Abstract: A container comprises a tubular body having a one end closed by an end member provided with a discharge opening receiving a cap and the other end being closed by a flattened second end. The end member is subdivided into a first portion containing the projection having the discharge opening and a second portion more pliable than the first portion so that the second portion can be collapsed into the first portion to applied pressure on the remaining contents in the end member during emptying the contents of the tube. Preferably, the tubular body has a pair of weakened zones extending the longitudinal length from adjacent the flat end member flattened into the end member to subdivide the body into two elongated portions which are aligned with the first and second portions of the end member. The container is particularly useful in a dispenser having a flattening member which progressively flattens the container to cause discharging of the contents thereof.

Abstract: A dispenser particularly useful for dispensing toothpaste includes a tubular body closed at one end and having an opening for receiving the neck portion of a toothpaste tube extending therefrom, the dispenser includes an arrangement for squeezing the contents of the tube out the discharge opening including a piston movable in an axial direction of the tubular body. The arrangement includes the piston having a pair of oppositely extending projections that extend through parallel extending slots in the tubular body and are engaged in an internal threaded track of a sleeve received on the tubular body so that rotation of the sleeve will cause the piston to move along the slots and squeeze the contents of the tube towards the discharge opening of the tube.