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US 12,570,446 B2Granted
Aerosol caps and methods of using the same
AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
InventorsBrandon Ramsuer, Connie Tran, Graham Wilson
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Abstract
An aerosol cap having tamper evident features that may be used to assist with the removal of the aerosol cap from an aerosol product includes one or more release tabs which may be forced inward of an outer shell of the aerosol cap to engage an interior shell to disengage the aerosol cap from an aerosol product, the movement of the release tabs visually evidencing tampering with, or removal of, the aerosol cap from the aerosol product.
Claims11
An aerosol cap, comprising:
- a top deck comprising an outer edge;
- an outer shell extending from the outer edge, comprising:
- a first opening;
- and
- a second opening;
- a first hinged release tab extending off the top deck into the first opening, comprising:
- at least one first frangible connection connecting the first release tab to the outer shell;
- a second hinged release tab extending off the top deck into the second opening, comprising:
- at least one second frangible connection connecting the second release tab to the outer shell;
- an inner shell extending from the top deck interior of the outer shell;
- a first tab connection key extending from the inner shell towards the first release tab;
- a first tab lock on the first release tab;
- a second tab connection key extending from the inner shell towards the second release tab;
- and
- a second tab lock on the second release tab,
- wherein the first tab lock engages and is retained on the first tab connection key when a force sufficient to break the at least one first frangible connection is applied to the first release tab and the second tab lock engages and is retained on the second tab connection key when a force sufficient to break the at least one second frangible connection is applied to the second release tab.
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An aerosol product, comprising:
- an aerosol container;
- an aerosol valve attached to the aerosol container;
- a dispensing feature attached to the aerosol valve;
- and
- a removeable aerosol cap, comprising:
- a top deck;
- an outer shell extending away from the top deck;
- an inner shell extending away from the top deck interior of the outer shell;
- at least one connection rib on the inner shell;
- and
- a release tab
- a tab connection key extending from the inner shell towards the release tab;
- a tab lock on the release tab,
- wherein the tab lock is retained on the tab connection key when the release tab is actuated inwardly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.