Patent ID: 6672478
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A method of dispensing viscous liquid contents from a flexible tube having an open end and a crimped end, said method comprising: dispensing a small amount of the contents of said tube to create a depleted portion of said tube; applying finger pressure to the crimped end of said tube to urge contents from said crimped end to the depleted portion of said tube causing said crimped end to become the depleted portion of said tube; folding the depleted crimped end of said tube upon an undepleted portion of the tube to create a folded portion of said tube and securing said folded portion with an elastic band, separate and distinct from said tube, stretched to encompass said folded portion; and continuing to dispense the contents of said tube by applying finger pressure on said folded portion, removing the elastic band from the folded portion, folding the folded portion upon the newly depleted portion and securing the newly folded portion by reencircling with said elastic band and repeating this sequence until the contents of said tube have been dispensed.