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AssigneesNationwide Children's Hospital, Inc., The Ohio State University
InventorsCarolina Gill, Blain Lilly, Thornton K. Lothrop, Scott Shim, Lara B. McKenzie, Kristin J. Roberts, Nicolas G. Nelson
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A fluid container spray device having a trigger lock mechanism with trigger tabs extending outwardly from the trigger and cleats extending inwardly from a moveable shroud. The cleats obstruct the tabs when the shroud is in a trigger lock position. A lever extending from beneath the shroud can be depressed, thereby moving the shroud from the trigger lock position to a trigger release position. The movement of the shroud to the trigger release position moves the connected cleats from their obstructive position to a position out of the trigger tabs' path of movement, thereby permitting use of the trigger to pump fluid from the container. The shroud is biased toward the trigger lock position. Thus, release of the container by the user restores the locked configuration, thereby preventing use by children.
An improved spray device having a trigger that is manually actuated to drive a pump that pumps a fluid from a container and dispenses the fluid from a nozzle connected to the pump, the spray device having a shroud extending over at least a portion of the trigger, the improvement comprising:
A method of spraying a fluid from a spray device having a trigger that is manually actuated to drive a pump that pumps fluid from a container and dispenses the fluid from a nozzle connected to the pump, the spray device having a shroud extending over at least a portion of the trigger, the method comprising:
An improved spray device having a trigger that is manually actuated to drive a pump that pumps a fluid from a container and dispenses the fluid from a nozzle connected to the pump, the spray device having a shroud extending over at least a portion of the trigger, the improvement comprising:
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