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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Christoph Geiberger, Königswinter, DE;
Hans Kraemer, Buehl, DE;
Inventors:
Christoph Geiberger, Königswinter, DE;
Hans Kraemer, Buehl, DE;
Assignee:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GmbH & Co KG, Buehl (Baden), DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve actuator for a valved container containing a pressurized fluid, the actuator comprising a mounting to attach the actuator to the container, and characterized by a post-expansion chamber in communication with the outlet of the actuator in which residual fluid remaining in the outlet after use can expand, and a separate suction chamber in communication with the outlet conduit via a suction opening to suck residual fluid back toward the expansion chamber.