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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1986
Joseph P LaRosa, Danbury, CT (US);
Michael H Lombardi, Stamford, CT (US);
Chesebrough-Pond's Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
A spray head is disclosed having an aligned fluid conduit leading respectively to a source of pressurized water and a spray outlet. A rotatable, vertically movable valve element lies in a suitable bore in the spray head between the conduits. The valve has a horizontal conduit therethrough which merges with a vertical conduit adapted to convey liquid from a container to which the spray head is connected. A frangible locking collar lies between the head of the valve and the upper surface of the spray head holding the valve from either rotational or vertical movement towards the container. Breaking and removal of the locking collar allows for 90.degree. rotation of the valve to unseat inwardly from a flange carried by the valve body from inwardly projecting retaining flanges carried by the spray head body thereby allowing for downward movement of the valve to puncture a seal over the container holding the liquid. This downward movement also brings the conduit in the valve into the same plane as the two conduits in the spray head. Rotation of the valve 90.degree. back to its original orientation aligns and interconnects all the conduits making the system ready for use upon activation of the source of pressurized water.