Child lock nozzle cap assembly
AssigneeAFA Products, Inc.
InventorsWilhelmus Johannes Joseph Maas, Emile Bernard Steijns
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Abstract
The child lock nozzle cap assembly is mounted at the forward end of a body of a trigger sprayer and includes: a nozzle cap; first locking structure associated with the nozzle cap; and, second locking structure associated with a trigger of the trigger sprayer and cooperating with the first locking structure to lock the nozzle cap against rotation until and unless either the first locking structure is moved out of engagement with the second locking structure or the trigger is moved to move the second locking structure out of engagement with the first locking structure.
Claims11
A child lock nozzle cap assembly which is mounted at the forward end of a body of a trigger sprayer and which includes:
- a nozzle cap;
- first locking structure associated with said nozzle cap;
- and, second locking structure associated with a trigger of the trigger sprayer and cooperating with said first locking structure to lock said nozzle cap against rotation until and unless either said first locking structure is moved out of engagement with said second locking structure or the trigger is moved to move said second locking structure out of engagement with said first locking structure, said first locking structure including structure depending from said nozzle cap which is movable upwardly toward said nozzle cap to move a detent carried by said structure forwardly away from said trigger, and said second locking structure including a detent receiving recess on the front of said trigger for receiving said detent.
A child lock nozzle cap assembly which is mounted at the forward end of a body of a trigger sprayer and which includes:
- a nozzle cap;
- first locking structure associated with said nozzle cap;
- and, second locking structure associated with a trigger of the trigger sprayer and cooperating with said first locking structure to lock said nozzle cap against rotation until and unless either said first locking structure is moved out of engagement with said second locking structure or the trigger is moved to move said second locking structure out of engagement with said first locking structure, said second locking structure being defined by first and second opposed laterally extending ribs which extend part way across a front wall of said trigger to end surfaces thereby to form a recess between said end surfaces for receiving said first locking structure.
A child lock nozzle cap assembly which is mounted at the forward end of a body of a trigger sprayer and which includes:
- a nozzle cap;
- first locking structure associated with said nozzle cap;
- and, second locking structure associated with a trigger of the trigger sprayer and cooperating with said first locking structure to lock said nozzle cap against rotation until and unless either said first locking structure is moved out of engagement with said second locking structure or the trigger is moved to move said second locking structure out of engagement with said first locking structure, said first and second locking structures being constructed and arranged so that movement of said first locking structure and squeezing of said trigger is required to unlock said nozzle cap to permit rotation of said nozzle cap.
A child lock nozzle cap assembly which is mounted at the forward end of a body of a trigger sprayer and which includes:
- a nozzle cap;
- first locking structure associated with said nozzle cap;
- and, second locking structure associated with a trigger of the trigger sprayer and cooperating with said first locking structure to lock said nozzle cap against rotation until and unless either said first locking structure is moved out of engagement with said second locking structure or the trigger is moved to move said second locking structure out of engagement with said first locking structure, said first locking structure comprising a flange integral with and depending from a lower rear margin of the nozzle cap, a finger manipulatable tab extending forwardly from said flange and a projection extending rearwardly from said flange so as to be received in a recess of said first locking structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.