Connector for use in packaging aerosol containers

A connector for use in packaging at least two aerosol containers together for sale of the containers as a unit, each aerosol container having a generally cylindrical center section, a top section attached to an upper end of the center section, a countersink attached to a lower end thereof, and a fluid dispensing valve fitted into the top section of each aerosol container, the connector comprising:

• a first connector segment attached to a first of the aerosol containers;
• and,
• a second connector segment attached to a second of the aerosol containers, the two connector segments grasping adjacent portions of the respective aerosol containers when the containers are stacked vertically, one above the other for the containers to be handled as a single unit regardless of whether one container or the other, or the connector, is used to move the containers;
• the first connector segment of the connector attached to a seam formed at the lower end of the upper aerosol container in the stack, the seam being formed where the countersink attaches to the lower end of the center section, the second connector segment attached to a seam formed at the upper end of the lower aerosol container in the stack, the seam being formed where the top section of the container attaches to the upper end of the center section thereof, and the second connector segment including an annular skirt sized to fit over and completely about the valve when the second connector segment is set in place to provide stability to the resulting unit.