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US 10,478,844 B2Granted
Ergonomic spray actuator, a sprayer comprising the ergonomic spray actuator, and a method of freshening the air or fabric
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMatthew Stephen Bauer, Linda Magenis Girard, Laura Lynn Heilman, James Alexander Morley
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Abstract
An actuator includes a nozzle; a valve; and a trigger operatively connected with the valve, wherein the trigger comprises an elastomeric material, wherein the trigger is configured to reciprocate from a forward position to a rearward position and back to a forward position upon actuation, wherein upon actuation from a forward position to a rearward position the trigger comprises a changing moment arm.
Claims14
An actuator comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a piston;
- a trigger operatively connected with the valve, wherein the trigger comprises a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first and second zones are joined by a hinge, wherein the hinge comprises a hinge axis that the first and second zones are movable about, wherein the trigger is configured to reciprocate from a forward position to a rearward position and back to a forward position upon actuation, wherein reciprocation of the trigger causes corresponding reciprocation of the piston, the reciprocation of the piston being able to draw a liquid from a reservoir, and discharging a liquid through the nozzle;
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- a mechanical stop, wherein the mechanical stop is configured to engage with the first zone of the trigger, wherein movement of the trigger from a forward position to the mechanical stop causes the first and second zones to move about a common axis, wherein movement of the trigger from the mechanical stop to the rearward position causes the first and second zones to move in opposite directions about the hinge axis.
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An actuator comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a valve;
- a trigger operatively connected with the valve, wherein the trigger comprises a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first and second zones are connected at a hinge, wherein the trigger is configured to reciprocate from a forward position to a rearward position and back to a forward position upon actuation, wherein applying a force to the hinge in the opposite direction of actuation causes the first and second zones to move in opposite directions about the same axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.