Aerosol foam dispenser
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMatthew John Martin, Matthew Corey Cataudella, Scott James Murschel, Nathanial David Thulin, Laurie Michelle Taragano
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Abstract
An aerosol foam dispenser for dispensing a foam antiperspirant or deodorant composition. The foam dispenser can have a pressurized container adapted for one or more propellants and a liquid deodorant or antiperspirant composition; a valve assembly, which can be a metered valve assembly, having a valve stem; an actuating mechanism in operative communication with the valve assembly, a dome with a skin contacting surface and one or more exit orifices in fluid communication with the valve stem; and a dip tube.
Claims10
An aerosol foam dispenser comprising:
- a. a pressurized container having side walls, a closed base at a first end, and an open neck at a second end and defining a volume therein;
- wherein the volume is adapted for one or more propellants and a liquid composition;
- b. a valve assembly for selectively dispensing product from said aerosol dispenser as a foam comprising:
- i. a valve stem having a hollow center with a radial axis;
- wherein the hollow center is disposed for flow of the composition during dispensing and;
- ii. a mounting cup joined to the neck;
- c. an actuating mechanism in operative communication with the valve assembly, the actuating mechanism is adjacent to the closed base of the pressurized container, the actuating mechanism is activated by turning the actuating mechanism, and the actuating mechanism comprising a knob;
- d. a dome coupled to the valve stem;
- wherein the dome comprises an inner surface and a skin contacting surface having one or more exit orifices;
- wherein the one or more exit orifices and the radial axis of the valve stem are non-linear;
- e. a diptube comprising an end open to the liquid composition and an end coupled to the valve assembly;
- f. a shroud substantially surrounding the side walls and at least a portion of the base of the pressurized container and coupled to the actuating mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.