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US 11,440,726 B1Granted
Aerosol sprayers and methods of using the same
AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
InventorsPeter Beegle, Jacob VanBecelaere, Bryan Fields, Brian VanHouten
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Abstract
An aerosol sprayer may be connected to an aerosol container to form an aerosol delivery system. The aerosol sprayer includes a base secured to the container, a cap secured to the base, a pivoting trigger and a nozzle which is slidably movable relative to the trigger between an extended operable position and a retracted, locked position. The nozzle and trigger have interfitting locking structures to prevent actuation of the trigger when the nozzle is in the retracted locked position.
Claims19
An aerosol sprayer comprising:
- a base configured to be received in assembled relation with an aerosol container;
- a manifold configured to be received in assembled relation with a valve stem of said aerosol container;
- a trigger pivotably attached to said base and operably engaged with said manifold;
- a nozzle having an exit orifice at a distal end, an inlet at a proximal end and a discharge path extending therebetween;
- a cap received on the base and having a guide channel therein, said cap further having a manifold port in a bottom wall of said guide channel receiving a terminal end of said manifold,
- said nozzle being slidably received within said guide channel, said nozzle and said cap being configured and arranged for sliding movement of said nozzle between a retracted position wherein said inlet is not aligned with said manifold port and an extended position wherein said inlet is aligned with said manifold port;
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- a trigger locking mechanism comprising a latch on said nozzle and a latch receiver on said trigger.
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An aerosol sprayer comprising:
- a base configured to be received in assembled relation with an aerosol container;
- a manifold configured to be received in assembled relation with a valve stem of said aerosol container;
- a trigger pivotably attached to said base and operably engaged with said manifold;
- an elongated nozzle having an exit orifice at a distal end, an inlet at a proximal end and a discharge path extending therebetween;
- a cap received on the base and having a guide channel therein, said cap further having a manifold opening in a bottom wall of said guide channel receiving a terminal end of said manifold,
- said nozzle being slidably received within said guide channel, said nozzle and said cap being configured and arranged for sliding movement of said nozzle between a retracted position and an extended position;
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- a trigger locking mechanism comprising a latch on said trigger and a latch receiver on said nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.