frame comprising a rigid head and a pair of spaced apart relatively long legs extending from one side of the head at the opposite edges thereof, oneof said 1e being hinged to said head and the other rigid therewith and means for connectin the extended ends of the legs together, the older being adapted to receive a collapsible tube, having a reduced neck, longitudinall between the legs thereof,said head aving a ole for receiving the neck of the tube, one of the legs having a longitudinal slot adapted to receive a finger of the hand to facilitate the extraction of the contents of the tube.

2. In a holder, a substantially rigid frame comprising a rigid head and a pair of spaced apart relatively lon legs extending from one side of the bee at the 0 thereof, and relatively shifta edgewlse means for connectin the extended ends of the legs together, the older being adapted toreceive a collapsible tube, havin a reduced neck, longitudinally between the egs thereof, said head having a hole for receiving-the neck of the tube, one of the legs having a longi tudinal slot ada ted to reeeive'a finger of the hand to he 'tate the'extraction of the contents of the tube and a key shiftable between said legs for the end of the tube 'oppo- 180 ppsite edges.

site the neck thereof for compressing the tube. 3. In a holder of the c ass described, a

' frame comprising a head having a pair of separable legs extending from the head and forming a channel therebetween for receiving and retaining a collapsible tube transversely, and shiftable edgewise relatively to each other, one of the legs having a longitudinal slot intermediate its sides for receivin finger of the hand to facilitate the extraction of the contents of the tube.

4. In a holder of the class described, a frame comprising a head having a pair of separable legs extendin from the head end forming a channel there etween for receiving and retaining a collapsible tube transversely, one of the legs having a longitudinal slot for receiving a finglfr of the hand to facilitate the extraction of t e contents of the tube, and a key positioned between the legs and over the end of the tube between the legs for compress in g the contents of the tube.

5. In a holder of the. class described, a frame member comprising a head having a long leg extending to one side thereof at one edge and having a short leg extending to the same side at the opposite edge, a second frame member pivotally connected at one end to the short leg and adapted to be positioned in opposed and spaced apart relation with respect to the long leg for receiving a collapsible tube therebetween, the second frame member being shiftable to one side with respect to said long leg to facilitate the insertion and removal of the tube therein and therefrom the head havin a hole for receiving a reduced neck ofthe tu e, and means for detachably connectin the long leg and-thefree end of the secon frame member together.

6. In a holder of the class described, a frame member comprising a head having a.

long leg extending to one side thereof at one edge and having a short leg extending to the same side thereof at the opposite edge, a second frame member pivotally'connected at one end to the short leg, forming a second lon leg in opposed and spaced apart relation wit respect to the first long leg for receiving a collapsible tube therebetween, the pivotal connection being'on an axis substantially perpendicular to the two long legs, and a catch secured to the free end of one of the long legs and open at one side and adapted to receive the free end of the other le from the open side of the catch by the shi ing of the two long legs about their pivotal axes.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 23rd day of May. 1931.

ERNEST E. CULLEN.

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