US2064111A

US2064111A - Dispensing device

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Publication number: US2064111A
Application number: US83468A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest J Hartland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-06-04
Filing date: 1936-06-04
Publication date: 1936-12-15
Anticipated expiration: 1953-12-15

Description

Dec. 15, 1936. E. J. HARTLAND DISPENSING DEVICE Filed June 4, 195e' l y' INQBNTOR 'B1 MCI/717W @am C. /QM

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 15, 1936 STAT PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in dispensing devices and is directed more particularly to an improved device whereby tubes of paste and the like may be inserted therein and the contents thereof dispensed in a convenient manner.

It is one of the principal objects of the invention to provide a dispensing device for facilitating the dispensing of paste and the like from a collapsible tube and which is simple in form so as to be both inexpensive to manufacture and easy to manipulate.

It is another object of the invention to provide a dispensing device which may be readily attached to a wall or the like and which has movable parts whereby a collapsible tube or the like may be readily inserted therein and operated on by squeezing so that the contents of the tube may be dispensed.

Various other novel objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent after a reading of the following description and reference will be had to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the device of the invention shown attached to a support such as a wall or the like;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 1 with parts in section for clearness Fig. 3 is a sectional plan View on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail the invention will be fully described.

The device of the invention broadly includes a supporting member in the form of a back plate 2 and U-shaped shell 6 having a front wall 8 and side walls IIJ which are pivoted at I5 to ears I3 of the back plate for swinging from the back plate. A lower wall or ledge 4 integral with back plate 2 is provided with an opening tol receive the neck or outlet t of a tube T which tube is supported by ledge 4.

A cap for the outlet is represented by c' which may be provided with an opening o so that the cap may be screwed onto the neck to clamp it to ledge 4. It may be desirable to remove the cap entirely.

The shell 6 is swung away from theback plate to a position such as shown by dot-dash lines to facilitate the insertion or removal of a tube. and the back plate has a slot 3 to receive the enlarged end part 1 of the tube which is usually provided to close the end of the said tube T.

The back plate 2 may be provided with openings to receive fastening means such as screws I8 so it may be secured to a wall or the like indicated by W.

At the upper end of the back plate there is a v tongue or lip 9 which is preferably offset from 5f the main body thereof as shown. Then a cap 'I' having downwardly extending side walls is provided which is adapted when the shell is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to embrace the lip 9 and the upper parts of the walls 8 and II) 10 of the shell so as to hold the shell in position against the back plate 2.

A compressor I4, in the form of a plate curved as shown, is adapted to bear on the tube T and has a finger grip I6 extending through an up 15 and down slot I2 in the front wall 8 of the shell 6. This compressor I4 is made to bear on the tube'T and press it against the plate 2 and acts when nger grip I6 is pressed downwardly to compress and squeeze the tube so that material is dispensed therefrom. That is, it operates with a rolling action to compress or squeeze the tube.

As will be observed,v -the shell and back plate when held together provide a closed chamber for the tube in which the compressor member isop- '25 erable while the shell may be released for swinging movements by removal of cap 'I'. When the shell is moved away from the back plate a tube may be readily removed and a fresh one placed in the device. 30

A closure member 2D at the lower end of member 6 has ears 22 pivoted at 2I to the side walls Ill, a transverse portion 26 and a finger grip portion 28. 'Ihis closure member is arranged for swinging movements so the transverse portion 35 thereof may underlie the outlet or the' opening in the cap c to prevent material from being discharged from the tube or it may be swung away from the opening. The finger grip portion 28 may be engaged for swinging the closure.

It is desired to point out that when the cap c is of usual construction, that is unapertured and screw-threaded onto the neck T in the usual way, the closure member 20 may not be necessary. That is, the cap C serves to close the contents 45 of the tube from exposure to atmosphere and by merely temporarily unscrewing and removing it, the paste may be dispensed.

However, if a cap c having an opening lo is provided, the pivoted member 20 is suitable for moving adjacent and away from the cap c to close or expose the opening.

While I have described the invention in great kdetail and with respect to a preferred form since many changes and modications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination, a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube provided with an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and having side walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot, connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means to releasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, and a compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on a tube.

2. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination, a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube providedv with an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and having side walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot, connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means to releasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, and a compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on a tube, the said supporting means including a ledge at the lower end oi the back plate having an opening to receive the outlet of said tube.

3. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination, a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube provided with an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and having side walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot, connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means to' releasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, and a compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on a tube, the said connections including parts oi the shell at the lower side thereof which are pivoted to the lower side of the back plate.

4. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination, a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube provided with an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and having side walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot, connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means to releasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, and a. compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on a tube, the said retaining means including a cap for embracing the upper ends of the back plate and of the side and front walls of the shell.

5. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination, a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube provided with an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and having side walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot, connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means to releasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, and a compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on a tube, the said compressor including a member having a portion for acting on said tube, a part for bearing on the front wall of the shell and a manually engageable member extending through the slot of the front wall.

6. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination, a back plate having a lower supporting ledge for a tube and an opening for receiving the outlet of a tube, a shell having side walls pivoted at their lower ends to the lower end of the back plate and the front wall having an up and down slot therein, a cap for embracing the upper ends of the back plate, side and iront walls of the shell to hold the back plate and shell against relative movements, and a compressor having a part for positioning between a tube and front wall of the shell to press said tube against the back plate having a manually engageable member extending through said slot. l

ERNEsT J. HAR'I'LAND.