Patent ID: 7309055

Claim:
A device for removing fluids from a tube comprising: a shell having a first housing and a second housing hingedly connected on a side thereof so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position; a first pair of wheels rotatably mounted in said first housing; and a second pair of wheels rotatably mounted in said second housing, said first pair of wheels respectively engaging said second pair of wheels when said first and second housings are in said closed position, said shell having an opening at one longitudinal end thereof and an opening at an opposite longitudinal end thereof, each of said first pair of wheels having a generally convex shape, each of said second pair of wheels having a generally concave shape, each of said first pair of wheels having a central rubber wheel portion extending therearound, each of said first pair of wheels having beveled sides extending outwardly on opposite sides of said rubber wheel portion, each of said second pair of wheels having a pair of flexible flanges extending outwardly on opposite sides of a central portion thereof, said beveled sides contacting said pair of flexible flanges when said first and second housings are in said closed position.