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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Avon Products, Inc., Suffern, NY (US);
Inventor:
Simon Nicholas Dutton, New City, NY (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., Rye, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 11/00 (2006.01); B05B 15/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 11/3052 (2013.01); B05B 11/3025 (2013.01); B05B 11/3047 (2013.01); B05B 11/3073 (2013.01); B05B 11/3074 (2013.01); B05B 11/3077 (2013.01); B05B 15/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates generally to a device for actuating a pump mechanism capable of expelling a flowable composition from a container reservoir. In particular, the actuation capability is derived from a living hinge which is constituted by an elastomeric region of the actuator. More specifically, the invention relates to a molded actuator having a button portion for pressing, a collar portion for securing to a container, and a living hinge portion formed of a material that is sufficiently pliable to allow movement of the button portion relative to the collar in a resilient manner.