US1984610A - Vacuum cup cap for collapsible tubes - Google Patents

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US1984610A
US1984610A US608700A US60870032A US1984610A US 1984610 A US1984610 A US 1984610A US 608700 A US608700 A US 608700A US 60870032 A US60870032 A US 60870032A US 1984610 A US1984610 A US 1984610A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • My invention relates to vacuum cup caps for collapsible tubes and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.
  • An object of-my invention is to provide a cap for a collapsible tube which will not only enable the tube to be attached to a convenient support, but whichwill permit the tube to be detached and the contents used without detaching the vacuum cup from the support.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a vacuum cap which may serve as the only closure of the tube or which may contain a metal cap such as that ordinarily used.
  • a further object is to provide a cap which is in no danger of being lost in a drain pipe or beneath some object upon the floor since the cap is designed to be secured to a support while the tube is being used.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved tube as attached to a shelf
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tube and cap
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one form of the cap as applied to a tube
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view of another form.
  • Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.
  • a collapsible tube 1 of the ordinary type having secured thereto a vacuum cup 2 made of rubber.
  • the cup 2 is provided with the usual recess 3 and it has a neck portion 4 having a threaded socket 5 arranged to receive the threaded end portion 6 of the tube.
  • Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form in which the cup 2 is molded or otherwise secured to the ordinary metal cap 7. The latter is threaded to engage the threaded portion 6 of the tube 1
  • the cup such as that shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 is pressed against the support 8-to which it is to be attached, see Fig. 1, and the tube is held thereby.
  • the tube is held thereby.
  • the contents of the tube may be squeezed out as, for instance, where one is using tooth paste and the tube may be rescrewed into the socket of the cap and left suspended.
  • this vacuum cup serves a double purpose, namely, to hold the tube and also to provide a holding means for the cap when the tube is being removed.
  • a tube of the ordinary type it is necessary to hold the tube in one hand, remove the cap with the other hand then, if tooth paste is being used, to pick up the tooth brush and apply the tooth paste.
  • tooth paste is being used, to pick up the tooth brush and apply the tooth paste.
  • the cap is left lying loose on a support and it may be knocked 01f into a bowl and fall into the drain pipe or it may be knocked off and rolled into some position where it is dimcult to get it.
  • the tooth brush may be held in one hand, the tube unscrewed with the other hand, the tooth paste applied and the tube may be immediately screwed into the cap thus obviating any danger of losing the cap and permitting the unscrewing and the replacing of the tube with one hand.
  • a collapsible tube having a threaded neck and a vacuum cup of a metal cap having a threaded socket arranged to receive the threaded neck,.said cap having a head and a body portion molded in the cup, with the body portion of the cap flush with the edge of the cup on the opposite side from the curved cup portion.

