Toothpaste and solution capsule storage and delivery systems

Abstract

A water-soluble capsule ( 1 ) for storing and dispensing single-use toothpaste ( 3 ) or other substance, each capsule preferably having a finger handle ( 4 ) and a storage container ( 5 ) for holding a desired supply of capsules. Each capsule has an exterior skin ( 2 ) that is pierceable by a capsule piercing pin ( 9, 11 ) so that squeezing the capsule dispenses the substance. Alternatively, a capsule may have a weak point ( 12 ) so that squeezing the capsule ( 1 ) causes the weak point ( 12 ) to rupture and release the substance ( 3 ) from the capsule ( 1 ).

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 
     
         1 . A capsule for holding and dispensing a desired substance, said capsule comprising:
 A capsule skin surrounding an interior having a predetermined volume in the interior; and   a desired substance in the interior.   
     
     
         2 . The capsule of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an extension on the capsule skin of the capsule for holding the capsule between a user's fingers. 
 
     
     
         3 . The capsule of  claim 1  wherein the capsule skin is made of a water-soluble film. 
     
     
         4 . The capsule of  claim 1  wherein the capsule skin is pierceable by a capsule piercing tool to release the substance contained in the capsule. 
     
     
         5 . The capsule of  claim 1  wherein the exterior skin contains a weak point so that when the capsule is squeezed the weak point will rupture, thereby causing the substance to be dispensed from the capsule. 
     
     
         6 . The capsule of  claim 1  wherein the desired substance is toothpaste; 
     
     
         7 . A storage container for holding and dispensing toothpaste and other substances, said capsule having a capsule skin surrounding an interior having a predetermined volume in the interior and a desired substance in the interior, said container comprising:
 a capsule holding section having sufficient volume to hold a desired supply of capsules; and   a cover for closing said container, said cover having a topside and an underside, the underside containing a capsule piercing pin for piercing the skin of the capsule to release the substance contained therein.   
     
     
         8 . A method of using a capsule to hold and dispense a desired substance, the capsule having a capsule skin surrounding an interior having a predetermined volume in the interior and a desired substance in the interior, wherein the capsule skin is pierceable by a pin-like tool to release the substance contained in the capsule, said method comprising the steps of:
 removing the capsule from a container;   piercing the capsule skin of the capsule using a capsule piercing pin; and   squeezing the capsule to release the substance contained therein.   
     
     
         9 . A method of  claim 8  wherein the desired substance is toothpaste; 
     
     
         10 . A method of using a capsule to hold and dispense a desired substance, said capsule having a capsule skin surrounding an interior having a predetermined volume in the interior and a desired substance in the interior, wherein the exterior skin contains a weak point so that when the capsule is squeezed the weak point will rupture, thereby causing the substance to be dispensed from the capsule, said method comprising the steps of:
 removing a capsule from the container; and   squeezing the capsule until the weak point ruptures to cause the substance to dispense from the capsule.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the desired substance is toothpaste.