Hygienic toothpaste or lotion dispenser

Abstract

Articles of manufacture are disclosed for sanitary dispensing of lotion and tooth-paste. In various embodiments each lotion or toothpaste tube has at least two dispensing ports, each of which may be assigned to an individual household member. In some embodiments the dispensing ports may be stacked on top of each other or may be placed side by side or be located at different parts of the lotion or toothpaste tube. In some other embodiments the dispensing ports may be colored differently or may be different in size and/or appearance. In various embodiments the dispensing ports may be opened by unscrewing, turning, pushing, pulling, lifting, or by a combination thereof. In yet other embodiments small pumps may be used to dispense the lotion or tooth paste. According to the present disclosure, inexpensive multi-port dispensing heads may be manufactured separately for retrofitting any store-bought lotion or toothpaste tube.

1 . A hygienic toothpaste dispenser comprising:
 a paste reservoir having at least one outlet opening from which a paste may leave the reservoir; and   at least two dispensing ports attached to the outlet opening.   
     
     
         2 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein at least one dispensing port has a screw-on cap or a paste pump. 
     
     
         3 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the paste reservoir is made of plastic or aluminum or a combination of both. 
     
     
         4 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the paste reservoir is squeezable or non-squeezable. 
     
     
         5 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein multiple dispensing ports are attached to at least one of the outlet openings. 
     
     
         6 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 5 , wherein the multiple dispensing ports, attached to at least one of the outlet openings, are stacked on top of each other or are separate from each other. 
     
     
         7 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the dispensing ports is closeable. 
     
     
         8 . A toothpaste dispenser comprising:
 a paste reservoir having an outlet opening;   a collar attached to the outlet opening of the paste reservoir through which a paste contained in the reservoir may leave the reservoir; and   at least two dispensing ports attached to the collar.   
     
     
         9 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein the dispensing port screws to the collar. 
     
     
         10 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein the paste reservoir is made of plastic or aluminum or a combination of both. 
     
     
         11 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein the paste reservoir is squeezable or non-squeezable. 
     
     
         12 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein each dispensing port is a different color or has a different design or both. 
     
     
         13 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein the dispensing ports are stacked on top of each other. 
     
     
         14 . The toothpaste dispenser of  claim 8 , wherein the dispensing ports may be in fluid communication with the reservoir one at a time. 
     
     
         15 . A toothpaste dispenser head comprising:
 a base-cap for attaching the dispenser head to a dispensing collar of a toothpaste reservoir, wherein the base-cap includes a dispensing port; and   a stacked-up cap detachably covering the dispensing ports of the base-cap, wherein the stacked-up cap may or may not have a dispensing port which is configured to be covered by another stacked-up cap with or without a dispensing port, and wherein a paste contained in the reservoir may be pushed through the collar and be dispensed from the collar and/or a desired dispenser port.   
     
     
         16 . The toothpaste dispenser head of  claim 15 , wherein the base-cap of the dispenser head is detachably attached to the collar. 
     
     
         17 . The toothpaste dispenser head of  claim 15 , wherein the reservoir is made of plastic or aluminum or a combination of both. 
     
     
         18 . The toothpaste dispenser head of  claim 15 , wherein the reservoir is squeezable or non-squeezable. 
     
     
         19 . The toothpaste dispenser head of  claim 15 , wherein the dispensing ports are stacked on top of each other. 
     
     
         20 . The toothpaste dispenser head of  claim 15 , wherein the dispenser head is screwed to the collar of traditional toothpaste tubes.