Patent ID: 6568564
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A dispenser apparatus for dispensing the contents of a soft tube, comprising:a base member which includes a base floor and a base top, a bearing assembly attached to a riser portion extending upwardly from said base top, a handle assembly supported by said bearing assembly, and a reel member connected to said handle assembly for engaging one end of said tube in order to dispense contents therefrom, said apparatus further including a tube supporter member connected to said base top, wherein said tube supporter member includes a central tube reception portion, and wherein said handle assembly includes: a manually turnable handle, and a reel support axle extending from said manually turnable handle and said riser portion in such a manner as to define a reel rotation axis spaced above said base top in generally parallel disposition thereto, and wherein said support member extends at an angle to said reel rotation axis such that said tube may be positioned in said central tube reception portion on said support member in a substantially horizontal orientation relative to said reel member when said one end of said tube engages said reel member.