Patent ID: 6988638

Claim:
A toothpaste dispensing figurine that permits toothpaste to be dispensed from a toothpaste container, comprising: a) a body formed in the image of a portion of a being; b) a container end of said body which may be attached, detached and reattached to the container of toothpaste, said container of toothpaste comprising a crimped-end tube; and c) a dispensing conduit extending through at least a portion of said body, having an entry port allowing ingress of the toothpaste and an exit port allowing the toothpaste to be dispensed through at least a portion of the body; d) wherein toothpaste may be dispensed from the container by a squeezing pressure being applied to the crimped-end tubes; e) a closure mechanism that prevents the toothpaste from readily being dispensed; and f) the dispensing conduit comprises a flexible tube, the closure mechanism comprises a rotatable insert having an inside portion and an outside portion, the tube passes through a channel in the inside portion of the rotatable insert, with the inside portion pinching off the flow of toothpaste through said tube while in a first position and permitting toothpaste to flow through said tube in a second position, and said rotatable insert characterized by a user being able to rotate the inside portion between the first and second positions using the outside portion.