Patent ID: 6789701
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A paste dispenser for dispensing paste from a replaceable tube of paste having an open threaded neck, a closed end opposite the threaded neck, and collapsible tubular walls therebetween, the dispenser comprising:a) a vertical back wall having a front side and a back side and having upper and lower portions; b) a base extending forwardly from the lower portion of the back wall in fixed relation thereto; c) the base being provided with (1) a downwardly extending threaded inlet opening sized for receiving the threaded neck of the tube and supporting the tube in an inverted position, and (2) a discharge opening; d) a manually operated pump located in the base, (1) the pump establishing fluid communication between the inlet and discharge openings in the base, the pump being operative to draw paste from the tube when threaded into the inlet opening and to discharge paste from the tube therein through the discharge opening; e) a cover having (1) a front wall spaced forwardly of the back wall and having side edges, (2) a pair of integral side walls extending from the side edges of the front wall to proximate the back wall so as to establish a generally surrounded compartment for the tube when threaded into the base, and (3) an integral top wall extending between the front wall and the side walls to close the top of the compartment; f) the cover being releasably connected in relation to the back wall for opening and closing the compartment; and g) a perforated tubular structure removably insertable through the open threaded neck of the tube, the perforated tubular structure having a width corresponding proximately to the diameter of the open threaded neck of the tube and having length corresponding proximately to at least one-half the length of the tube.