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US 8,985,405 B2Granted
Bottle and valve fitment for containers
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc.
InventorLinn D. Wanbaugh
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Abstract
A snap fitment system for attaching a closure such as a valve body to a container may include one or more fingers attached to the valve body and held in a securing position about the container by a retaining ring.
Claims9
A method for securing an aerosol valve to a container, comprising:
- providing an aerosol container having an opening and a container flange about the opening;
- providing an assembled snap fitment system comprising:
- a valve cup;
- at least one valve cup finger extending radially from the valve cup;
- a valve housing assembled to the valve cup;
- a valve stem in the valve housing;
- a retaining ring assembled with the valve cup;
- and
- at least one lip about the retaining ring, wherein the at least one lip is snapped about the at least one valve cup finger to retain the retaining ring to the valve cup;
- aligning the snap fitment system on the container to position the valve housing in the container opening and the at least one valve cup finger extending radially away from the container flange;
- and
- moving the retaining ring over the at least one finger.
9 more elements
A snap-fitment valve assembly for an aerosol container, comprising:
- a plastic valve cup, comprising:
- at least one finger extending radially from the valve cup;
- and
- at least one valve housing connector on the valve cup;
- an aerosol valve system, comprising:
- a valve housing;
- and
- a valve stem;
- a plastic retaining ring, comprising:
- a cylindrical portion;
- a flared portion extending outward from the cylindrical portion;
- and
- at least one lip about an outer circumference of the flared portion;
- wherein the aerosol valve system and plastic retaining ring are assembled with the plastic valve cup such that the at least one valve housing connector retains the valve housing to the plastic valve cup and the at least one lip of the plastic retaining ring retains that at least one finger of the plastic valve cup, prior to assembly with the aerosol container.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.