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US 11,311,006 B2Granted
Container for fluid
AssigneeClarke Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorsRobert G. States, III, Harbinder Singh Pordal, David Andrews Parrott, Jeffrey Michael Akins, Anthony Kevin Magro, Scott A. Lazar
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Abstract
A container for fluid, including a container housing, a button atop the container housing, an overcap at least partially enclosing the button, the overcap having an orifice to allow flow of the fluid and an aperture for facilitating actuation of the button, the overcap further having a projecting member, and a fitting member disposed at least partially circumferentially about the container.
Claims15
A container for fluid, comprising:
- a container housing comprising a first portion secured to a second portion at an integral rim;
- an actuator valve assembly including a button having an upper surface that is selectively actuatable to dispense a product contained in the container housing, wherein the button further includes an opening configured to release the product in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the container;
- an overcap at least partially enclosing the button, wherein the overcap and the button are rotatable together with respect to the container housing, the overcap comprising an orifice aligned with the opening of the button to allow flow of the fluid and a slot-shaped aperture defined on top of the overcap above the upper surface of the button for facilitating actuation of the button wherein the slot-shaped aperture has a width smaller than a width of the upper surface of the button, the overcap further comprising an outer surface having a portion coincident with the integral rim and a projection extending outwardly relative to the portion of the outer surface and disposed opposite the orifice and insertable into a recess to orient the orifice and the button opening toward a particular position;
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- a fitting member including a shoulder portion extending outwardly with respect to the integral rim and engageable to support the container housing wherein the fitting member encloses at least a circumferential portion of the integral rim and is fixed thereto such that at a time prior to combination of the container with a fluid dispensing device usable with the container the fitting member is not rotatable with respect to the container housing.
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A container for fluid, comprising:
- a container housing comprising a first portion secured to a second portion at an integral rim;
- pressurized fluid in the container housing;
- an actuator button atop the container housing wherein the actuator button includes an upper surface and a spray orifice and the actuator button is operable to release fluid from the container housing through the spray orifice transverse to a longitudinal axis of the container;
- an overcap at least partially enclosing the button, the overcap comprising an overcap orifice aligned with the spray orifice of the actuator button and a slot-shaped aperture defined on top of the overcap above the upper surface of the button for facilitating actuation of the button, wherein the slot-shaped aperture has a width smaller than a width of the upper surface of the button, the overcap being one of secured to and integral with the actuator button such that the overcap is not rotatable with respect to the actuator button and the overcap further comprising an outer surface having a portion coincident with the integral rim and a projection extending outwardly relative to the portion of the outer surface and disposed opposite the orifice and insertable into a recess to orient the orifice of the overcap and the spray orifice of the button toward a particular position;
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- a fitting member including a shoulder portion extending outwardly with respect to the integral rim and engageable to support the container housing wherein the fitting member encloses the integral rim and is fixed thereto such that the fitting member is one of secured to and integral with the container such that at a time prior to assembly of the container with a fluid dispensing device usable with the container as a result of engaging the shoulder portion the fitting member is not rotatable with respect to the container housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.