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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1994
James L Drobish, Wyoming, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A spray orifice selector system for a spray package. The spray orifice selector, containing at least two spray orifices, is movably secured to a container housing a liquid. The selector provides fluid communication between the container and each of the spray orifices individually as the selector is moved from one detented position to another. A thumb wheel rotates the selector about a push button actuator connected to a spray pump. The spray pump is located between the selector and container. The push button does not rotate relative to the container, and it has a contoured shape which indicates the direction of spray to a user. Therefore, the user grips the pump the same way for each spray. The user may continue to grip the pump with one hand and select a different spray orifice by rotating the thumb wheel with the other hand, thereby avoiding the need to regrip the container when a different spray orifice is selected.