Actuator systems and methods for aerosol wall texturing
AssigneeHomax Products, Inc.
InventorsDonald J. Stern, James A. Tryon
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Abstract
A system for dispensing texture material comprises a main container, an outlet assembly, and an aerosol valve assembly. The main container stores texture material and pressurized propellant material. The aerosol valve assembly is arranged to allow control of fluid flowing out of the main container. The outlet assembly is configured such that the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening corresponds to the desired pattern. The aerosol valve assembly is operated to allow the pressurized propellant material to force the texture material out of the main container through the outlet opening defined by the outlet assembly. The texture material forced out of the main container is deposited on the target surface in the desired pattern.
Claims10
A system for dispensing texture material onto a target surface in a desired pattern that substantially matches an existing pattern on the target surface, comprising:
- a main container, where the main container stores texture material and pressurized propellant material;
- an outlet assembly supported by the main container, where the outlet assembly comprises
- an actuator member having a stem portion and a plurality of fingers, where the actuator member defines a first engaging surface,
- an outlet member arranged within the plurality of fingers, where the outlet member is deformable and defines an outlet opening, and
- a screw member defining a second engaging surface, where the second engaging surface is adapted to engage the first engaging surface such that rotation of the screw member relative to the actuator member displaces at least one of the fingers such that the fingers act on the outlet member to alter a cross-sectional area of the outlet opening;
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- an aerosol valve assembly arranged to allow control of fluid flowing out of the main container;
- whereby
- the outlet assembly is configured such that the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening corresponds to the desired pattern;
- the aerosol valve assembly is operated to allow the pressurized propellant material to force the texture material out of the main container through the outlet opening defined by the outlet assembly;
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- the texture material forced out of the main container is deposited on the target surface in the desired pattern.
A method of dispensing texture material onto a target surface in a desired pattern that substantially matches an existing pattern on the target surface, comprising:
- storing within a main container texture material and pressurized propellant material;
- supporting an aerosol valve assembly on the main container to allow control of fluid flowing out of the main container;
- providing an actuator member having a stem portion and a plurality of fingers, where the actuator member defines a first engaging surface;
- engaging the stem portion with the aerosol valve assembly;
- arranging a deformable outlet member within the plurality of fingers, where the outlet member defines an outlet opening, and
- providing a screw member having a second engaging surface;
- engaging the screw member with the actuator member such that rotation of the screw member relative to the actuator member causes the second engaging surface to act on the first engaging surface to displace at least one of the fingers such that the fingers act on the outlet member to alter a cross-sectional area of the outlet opening;
- displacing the adjustment member relative to the actuator member such that the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening corresponds to the desired pattern;
- aiming the outlet opening at the target surface;
- depressing the actuator member to operate the aerosol valve assembly to allow the pressurized propellant material to force the texture material out of the main container through the outlet opening defined by the outlet assembly such that the texture material forced out of the main container is deposited on the target surface in the desired pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.