Dispenser for pressurized canister
AssigneeAC Avalanche LLC
InventorsStephen William O'Brien, Todd Michael Coleman, Michael E Quest
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Abstract
A dispenser system for a canister. The system includes an actuator with universal and replaceable component parts. The actuator may include an actuator frame, plunger, control, stem connector and canister connector. The actuator may be within a housing form factor that holds additional sensors. The sensors may be removable components that are used as part of a larger canister system. The sensor may communicate with a mobile device to indicate when to stop dispensing contents from the canister. The sensor may additionally be designed to prevent inadvertent actuation until the sensor is removed.
Claims21
A dispenser system for a canister, comprising:
- an actuator that controls flow of contents from the canister, the actuator comprising:
- an actuator frame having a guide wall extending from a base and an opening in the base,
- a canister connector that fits into the base and attaches to a valve gasket of the canister,
- an actuator plunger that fits in the guide wall and moves between a first position and a second position along the guide wall, wherein the first position is further from the base than the second position,
- a stem connector having a nozzle that extends through the actuator plunger, wherein the stem connector operably connects to an output of the canister, and
- an actuator control that connects to the actuator plunger and moves the actuator plunger between the first position and the second position,
- wherein the contents do not flow out of the canister when the actuator plunger is in the first position and the stem connector causes the contents to flow out of the canister when the actuator is in the second position;
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- a dispenser housing having an output opening and a control opening, wherein the actuator is within the dispenser housing.
An actuator for a canister dispenser system, comprising:
- an actuator frame having a first guide wall and a second guide wall spaced opposite from one another, and each extending from a base that includes an opening;
- a canister connector that fits into the opening in the base and attaches to a valve gasket of the canister;
- an actuator plunger that fits between the first guide wall and the second guide wall and moves between a first position and a second position along the first guide wall and the second guide wall, wherein the first position is further from the base than the second position;
- a stem connector having a nozzle that extends through the actuator plunger, wherein the stem connector operably connects to an output of the canister;
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- an actuator control that connects to the actuator frame and the actuator plunger;
- wherein the actuator control moves the actuator plunger between the first position and the second position, wherein contents do not flow out of the canister when the actuator plunger is in the first position and the stem connector causes the contents to flow out of the canister when the actuator is in the second position;
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- wherein the actuator control is configured to move the actuator plunger based on pressure applied to at least one of a front contact point or a top contact point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.