Plastic mounting cup and valve for pressurized container
AssigneeClayton Corporation
InventorsMark Baker, Kevin Robert Martz, Richard Berger
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a valve for dispensing flowable product from a container under pressure, the valve comprising a stem, a seal coupled to the stem, and a mounting cup configured to mount the valve to the container, wherein each of the stem, seal, and mounting cup comprises a recyclable plastic, and wherein the valve is free from a gasket configured to surround an opening of the container to form a seal between the valve and the container. Also provided herein is a container for dispensing a flowable product under pressure comprising the valve as described above.
Claims21
1-50. (canceled)
A valve for dispensing flowable product from a container body under pressure, the valve comprising:
- a stem including a stem body defining a passage therein, and a disc at a lower portion of the stem body;
- a seal including a seat configured to sealingly engage the disc of the stem when the valve is closed, and a neck extending from the seat and surrounding at least a longitudinal portion of the stem body, wherein the stem is movable relative to open the valve;
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- a mounting cup configured to connect the valve to the container, wherein the mounting cup defines an opening in which the stem and the seal are received,
- wherein the stem comprises a stem plastic material,
- wherein the seal comprises a seal plastic material having a density less than about 1 g/cm3,
- wherein the mounting cup comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
A pressurizable container for a flowable product comprising:
- a pressurizable container body configured to hold the flowable product under pressure, the pressurizable container body comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET);
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- a valve connected to the pressurizable container body for dispensing the flowable product from the container body under pressure, the valve comprising:
- a stem including a stem body defining a passage therein, and a disc at a lower portion of the stem body;
- a seal including a seat configured to sealingly engage the disc of the stem when the valve is closed, and a neck extending from the seat and surrounding at least a longitudinal portion of the stem body, wherein the stem is movable relative to open the valve;
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- a mounting cup configured to connect the valve to the container, wherein the mounting cup defines an opening in which the stem and the seal are received,
- wherein the stem comprises a stem plastic material,
- wherein the seal comprises a seal plastic material having a density less than about 1 g/cm3,
- wherein the mounting cup comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.