# US 6,296,147 B1 · Dispenser

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- Number: US 6,296,147 B1
- Document ID: US6296147B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 09/426,985
- Filed: 1999-10-26
- Granted: 2001-10-02
- Earliest claimed: 1999-10-26
- Assignees: Waterbury Companies, Inc.
- Inventors: Gary M. Trocola; Carl D. Contadini; John J. Dean
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6296147B1

## CPC

- B65D 83/18: Hand lever actuators (attached to actuator caps B65D83/206)
- B65D 83/262: {by clockwork, motor, electric or magnetic means operating without repeated human input}
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A dispenser for an aerosol container is presented. The dispenser includes a housing sized to permit at least partial insertion thereinto of an aerosol container having an aerosol supply tube; and a dispenser conduit, having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the conduit being in operative connection with the housing such that the aerosol supply tube of an aerosol container inserted into the housing is operatively connected to the conduit such that it supplies the contents of the aerosol container to the conduit for dispensing through the distal end of the conduit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A dispenser assembly for dispensing the contents of an aerosol container, the dispenser assembly comprising:
a fitting coupleable to the aerosol container;
a dispenser conduit having a proximal end operatively coupled to the aerosol container and a distal end out through which the contents of the aerosol container exits; and
an outer conduit disposed about dispenser conduit, wherein the outer conduit in combination with the dispenser conduit can change the direction of the dispensing of the contents of the aerosol container from a vertical direction relative to the aerosol container to at least a direction orthogonal thereto; and
a solenoid/valve assembly disposed in coaxial alignment with the outer conduit and the dispenser conduit;
wherein the solenoid/valve assembly is located closer to the distal end of the dispenser conduit than the proximal end of the dispenser conduit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The dispenser assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispenser conduit is at least 6 inches long and the solenoid/valve assembly is located closer to the distal end of the dispenser conduit than the proximal end thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The dispenser assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispenser conduit is at least 12 inches long and the solenoid/valve assembly is located closer to the distal end of the dispenser conduit than the proximal end thereof.

### Claim 4

A dispenser assembly for dispensing the contents of an aerosol container, the dispenser assembly comprising:
a fitting coupleable to the aerosol container;
at least one pin in cooperative engagement with and extending from the fitting;
a dispenser unit comprising (i) a base coupled to the at least one pin such that the dispenser unit is pivotable relative to the aerosol container when the fitting is coupled to the aerosol container and (ii) a distal end out through which the contents of the aerosol container exits; and
a conduit for providing a passage for the contents of the aerosol container from the aerosol container through the dispenser unit to the distal end of the dispenser unit and out thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The dispenser assembly as claimed in claim 4, comprising a housing coupleable to the base of the dispensing unit and pivotably engageable with the at least one pin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The dispensing unit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one pin extends through the housing to facilitate the pivotability of the dispensing unit relative to the aerosol container.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The dispenser assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one pin is an elongated pin that extends, at each end, outwardly from the fitting;
wherein a first and second slot is provided in the housing, the slots being dimensioned to respectively receive the ends of the pin therethrough.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The dispenser assembly as claimed in claim 5, including a first and a second pin, both of which extend outwardly from the fitting;
wherein a first and second slot is provided in the housing, the first and second slot being dimensioned to respectively receive the first and second pins therethrough.