Device for expressing substances from a deformable tube
US9309028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D35/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for expressing a substance from a deformable tube has a casing with a base end, a top portion opposite the base end and side wall portions intermediate the base end and the top portion. A squeezer is received in the casing. The squeezer has two opposing jaws for gripping and expressing a substance from the tube. The casing has an aperture in the top portion through which a discharge outlet of the tube is extendable. The casing also has apertures in opposing parts of the side wall portions through which the jaws can be actuated. The squeezer has a manual lever element on at least one jaw, which is attached to the jaw by a fulcrum so that manual pressure applied to the lever element about the fulcrum causes flexing of the jaw and squeezing of the tube.
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