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US 3,967,760 AGranted
Actuators for pressurized containers
AssigneeVCA Corporation
InventorChristian Marcon
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Abstract
An actuator cap assembly for an aerosol dispenser. The cap includes a body having a slide surface formed thereon, and a movable slide carriage member mounted in the slide for linear movement. The carriage is movable between a first position where the actuator button of the aerosol dispenser can be actuated and a second position where it is not possible to activate the dispenser button.
Claims10
An actuator cap assembly for an aerosol can having a valve with a projecting valve stem comprising:
- a body having an upper wall providing a central, longitudinal slot thereacross, and a skirt portion depending from the upper wall of said body adapted to be mounted on an aerosol can;
- means on the rear portion of said upper wall adjacent said slot forming a slide;
- a movable slide member comprising a rear carriage portion mounted in said slot supported and continuously engaged by the slide for linear movement only therealong between a first position and a second position, and a forward button portion hingedly connected to said rear carriage portion at its forward end and movable relative to the carriage, the arrangement being such that when in use on an aerosol can operation of the valve can be brought about by moving the forward button portion relative to the rear carriage portion when the rear carriage portion is in its first position and operation of the valve by the forward button portion is not possible when the rear carriage portion is in its second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.