Dispensing apparatus
First Claim
1. A dispenser for dispensing viscous material from a container having an elongate, flexible dispensing tube, comprising:
- (A) a body;
(B) a cover attached to said body and movable between open and closed positions;
(C) means, carried by said body, for supporting the container and locating the dispensing tube in dispensing condition;
(D) said body having a mounting portion for attachment to a vertical surface;
(E) pressure means carried by said body and urged into engagement with the tube by movement of the cover to said closed position and being further movable into collapsing and dispensing engagement with the tube;
(F) said pressure means being movable toward said mounting portion of said body to collapse the tube and dispense the material;
(G) locking means carried by said body for movement into and out of locking engagement with said cover; and
(H) said locking means being releasably attached to said body.
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing viscous material from a container having an elongate, flexible dispensing tube includes a back plate for wall mounting and a cover, hingedly connected to said back plate and movable between open and closed positions with respect thereto. A normally concealed but accessible latch mechanism is carried by the back plate and the cover for releasably securing the cover in its closed position. The back plate has an integral seat for reception of the container and a tube receiving member for seating and locating the tube which extends from the container. A dispensing bar is hingedly mounted on the back plate and carries a resiliently mounted pressure member. The dispensing bar and pressure member are normally urged into engagement with the tube and toward the back plate when the tube is held in the tube receiving member and are further movable into collapsing relationship with the tube upon the application of hand pressure to the dispensing bar. The cover has a through opening in its front wall whereby the dispensing bar is accessible when the cover is in closed position. The cover also has a through opening in its bottom wall so that the end of the tube may be projected therethrough whereby the material being dispensed can be dispensed into the hand of the user upon application of pressure to the dispensing bar.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A dispenser for dispensing viscous material from a container having an elongate, flexible dispensing tube, comprising:
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(A) a body; (B) a cover attached to said body and movable between open and closed positions; (C) means, carried by said body, for supporting the container and locating the dispensing tube in dispensing condition; (D) said body having a mounting portion for attachment to a vertical surface; (E) pressure means carried by said body and urged into engagement with the tube by movement of the cover to said closed position and being further movable into collapsing and dispensing engagement with the tube; (F) said pressure means being movable toward said mounting portion of said body to collapse the tube and dispense the material; (G) locking means carried by said body for movement into and out of locking engagement with said cover; and (H) said locking means being releasably attached to said body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dispenser for dispensing viscous material from a container having an elongate, flexible dispensing tube, comprising:
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(A) a back plate; (B) a cover, hingedly connected to said back plate and movable between open and closed positions with respect thereto; (C) latch means carried by said back plate and said cover for releasably securing said cover in its closed position; (D) a tube receiving member carried by and projecting from one face of said back plate; (E) a pressure member hingedly mounted on said back plate; (F) said pressure member being urged into engagement with the tube by said cover when the tube is held in said tube receiving member and said cover is moved to its closed position and being movable away from said back plate when said cover is in its open position; (H) said cover having (1) top and bottom walls, (2) opposed side walls interconnecting said top and bottom walls, and (3) a front wall interconnecting said top and bottom walls and said side walls; (I) said front wall having a through opening therein slightly larger than said pressure member (1) whereby said pressure member is accessible when said cover is in closed position; and (J) said bottom wall having a through opening therein for access to the tube when said cover is in closed position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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