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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
Richard Chambers, Leeds, GB;
Andrew Fielding, Leeds, GB;
Adam William Peacock, Neston, GB;
Graham Paul Randall, Wirral, GB;
James Edward Roe, Glossop, GB;
Jason Peter Roebuck, Hyde, GB;
Kevin John Stamp, Ellesmere Port, GB;
Richard Chambers, Leeds, GB;
Andrew Fielding, Leeds, GB;
Adam William Peacock, Neston, GB;
Graham Paul Randall, Wirral, GB;
James Edward Roe, Glossop, GB;
Jason Peter Roebuck, Hyde, GB;
Kevin John Stamp, Ellesmere Port, GB;
Conopco Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
An actuator () for a hand-held aerosol container fitted centrally at its top with a dispensing valve, the actuator having: (i) a cup-shaped over-cap () attachable to the container and having a top wall defining a gap through which a spray channel passes, the gap restricting lateral movement of the spray channel; (ii) a spray channel () in fluid connection with the valve; (iii) an actuator button () having a finger pad from which a keel depends; the keel dependent from the finger pad of the button () being able to press down onto the spray channel () and the spray channel () on to the valve after the first slide movement of the button (), but not before; whereby the actuator button () has a distinct first slide movement that puts it into an orientation in which a second depression movement causes release of the contents of the associated dispenser and in that the force required for the first slide movement of the actuator button () is at least 5N.