# US 7,607,556 B2 · Holder for attaching a sprayer to a fluid container

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- Number: US 7,607,556 B2
- Document ID: US7607556B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/340,226
- Filed: 2006-01-26
- Published: 2006-11-16
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2005-01-28
- Assignees: Monsanto Europe S.A.
- Inventors: Wim Engelen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7607556B2

## CPC

- B05B 9/0426: {with a pump attached to the spray gun or discharge device (single-units hand-held apparatus in which the flow is effected by a pump B05B11/10)}
- B05B 15/62: Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups
- B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)

## Abstract

The present invention is related to a holder for holding a sprayer, and to a combination of a container and such a holder and sprayer. The holder is characterized by the presence of a securing strip integral to the holder, for securing the sprayer prior to its first use. The holder is preferably equipped with a means for closing the strip in an essentially non-removable way.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A holder for holding a sprayer when the latter is not in use, the holder comprising:
a body;
a strip having a first end integrally formed with the body and a second end connectable to the body, wherein the strip is adapted to hold the sprayer between the strip and the body when the second end of the strip is connected to the body,
wherein said body comprises a central part adapted for attachment to a container, and first and second portions extending away from the central part and forming a space in which the sprayer is held between the strip and the body, wherein said strip is integral with the first portion at the first end of the strip, and wherein said strip comprises a connector at its second end adapted to be essentially non-removably attached to the second portion,
wherein the first end of the strip is connected to the first portion of the body by an integrally formed breakable connection that is sufficiently thin for it to be breakable by hand.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The holder of claim 1, wherein the connector at the second end of the strip comprises an arrow-like end portion at, and wherein the second portion includes an opening in which said arrow-like end portion is configured to be inserted to essentially non-removably attach the second end of the strip to the second portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The holder of claim 1, wherein said strip further comprises an indent, for exerting a lateral pressure on the sprayer when the sprayer is secured to the holder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The holder of claim 1, said body and said strip being produced from PolyPropylene PP MOPLEN-EP440N or PP ADSTIF-HA740N.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The holder of claim 1 in combination with a container, the body of the holder being attached to the container.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The holder of claim 5, in further combination with the sprayer secured between the strip and the body of said holder, the second end of the strip being essentially non-removably connected to the body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The holder of claim 6, wherein the container comprises a protrusion, the holder being secured to the protrusion by sliding the holder over the protrusion.