Plastic aerosol containers
AssigneeOxygon Technologies Inc.
InventorsRaymond Melvin Kohls, James Thomas Harris
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Abstract
A container for dispensing pressurized fluid, such as an aerosol. The container includes a plastic bottle having a top portion, tapered neck, main body and a bottom. The top portion and tapered neck are covered by an adapter collar for providing a safety cover. The adapter collar can further have a valve assembly for dispensing the fluid contained in the bottle. A based cover can be further provided to cover the bottom of the bottle. The bottle, adapter collar and base cover can be covered and secured together, in part, by a sleeve such as a heat shrink sleeve.
Claims21
A container comprising:
- a bottle comprising a top portion, a tapered neck portion, a main body and a bottom, wherein the top portion defines an opening in the bottle;
- a valve assembly positioned in the opening in the bottle, the valve assembly capable of dispensing a pressurized fluid contained in the bottle;
- an adapter collar attached to the bottle, the adapter collar positioned over the top portion of the bottle, the adapter collar surrounding the top portion and tapered neck portion of the bottle and the adapter collar having a threaded inner top surface and the top portion of the bottle having a threaded outer top surface, the threaded inner top surface of the adapter collar being in contact with the threaded outer top surface of the bottle and the adapter collar having an opening and a flange provided along the entire opening, the flange being shaped to facilitate a crimp area for securing the valve assembly to the adapter collar.
A container comprising:
- a plastic bottle comprising a top portion having an opening, a tapered neck portion, a main body and a bottom, the top portion of the bottle having a threaded outer top surface;
- a plastic adapter attached to the plastic bottle, the plastic adapter collar positioned over the top portion of the bottle, wherein the adapter collar surrounds the top portion and the tapered neck portion of the bottle and the plastic adapter collar being in contact with the top portion and the tapered portion of the bottle, and the plastic adapter having a threaded inner top surface, the plastic adapter collar being attached to the bottle by engaging the threaded portion of the inner top surface of the plastic adapter collar with the threaded outer top surface of the bottle and the plastic adapter collar having an opening and a flange provided along the entire opening, the flange being shaped to facilitate a crimp area for securing a valve assembly to the adapter collar;
- the valve assembly being secured to the plastic adapter collar, wherein the valve assembly and adapter collar cover the opening in the top portion of the bottle;
- wherein the plastic bottle, plastic adapter collar and valve assembly together contain a pressurized fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.