Cover assembly for spray cans

A cover assembly for spray cans wherein the spray can includes an upper valve for receiving a discharge tube and is responsive to downward movement of said tube to open, said assembly including:

• (a) a cylindrical member supporting a coaxial discharge tube, the lower end of said tube extending from the lower end of said cylindrical member and the upper end communicating with a lateral outlet nozzle in the side wall of said cylindrical member;
• (b) a collar secured to the upper end of said can telescopically receiving the lower end of said cylindrical member, said collar and member having cooperating keying means to prevent rotation of said member in said collar during telescoping movement;
• (c) a rotatable sleeve surrounding the upper portion of said cylindrical member, said sleeve having a discharge port in a first portion of its side wall and a larger diameter discharge opening in a second portion of its side wall circumferentially spaced from said discharge port and at the same axial level from the bottom of said sleeve as said discharge port;
• (d) a flexible hose connected to said discharge port laterally extending from said sleeve;
• (e) an actuating button receivable in the upper end of said sleeve for engaging the upper end of said cylindrical member, said button and sleeve having cooperating keying means to prevent rotation of said button in said sleeve;
• (f) a cup shaped cover receivable over said sleeve to surround the same in spaced coaxial relationship, the lower periphery of said cover being seating on and locked to the top periphery of said spray can and the upper end of said cover having a reduced diameter bore opening through which the upper portion of said button extends, said cover additionally including a side wall opening circumferentially positioned to be in radial alignment with said lateral outlet nozzle such that when said sleeve is rotated to a first position relative to said cover and cylindrical member, said discharge port in said sleeve is in a position for registration with said discharge nozzle when said button is depressed, said flexible hose extending through said side wall opening so that spray can pass therethrough and be accurately directed, rotation of said sleeve to a second position, causing said flexible hose to be withdrawn from said side wall opening and wrapped around said sleeve within the annular space defined between the exterior of said sleeve and the interior of said cover, said sleeve when in said second position having its discharge opening in a position for registration with said discharge nozzle when said button is depressed so that spray can pass from said nozzle through said discharge opening and side wall opening in said cover to provide a normal spray pattern.