Spray canister device
AssigneeBemis Manufacturing Company
InventorJacqueline Sylvia
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Abstract
A spray canister device is provided including a canister containing a liquid product, a canister housing having an opening, a chassis element, and a tray slidably coupled to the chassis element. The canister includes an actuator cap and is positioned in the canister housing such that a nozzle of the actuator cap is positioned proximate the opening. The canister housing, and the canister positioned therein, may be engaged with the tray via at least one protruding member. Once engaged, the tray may be slidably moved along the chassis element between a retracted position and an extended position to facilitate relative movement between the canister and the canister housing to compress the actuator cap of the canister and spray the liquid product.
Claims20
A spray canister device for use in a toilet seat assembly, the spray canister device comprising:
- a canister housing comprising an annular sleeve portion, an end portion, at least one protruding member extending along the annular sleeve portion, and an opening extending at least partially along the end portion;
- a canister including an actuator cap, the canister storing a liquid product therein, the actuator cap including a spray nozzle;
- a chassis element;
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- a tray slidably coupled to the chassis element, the tray including at least one elongate slot for receiving one of the at least one protruding members of the canister housing to provide mating engagement between the canister housing and the tray;
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- wherein the canister is positioned in the annular sleeve portion of the canister housing, the actuator cap received at least partially in the end portion of the canister housing, the spray nozzle positioned proximate the opening of the canister housing;
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- wherein the canister housing and the canister are movable relative to one another to cause release of the liquid product from the spray nozzle of the actuator cap and through the opening of the canister housing.
A spray canister housing for a canister containing a liquid product, the spray canister housing comprising:
- an annular sleeve portion, an end portion, at least one protruding member extending along the annular sleeve portion, and an opening extending at least partially along the end portion;
- wherein a canister including a rim surface is at least partially received in the annular sleeve portion;
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- wherein the annular sleeve portion includes a finger portion extending at least partially in the opening, the finger portion configured to engage with and abut at least a portion of the rim surface upon insertion of the canister in the annular sleeve portion to inhibit removal thereof.
A spray canister device for installation in a toilet seat assembly, the spray canister device comprising:
- a canister housing with an annular sleeve portion and an end portion, the end portion including an opening;
- a canister including an actuator cap;
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- a chassis and slidable tray positioned in the toilet seat assembly, the chassis and the slidable tray configured to move the canister and canister housing;
- wherein the spray canister device includes:
- a first keyed connection formed by at least one protruding member of the canister housing extending along the annular sleeve portion and an aperture of the toilet seat assembly having a notch portion, the aperture shaped to receive the annular sleeve portion of the spray canister housing and the notch portion shaped to receive the protruding member of the spray canister housing to align the spray canister housing upon insertion in the aperture;
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- a second keyed connection between the actuator cap of the canister and the end portion of the canister housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.