A device for squeezing various household collapsible tubes comprises two lever
handles, two pintles, two torsional springs, a primary roller, and a secondary
roller. The lever handles are held together by and are free to rotate about the
two pintles, forming a double non-crossing class 1 lever arrangement. The
rollers, held in gudgeons by snap fit, are also free to rotate. The primary roller
is distinguished from the secondary roller by having a crank at one end. The torsional
springs, anchored by the pintles, provide a torque which causes the two rollers
to clamp together. Operation of the tube squeezing device proceeds by inserting
the crimped end of a collapsible tube between the rollers and turning the crank,
thereby turning the rollers so as to squeeze the tube flat and to push its contents
toward the nozzle end. Insertion and extraction of the tube is effected most readily
by applying a compressive force to the two lever handles, creating a gap between
the rollers for the tube to easily pass through.