Aerosol sprayers and methods of using the same
AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
InventorJacob VanBecelaere
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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 sliding nozzle body with an integrated nozzle/manifold which is slidably movable relative to the trigger between an extended operable position and a retracted, locked position. The nozzle includes flexible articulating wall structures adjacent to the manifold to accommodate movement of the nozzle body. The nozzle and trigger have interfitting locking structures to prevent actuation of the trigger when the nozzle is in the retracted locked position.
Claims17
An aerosol sprayer comprising:
- a base configured to be received in assembled relation with an aerosol container;
- a nozzle having a discharge orifice at an outlet end, a manifold at an inlet end, and a discharge conduit extending therebetween wherein at least a portion of the discharge conduit adjacent to the manifold comprises flexible, articulating wall structures,
- said manifold configured to be received in assembled relation with a valve stem of said aerosol container;
- an elongated nozzle body having an outlet end and an actuator end, said outlet end of said nozzle being received and secured within said outlet end of said nozzle body;
- a trigger pivotably attached to said base and operably engaged with said manifold;
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- a cap received on the base and having a guide channel therein, said cap further having a conduit slot in a bottom wall of said guide channel receiving said discharge conduit,
- said nozzle body being slidably received within said guide channel, said nozzle body and said cap being configured and arranged for sliding movement of said nozzle body between a retracted position and an extended position.
An integrally formed aerosol nozzle comprising
- a discharge orifice at an outlet end,
- a manifold at an inlet end, and
- a discharge conduit extending therebetween
- said discharge conduit including an elongated rigid discharge portion adjacent said discharge orifice and a manifold stem portion adjacent said manifold, wherein said rigid discharge portion includes reinforcing ribs,
- wherein at least a portion of the manifold stem portion comprises flexible, articulating wall structures, said flexible articulating wall structures comprise articulating accordion ridges,
- said manifold configured to be received in assembled relation with a valve stem of an aerosol container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.