Pressurized canister actuator
AssigneeWilliams Company Enterprises, LLC
InventorRick Williams
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Abstract
The present disclosure relate to an actuator assembly for an aerosol can. The assembly includes a body attachable to a can and a disc provided with two opposing levers. The disc is hinged to the body and generally overlies a valve provided on the aerosol can. When either lever is depressed, a valve socket on the bottom of the disc engages the valve of the aerosol can to discharge pressurized liquid through a port formed through the disc. One of the levers is provided with a catching member that engages and selectively locks onto a latch provided on the body so that the lever is captured in a depressed position to cause the continuous discharge of liquid from the can. The captured lever can be released to discontinue discharge of liquid by pressing the other lever.
Claims20
An actuator assembly for an aerosol can dispenser, comprising:
- an actuator body having a peripheral wall defining an open well for receiving an aerosol can;
- a first lever notch and an opposed second lever notch, each formed in the periphery of the actuator body;
- an actuator disc having a top surface and bottom surface fastened to the peripheral wall by at least one hinge and generally oriented substantially within the center of the open well;
- a first lever integrally formed with or attached to the actuator disc and oriented perpendicular to the at least one hinge and toward the first lever notch;
- a second lever integrally formed with or attached to the actuator disc opposite to and generally aligned with the first lever and toward the second lever notch;
- a port through the actuator disc providing a passage between the top surface and bottom surface thereof, the port disposed substantially between the first lever and second lever;
- a first and a second tab extending inwardly from the peripheral wall of the actuator body, both tabs extending above the actuator disk;
- a valve stem socket attached to the bottom surface of the actuator disc and aligned with the port for connection to a valve stem provided on the aerosol can and whereby force exerted on the valve stem socket causes the valve stem to discharge pressurized fluid from the aerosol can and through the port.
An actuator assembly for an aerosol can dispenser, comprising:
- an actuator body having a peripheral wall defining an open well for fastening the actuator assembly to the aerosol can;
- a first lever notch and an opposed second lever notch, each formed in the periphery of the actuator body;
- an actuator disc having a top surface and bottom surface moveably connected to the peripheral wall by at least one hinge and substantially within the center of the open well;
- a first lever integrally formed with or attached to the actuator disc and oriented generally perpendicular to the at least one hinge and into the first lever notch;
- a second lever integrally formed with or attached to the actuator disc opposite to the first lever and extending into the second lever notch;
- a port through the actuator disc providing a passage between the top surface and bottom surface thereof;
- a valve stem socket attached to the bottom surface of the actuator disc and in communication with the port, the valve stem socket for connection to a valve stem provided on the aerosol can;
- wherein force applied to the valve stem socket causes the valve stem to discharge pressurized fluid from the aerosol can through the port;
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- a first tab and a second tab extending inwardly from the peripheral wall of the actuator body and above the actuator disc, the first tab disposed closer to the first lever and the second tab disposed closer to the second lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.