Toothpaste container
A toothpaste container includes a flexible tube and a cap on the front end thereof. The toothpaste is filled into the toothpaste container through an opening on rear end thereof. By squeezing the flexible tube, toothpaste is out through a tube hole on front end thereof. The invention is characterized in that the tube hole of the flexible tube is rectangular and is at an angle of 20-70 degrees to the horizontal in lateral view. Threads are arranged on the outer wall of the tube hole for combing with the cap.
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention provides a toothpaste container, especially to a kind of toothpaste container with improved tube hole so that toothpaste being squeezed has larger contact area with the brush and attaches on the brush more firmly. Moreover, the amount of toothpaste being used is also reduced.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Generally, most of toothpaste containers are made of two kind of material-metal or rubber. Recently, rubber replaces metal due to the requirements of low cost and light weight. Refer to
Therefore, it is a primary object for the present invention to provide a toothpaste container that makes the toothpaste attach on the brush directly with larger contact area so as to avoid the problem of easily falling off. Also the amount of the toothpaste being squeezed is reduced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe accomplishment of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and its accompanying drawings which disclose illustrative an embodiment of the present invention, and are as follows:
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It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
Claims
1. A toothpaste container comprising a flexible tube and a cap on the front end thereof; toothpaste is filled into the toothpaste container through an opening on rear end thereof; by squeezing the flexible tube, toothpaste is out through a tube hole on front end thereof; the invention is characterized in that:
- the tube hole of the flexible tube is rectangular and is inclined in 20-70 degrees with horizontal line in lateral view; threads are arranged on the outer wall of the tube hole for combing with the cap.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 4, 2004
Publication Date: Dec 8, 2005
Inventor: Min-Hui Hung (Nantou county)
Application Number: 10/860,121