Patent ID: 8464909

Claim:
A dispensing device for a viscous edible product, comprising a storing unit for storing the viscous product, and a dispensing unit, the dispensing unit comprises: at least one flexible packaging tube defining at least one cavity for storing and dispensing the food product, located within the dispensing unit such that it comprises a substantially linear portion adjacent its dispensing opening, the packaging tube comprising a rigid spout onto which a dispensing end of the packaging tube is connected; compression means comprising at least upper and lower pairs of jaws for pinching the linear portion of the tube, the compression means being movable in substantially perpendicular and parallel directions relative to the longitudinal axis of the tube, and actuation means for reversibly moving the compression means first in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the packaging tube to releasably pinch at least one portion of the flexible tube, and second in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube towards its dispensing opening, so as to dispense at least one portion of the product stored in the tube, the rigid spout comprising an elongated rigid tubular portion around which an emptied portion of the tube is stored after dispensing.