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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
William Mercer Benson, Harrison, OH (US);
Andrew William Franckhauser, Batavia, OH (US);
Todd Mitchell Day, Bethel, OH (US);
Shaun Shang-yun Chan, Montgomery, OH (US);
David Matthew Groh, Lebanon, OH (US);
Brian David Andres, Harrison, OH (US);
Scott Edward Smith, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Mercer Benson, Harrison, OH (US);
Andrew William Franckhauser, Batavia, OH (US);
Todd Mitchell Day, Bethel, OH (US);
Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, Montgomery, OH (US);
David Matthew Groh, Lebanon, OH (US);
Brian David Andres, Harrison, OH (US);
Scott Edward Smith, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A dispensing apparatus for containing a pressurized composition, said dispensing apparatus comprising: a reservoir for containing a composition; an actuator head comprising a side wall having an interior surface, said actuator head forming a dispensing orifice through said side wall; a displaceable flow conduit comprising a proximal end in fluid communication with said reservoir and a distal end forming a flow conduit orifice, said distal end being movably engaged with said interior surface of said actuator head; and an intermediate member interposed between said interior surface and said distal end and forming an aperture; and wherein said displaceable flow conduit is biased to an at-rest position and can be movably actuated to at least partially engage said intermediate member in a dispense position, thereby at least partially aligning said dispensing orifice with said flow conduit orifice.