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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1981
Erwin W Parr, Des Moines, IA (US);
Timothy B Brandt, Des Moines, IA (US);
Ziphron, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
An actuator mechanism for an aerosol container of a type including a chamber for holding fluid under pressure has an outlet opening disposed in the container and a valve attached to the container for controlling the flow of fluid from the opening. The actuator mechanism includes a cap having an outlet opening on one side thereof, which cap is attached to the container adjacent to the outlet opening of the container. An actuation structure is provided for selectively causing fluid to be dispensed from said chamber and out through the outlet opening of the cap upon reciprocation of the actuation structure with respect to the container. The actuation structure includes a nozzle for permitting fluid to be sprayed therethrough. The nozzle is aligned with the outlet opening in the cap. A stem is operatively attached to the nozzle and to the valve for communicating fluid from the container chamber, through the valve and the nozzle when the valve is open. An access opening is disposed in the cap for permitting manual reciprocation of the actuation structure and a flap having a frangible connection thereon is disposed in such access opening. The actuation structure is slideably connected to the cap for preventing the stem from bending during actuation of the actuation structure.