Patent ID: 7086568

Claim:
A toothpaste dispenser in combination with a tube of toothpaste, the tube of toothpaste having an opening, the tube of toothpaste including a volume of toothpaste, the toothpaste dispenser comprising: (a) a base unit having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the base unit having a square cross-sectional shape, the base unit having a central hole running lengthwise in the base unit from the top end to the bottom end of the base unit, the central hole having a square cross-sectional shape, the base unit having four external surfaces comprising a rear surface, a front surface, a left surface, and a right surface, the base unit also having four inner surfaces comprising a rear inner surface, a front inner surface, a left inner surface, and a right inner surface, (b) means for attaching the base unit to a wall surface, (c) a spacer having two surfaces, a front surface and a rear surface, the spacer also having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the rear surface of the spacer being placed against the rear inner surface on the base unit, (d) a handle attached to the top end of the spacer, (e) a front hole located on the front surface of the base unit, the front hole having a rectangular shape, (f) a plunger located within the front hole, the plunger comprising a contact portion, the plunger further comprising a handle attached to the contact portion, (g) wherein the tube of toothpaste is placed within the central hole with said opening facing downward, and further wherein the plunger is pushed inward until a small volume of toothpaste within the tube of toothpaste is expelled through the opening.