Patent ID: 6401977
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A toothpaste dispensing device for dispensing toothpaste from a tube of toothpaste, said device comprising:a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, said back wall being removably attached to said housing and defining a door, said front wall having an opening therein positioned generally adjacent to a juncture of said bottom wall and said first side wall, each of first and second side walls having an elongated slot therein, said opening being generally bounded by an inner housing having an upper wall having an aperture extending therethrough for receiving an open end of the tube of toothpaste; a spindle being positioned in said housing and extending through each of said slots, said spindle having an engaging portion positioned adjacent to said first side wall adapted for removably receiving a closed end of the toothpaste tube, a pair of gears being positioned on said spindle; a pair of tracks being positioned on an inner surface of said front wall, said tracks being spaced from each other, each of said gears being positioned to engage one of said tracks; a motor for rotating said spindle being mechanically coupled to said spindle; an actuator for turning said motor on such that said motor rotates said spindle in a first direction toward said bottom wall being operationally coupled to said motor.