S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Thomas A Renner

Kevin Harrity

Jonathan N Mandell

Erica Eden Cohen

Nicholas A Oxley

Robert Siegl

William F Gordon

Nathaniel Giraitis

Paul Katz

Richard Whitehall

Jacob Palmborg

Daniel A Andersen

Joseph G Stichart

William F Gordan

Daniel A Anderson

Robin P Winer

Joseph Stichart

Denice A Menos

Bottle

A thermoplastic bottle has a crimped valve cup and a method of manufacturing a thermoplastic bottle includes crimping a valve cup to such a bottle. The thermoplastic bottle and valve cup may be used in a system to dispense aerosol products. At least one protrusion extends from a flange of the bottle to which the valve cup is crimped. Prior to being crimped to the bottle, the valve cup is set to the bottle with an interference fit between a crimping portion of the valve cup and the protrusion. The interference fit prevents shifting of the valve cup from its set position on the bottle prior before the valve cup is crimped.

Thermoplastic bottle with valve cup retaining protrusions and method of crimping a valve cup on a thermoplastic bottle

A dispensing system includes a manifold adapted to be fluidly coupled to a valve stem of a container. The manifold includes first and second members extending outwardly from the manifold. The dispensing system also includes a shroud having first and second shroud portions on opposing sides of the shroud. The dispensing system further includes at least one enclosed track. The enclosed track receives and permits sliding of at least one of the first and second members.

Shroud and dispensing system for a handheld container

A dispensing system has a central longitudinal axis and includes a shroud adapted to receive a container. The shroud includes a gripping portion adapted to be gripped by a hand of a user. The dispensing system also includes an actuation member adapted to rotate about a rotation point on a rotation axis toward an interior of the shroud in response to a force applied to the actuation member by the user. The actuation member is configured such that a rotation distance is at least about 6 centimeters. The rotation distance is measured in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis between a location where the user can apply the force to the actuation member and the rotation point of the actuation member.

A dispensing system includes a shroud having a gripping portion. An actuation area of the shroud is between about 15% to about 95% of a surface area of the gripping portion.

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Racine, WI, United States of America

Thomas A Renner