Oil aerosol

#The present invention relates to an oil aerosol, more particularly an oil aerosol, which is provided with a cover capable of being secured to the top to protect the spray nozzle when the oil aerosol is not used, and which is provided with an escape valve so that the high-pressure compressed air received therein is allowed to escape when it is not used.

#In order to make food more delicious and pleasant to look at, seasonings and edible oils are spread on the food. Two conventional ways to do this is using a brush and using aerosol that contains certain chemicals capable of increasing pressure therein.

#However, the bristles of brushes can easily fall off to dirt the food. And, the chemicals in conventional can react with the oil, and pollute the environment.

#The present invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

#FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the oil aerosol of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the oil aerosol of the present invention under air compressing operation.

#Referring to FIG. 1, an oil aerosol of the present invention includes a can member 1, a compressing member 2, and a depressing member 3. The can member 1 has an upper covering element 11, which is fitted to an upper end of the main holding body thereof. The upper covering element 11 has a spray nozzle 12 fitted thereto, and has a through hole 13; a pipe 121 of the nozzle 12 is disposed in the containing room of the can member. In addition, the pipe 121 is provided with a filtering net 122 at the lower end for filtering oil before the oil is discharged via the nozzle 12. The upper covering element 11 further has a supporting annular protrusion 132 on the edge of tile through hole 13 An escape valve 14 is disposed over vent holes (not numbered) of the upper covering element 11.

#The compressing member 2 includes a holding tube, which is disposed in the holding body of the can member 1, and joined to the through hole 13 of the upper covering element 11 at an upper end. An annular protrusion 21 is formed at the upper end of the holding tube to be supported by the annular protrusion 131 of the upper covering element 11 The compressing member 2 has a cap 23 movably disposed in the holding tube; the cap 23 is biased up by an elastic member disposed in the holding tube so that it can be moved up and down to force air to flow via holes (not numbered) of a lower end of the tube into the containing room of the can member 1, thus allowing oil contained in the can member 1 to be discharged via the nozzle 12 by means of compressed air received in the can member 1 when the nozzle 12 is operated. In addition, an upper confining ring 22 is fixedly disposed above the annular protrusion 21 to prevent the cap 23 from falling off. An engaging hole 221 is formed at an inner edge of the upper confining ring 22.

#The depressing member 3 includes both a covering portion 32, and an elongated pressing part 31, which is connected to a lower side of the covering portion 32. The depressing member 3 is provided for the user to press the cap 23 down along the holding tube by means of passing the elongated part 31 through the ring 22. An engaging protrusion 311 is formed on a lateral side of the elongated pressing part 31, while a pressing protrusion 321 is provided on the lower side of the covering portion 32; the covering portion 32 of the depressing member 3 can be locked above the upper covering element 11 by means of passing the engaging protrusion 311 through the engaging hole 221 plus turning the covering portion 32 so as to make the engaging protrusion 311 retained by a bottom of the confining ring 22; the pressing protrusion 321 can come into contact with the escape valve 14 to open the same when the covering portion 32 is locked above the top covering element 11 at a position as shown in FIG. 6, thus allowing compressed air in the can member 1 to be discharged for reducing the air pressure in the can member 1 if need be.