Unitary mounting bracket for pressurized containers

A unitary mounting bracket for a gas-pressurized canister comprising a paste to be dispensed onto an elongated object, having at its top end an elongated nipple actuator extending along the central longitudinal axis of the canister, wherein movement of the actuator from the axis causes the paste to be dispensed from the tip of the actuator, said bracket comprising:

• an elongated base having at least one planar surface adapted for fixation to a flat surface, said base extending along a first longitudinal axis and having at one portion of said first longitudinal axis a circular clip portion, extending in a direction perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis, constructed and arranged to allow said canister to be inserted within said clip portion, and once inserted to hold said canister fixedly in position, and at another portion of said first longitudinal axis a pair of arms extending approximately perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis, said arms being spaced apart along said base a distance sufficient to allow the nipple actuator to pass therebetween while said arms support the top end of the canister, wherein said arms cooperate with said clamp portion to fixedly hold the canister between said arms and said clamp portion along a second longitudinal axis parallel said first longitudinal axis, and wherein the canister can be readily removed and replaced from between said arms and said clamp portion;
• a ring portion fixedly connected by a flexible arm to said base at a point below said arms, said ring portion defining an aperture disposed along said second longitudinal axis, said flexible arm extending at an acute angle from said base below said arms to said ring portion;
• wherein said nipple actuator extends through said aperture of said ring portion along said second longitudinal axis when the canister is fixedly positioned in said base, said nipple actuator being near or adjacent a part of said ring portion positioned furthest from said first longitudinal axis, wherein said flexible arm is constructed and arranged to allow movement of said ring portion in a direction from said second longitudinal axis, to said first longitudinal axis, and to allow said part of said ring portion to contact and move said nipple actuator and thereby cause paste to be dispensed from the tip of the actuator;
• and a wall fixedly connected to said flexible arm below said ring portion and extending in a direction parallel to and spaced from said first longitudinal axis, said wall being constructed and arranged to allow the elongated object to contact and move said wall in said direction from said second longitudinal axis to said first longitudinal axis and thereby cause said ring portion to be moved in said direction to cause dispensing of the paste.