摘要 |
A hand-squeezable dispenser comprises a holder ( 2 ) of inverted-U configuration having outwardly-sprung limbs ( 20,21 ) which enclose a folded paper-card container ( 1 ) of liquid, particulate or other flowable material. A blade ( 23 ) and inside ridge ( 31 ) of one limb ( 20 ) engage, respectively, in a circumferential pocket ( 12 ) and under a circumferential shoulder ( 11 ) of the front container-wall ( 7 ). The other limb ( 21 ) is pushed in against the back container-wall ( 8 ) to engage a ridge ( 32 ) under the shoulder ( 11 ) and allow a slide ( 26 ) to be slid down into the pocket ( 12 ). A finger ( 25 ) of the slide ( 26 ) obstructs closure of a lid ( 24 ) until the pocket ( 12 ) is engaged by the slide ( 26 ), closure of the lid ( 24 ) piercing the container seal ( 14 ) with a projecting tube ( 34 ) of a sealing cap ( 33 ) on the underside of the lid ( 24 ). Dispensing is effected by opening the lid ( 24 ) and squeezing the limbs ( 20,21 ) inwardly, the container ( 1 ) recovering its shape afterwards under the outward springing of the limbs ( 20,21 ). Instead, dispensing may be by hand-operated pump ( 40 ), or by opening a slide ( 53 ) across an outlet ( 54 ) of the inverted dispenser ( 50 ).
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