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WO2013096809A2
WO2013096809A2 PCT/US2012/071322 US2012071322W WO2013096809A2 WO 2013096809 A2 WO2013096809 A2 WO 2013096809A2 US 2012071322 W US2012071322 W US 2012071322W WO 2013096809 A2 WO2013096809 A2 WO 2013096809A2
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aerosol
director
aerosol actuator
actuator
nozzle
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Steven A. Sell
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Meadwestvaco Calmar, Inc.
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Priority to GB1411754.3A priority Critical patent/GB2511711A/en
Priority to US14/367,956 priority patent/US20150001257A1/en
Publication of WO2013096809A2 publication Critical patent/WO2013096809A2/fr
Publication of WO2013096809A3 publication Critical patent/WO2013096809A3/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/38—Devices for discharging contents
    • B65D25/40—Nozzles or spouts
    • B65D25/42—Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/16—Actuating means
    • B65D83/20—Actuator caps
    • B65D83/206—Actuator caps comprising cantilevered actuating elements, e.g. levers pivoting about living hinges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/30—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with plug valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by turning a cylindrical or conical plug without axial passageways
    • B65D47/305—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with plug valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by turning a cylindrical or conical plug without axial passageways provided with a spout, e.g. "escargot"-type valve
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/28—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor
    • B65D83/30—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor for guiding the flow of the dispensed content, e.g. funnels or hoods
    • B65D83/303—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor for guiding the flow of the dispensed content, e.g. funnels or hoods using extension tubes located in or at the nozzle outlets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/0005—Components or details
    • B05B11/0089—Dispensing tubes
    • B05B11/0091—Dispensing tubes movable, e.g. articulated on the sprayer
    • B05B11/0094—Dispensing tubes movable, e.g. articulated on the sprayer movement of the dispensing tube controlling a valve

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  • Embodiments of the invention relate to aerosol sprayer devices and more particularly to aerosol actuators having a delivery or director piece and nozzle.
  • Spray devices are well known and are used to deliver a variety of products.
  • finger pumps and trigger sprayers may be used to deliver a fluid from a container onto a surface or into a volume of space.
  • aerosol sprayers are used to spray an aerosolized product onto a surface or into a volume of space.
  • Many different types of spray devices are known.
  • Aerosol spray devices typically include a pushbutton type spray device containing an orifice and a connection to a valve which is in turn connected to a container of product from which the aerosol product is dispensed. Actuation of the pushbutton releases a quantity of product from the aerosol container through the valve and the pushbutton. More recently, aerosol spray devices have been modified to look more like trigger sprayers and such devices may include a trigger attached to, or in communication with, a manifold which is connected to the valve of an aerosol container. Actuation of the trigger may release product from the aerosol container through the valve, into the manifold, and out an orifice of the trigger spray device.
  • some aerosol actuators include extension tubes which may be fastened to an aerosol actuator to direct product through the tube to a release point away from the user. While such systems are used, often times the tube must be shipped separate from the aerosol package and in some cases must be thrown away after a single use, preventing further use of the aerosol device.
  • an aerosol actuator may include one or more directors mounted on the aerosol actuator such that the director may pivot or rotate between an on and off position.
  • a director may include one or more nozzles which may be rotated between any one or more of an "off position, a "stream” position, a “spray” position, a “foam” position, or other desired output position.
  • a director or nozzle, or both may be incorporated into the design of the aerosol actuator for any one or more of easy storage, improved ergonomics, preferred aesthetics, or otherwise.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a top-down view of an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the aerosol actuator illustrated in FIG. 3 along line 4-4;
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a top-down view of an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the aerosol actuator illustrated in FIG. 5 along line 6-6;
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a component view of an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the aerosol actuator illustrated in FIG. 7 along line 8-8;
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates an aerosol actuator according to various embodiments of the invention.
  • an aerosol actuator 100 may include one or more directors 110.
  • the one or more directors 110 may be configured to direct a product for dispersing away from a body of the aerosol actuator 100.
  • an aerosol actuator 100 may include a director 110.
  • Other components of an aerosol actuator 100 may include conventional components such as a base 190, a trigger 192, a spring 194 or cap, and a manifold 196.
  • an aerosol actuator 100 according to embodiments of the invention may include an aerosol actuator such as those disclosed in PCT Application PCT/US11/48816 entitled "AEROSOL
  • An aerosol actuator 100 may be connected to or mated with a container 900 such as an aerosol container containing a product.
  • a container 900 such as an aerosol container containing a product.
  • the connection and use of an aerosol actuator 100 to a container 900 may be done using any number of conventional methods.
  • an aerosol actuator 100 may include a director 110.
  • a director 110 may be configured to extend an exit flow path for a product being sprayed or dispersed by the aerosol actuator 100.
  • a director 110 may be extended away from a trigger 192 of the aerosol actuator 100 such that the exit orifice of the aerosol actuator 100 is away from the body of the aerosol actuator 100.
  • a director 110 may fold out to an extended position as illustrated in FIG. 2 and be folded into the aerosol actuator 100, or an opening or slot in the aerosol actuator 100, as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • a nozzle 120 may be assembled with, integral to, or connected to the director 110.
  • a nozzle 120 may have an input and an exit.
  • a nozzle 120 may include various stream, dispersing, or spray selections.
  • a nozzle 120 may include an "off position in which product flow is blocked through the nozzle 120.
  • a nozzle 120 may also include a "stream” position, "spray” position, or “foam” position as conventionally known with trigger sprayers but not used with aerosol dispensing systems.
  • a nozzle 120 may rotate on an end of the director 110 such that various selections may be made for the dispensing of a product from a container 900 to which the aerosol actuator 100 may be attached.
  • an aerosol actuator 100 may include a director 110 folded back into a slot in the aerosol actuator 100.
  • a fluid flow path 112 in the director 110 may be visible when folded back as illustrated.
  • a director 110 may be extended out for dispersing a product from the aerosol actuator 100. While the director 110 illustrated in FIG. 2 is folded out, it is understood that a director 110 could also slide out or be extended in another fashion. For example, a director 110 may slide in and out of a slot on the aerosol actuator 100. In such instances, a nozzle 120 may be placed on the opposite end of the director 110 illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 a cross-sectional view thereof is illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the director 110 may fold back or rotate about a ball or cylindrical portion to rest within the aerosol actuator 100.
  • a portion of the ball or cylinder may seal with an o-ring 118 at an exit of the manifold 196.
  • the seal between the o-ring 118 and the director 110 may prevent flow through the aerosol actuator 100.
  • the position of the director 110 may prevent actuation of the aerosol actuator 100.
  • FIG. 5 A top-down view of an aerosol actuator 100 with a director 110 in an open state according to various embodiments of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 5 and a cross- sectional view thereof is illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • a flow path from the manifold 196 is opened through the director 110 and any nozzle 120 attached thereto.
  • the nozzle 120 may also be turned to stop or close flow from the director 110 even when the director 110 is in the illustrated open state or position.
  • a seal between an o-ring 118 and the director 110 may prevent leakage during operation of the aerosol actuator 100.
  • FIG. 7 An aerosol actuator 100 assembly according to various embodiments of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 7. A cross-sectional view thereof is illustrated in FIG. 8.
  • FIGs. 9 and 10 illustrated side views of an aerosol actuator 100 according to various embodiments of the invention.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un actionneur d'aérosol qui comprend un directeur apte à étendre une sortie de l'actionneur d'aérosol à l'écart de l'actionneur d'aérosol et qui peut être configuré pour comprendre une buse multifonctions pour sélectionner un motif de dispersion.
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