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Dec. 18, 1934. H. WARREN VACUUM CUP CAP FOR COLLAPSIBLE TUBES Filed May 2, 1932 WITNSS a W/ ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 18, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 1 Claim.
My invention relates to vacuum cup caps for collapsible tubes and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.
An object of-my invention is to provide a cap for a collapsible tube which will not only enable the tube to be attached to a convenient support, but whichwill permit the tube to be detached and the contents used without detaching the vacuum cup from the support.
A further object of the invention is to provide a vacuum cap which may serve as the only closure of the tube or which may contain a metal cap such as that ordinarily used.
A further object is to provide a cap which is in no danger of being lost in a drain pipe or beneath some object upon the floor since the cap is designed to be secured to a support while the tube is being used.
Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, in
which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved tube as attached to a shelf;
' Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tube and cap;
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one form of the cap as applied to a tube;
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of another form; and
Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.
Referring to the drawing I have shown therein a collapsible tube 1 of the ordinary type having secured thereto a vacuum cup 2 made of rubber.
As will be seen from Fig. 3 the cup 2 is provided with the usual recess 3 and it has a neck portion 4 having a threaded socket 5 arranged to receive the threaded end portion 6 of the tube.
In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form in which the cup 2 is molded or otherwise secured to the ordinary metal cap 7. The latter is threaded to engage the threaded portion 6 of the tube 1 In using the device the cup such as that shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 is pressed against the support 8-to which it is to be attached, see Fig. 1, and the tube is held thereby. Now when it is desired to use the tube all that is necessary is to unscrew the tube from the cap. The cap remains firmly attached to the support 8. The contents of the tube may be squeezed out as, for instance, where one is using tooth paste and the tube may be rescrewed into the socket of the cap and left suspended.
It will be noted that the use of this vacuum cup serves a double purpose, namely, to hold the tube and also to provide a holding means for the cap when the tube is being removed. With a tube of the ordinary type it is necessary to hold the tube in one hand, remove the cap with the other hand then, if tooth paste is being used, to pick up the tooth brush and apply the tooth paste. Usually the cap is left lying loose on a support and it may be knocked 01f into a bowl and fall into the drain pipe or it may be knocked off and rolled into some position where it is dimcult to get it.
In the present invention the tooth brush may be held in one hand, the tube unscrewed with the other hand, the tooth paste applied and the tube may be immediately screwed into the cap thus obviating any danger of losing the cap and permitting the unscrewing and the replacing of the tube with one hand.
I am aware that vacuum cups for holding various articles to supports are in use but I am not aware of any vacuum cup which forms the top of a collapsible tube and which will therefore permit the removal or replacement of the tube with one hand.
I claim:
The combination of a collapsible tube having a threaded neck and a vacuum cup, of a metal cap having a threaded socket arranged to receive the threaded neck,.said cap having a head and a body portion molded in the cup, with the body portion of the cap flush with the edge of the cup on the opposite side from the curved cup portion.
' HARLOW WARREN.
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US2613990A (en) * 1950-07-05 1952-10-14 Lustek John Deodorizer block and holder
US2766909A (en) * 1951-03-06 1956-10-16 William V Doyle Magnetic supporting device for containers
US2998684A (en) * 1959-09-22 1961-09-05 Kenneth S Corey Method and means for conditioning shaving lather
US3078017A (en) * 1959-09-21 1963-02-19 Beiersdorf & Co Ag Suspendable tube
US3259276A (en) * 1964-10-15 1966-07-05 Harry H Chase Holder-dispensing device for flexible and/or collapsible tubes
US3445861A (en) * 1966-04-29 1969-05-27 Morris L Slimovitz Pot holder with vacuum cup handle
US3623641A (en) * 1969-07-30 1971-11-30 Douglas R Hansen Container with suction-cup hanger
US5702080A (en) * 1995-01-18 1997-12-30 Symbiosis Corporation Combination end cap and clip for biopsy forceps instrument
US5971192A (en) * 1995-12-27 1999-10-26 Interdesign, Inc. Bathroom accessories
US6196139B1 (en) 1999-08-26 2001-03-06 Stan Jensen Wall shelf amusement device for cats
US20030116449A1 (en) * 2000-01-12 2003-06-26 Hensel Keith James Surface mountable container
US6666353B1 (en) * 2002-07-24 2003-12-23 Emile Roland Olivier Tube organizer and dispensing aid
US20050226772A1 (en) * 2002-04-23 2005-10-13 Idaho Technology, Inc. Sample withdrawal and dispensing device
ITGE20120045A1 (en) * 2012-04-27 2013-10-28 Camillo Rattaro CAP FOR CONTAINERS
US20170086580A1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-03-30 Conti-Bros, Inc. Magnetic object suspension apparatus and associated methods and systems

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2613990A (en) * 1950-07-05 1952-10-14 Lustek John Deodorizer block and holder
US2766909A (en) * 1951-03-06 1956-10-16 William V Doyle Magnetic supporting device for containers
US3078017A (en) * 1959-09-21 1963-02-19 Beiersdorf & Co Ag Suspendable tube
US2998684A (en) * 1959-09-22 1961-09-05 Kenneth S Corey Method and means for conditioning shaving lather
US3259276A (en) * 1964-10-15 1966-07-05 Harry H Chase Holder-dispensing device for flexible and/or collapsible tubes
US3445861A (en) * 1966-04-29 1969-05-27 Morris L Slimovitz Pot holder with vacuum cup handle
US3623641A (en) * 1969-07-30 1971-11-30 Douglas R Hansen Container with suction-cup hanger
US5702080A (en) * 1995-01-18 1997-12-30 Symbiosis Corporation Combination end cap and clip for biopsy forceps instrument
US5971192A (en) * 1995-12-27 1999-10-26 Interdesign, Inc. Bathroom accessories
US6196139B1 (en) 1999-08-26 2001-03-06 Stan Jensen Wall shelf amusement device for cats
US20030116449A1 (en) * 2000-01-12 2003-06-26 Hensel Keith James Surface mountable container
US6832615B2 (en) 2000-01-12 2004-12-21 Keith James Hensel Surface mountable floss container
US20050226772A1 (en) * 2002-04-23 2005-10-13 Idaho Technology, Inc. Sample withdrawal and dispensing device
US8409508B2 (en) * 2002-04-23 2013-04-02 Biofire Diagnostics, Inc. Sample withdrawal and dispensing device
US6666353B1 (en) * 2002-07-24 2003-12-23 Emile Roland Olivier Tube organizer and dispensing aid
ITGE20120045A1 (en) * 2012-04-27 2013-10-28 Camillo Rattaro CAP FOR CONTAINERS
US20170086580A1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-03-30 Conti-Bros, Inc. Magnetic object suspension apparatus and associated methods and systems
US9920877B2 (en) * 2015-09-28 2018-03-20 Conti-Bros, Inc. Magnetic object suspension apparatus and associated methods and systems
US10429003B2 (en) 2015-09-28 2019-10-01 Conti-Bros, Inc. Magnetic object suspension apparatus and associated methods and systems

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