EP0133369A2 - Cap for an aerosol container - Google Patents
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- EP0133369A2 EP0133369A2 EP84305251A EP84305251A EP0133369A2 EP 0133369 A2 EP0133369 A2 EP 0133369A2 EP 84305251 A EP84305251 A EP 84305251A EP 84305251 A EP84305251 A EP 84305251A EP 0133369 A2 EP0133369 A2 EP 0133369A2
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- Prior art keywords
- cap
- container
- outlet passage
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- aerosol container
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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
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
- B65D83/28—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor
- B65D83/285—Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor for applying the contents, e.g. brushes, rollers, pads, spoons, razors, scrapers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
- A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
- A46B11/0017—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs with pre-pressurised reservoirs, e.g. aerosols
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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
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant
- B65D83/16—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means
- B65D83/20—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant for a product delivered by a propellant characterised by the actuating means operated by manual action, e.g. button-type actuator or actuator caps
- B65D83/205—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container
- B65D83/206—Actuator caps, or peripheral actuator skirts, attachable to the aerosol container comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge
Definitions
- This invention relates to a cap for an aerosol container, and has as an object to provide such a cap which enables dispensing of the contents of the container to be regulated easily.
- a cap for an aerosol container having a valve which is operable by sideways deflection of an outlet pipe which extends axially from the container, said cap comprising a first part of the substantially circular section engageable with the body of the container, and a resilient outlet passage mounted on said first part, for receiving said outlet pipe, and an element slidably mounted in said first part and operable to deflect said outlet passage transversely of the axis thereof.
- said first part is integral with said outlet passage.
- an aerosol container 10 is of a known type which includes a valve, commonly referred to as a tilt valve, which is opened by sideways deflection of an outlet tube extending axially from an upper end of the container 10.
- a cap 11 is engaged with the container 10 and has a screw threaded portion 12 engageable with a complimentary internal screw thread on a hollow-stemmed toothbrush 13 so that the contents of the container 10 can pass through the stem of the toothbrush 13 to the bristles 14 at its head.
- the brush 13 is provided with projections or serrations 15 which facilitate its being screwed on or off the cap 11.
- the cap 11 comprises a first portion 20 of substantially circular section, moulded from medium or high density polypropylene.
- One end of the portion 20 is provided with a lip 21 which can engage a rim 22 of the container 10, by snap action.
- the wall of the portion 20 is of reduced thickness adjacent the lip 21, to facilitate deformation to engage the rim 22, but the remainder of the portion 20 has sufficient thickness to ensure that it is substantially rigid.
- An outlet passage is provided by a tube 22 is an interference fit in a recess in the top of the portion 20 and extends downwardly to surround the outlet pipe 23 of the container 10.
- the tube is of low density PVC, of the type available from British Industria Plastics under the designation UN 774, and the wall of the tube 22 is sufficiently thin that it may be resiliently deformed relative to the portion 20, and thereby tilt the outlet pipe 23 to allow the contents of the container 10 to pass upwardly through the tube 22.
- a push button 24 is slidable in an aperture in the portion 20 and has an abutment surface 25 which engages the outside of the outlet passage 22.
- the abutment surface 25 is relieved as shown in Figure 2 so as not to impede flexing of the tube 22 when the button 24 is pressed.
- the push button 24 is provided with spring fingers 26 which secure the button 24 on the tube 22, and thereby retain the button 24 within the portion 20.
- a portion 26 of the button 24 rests on an upper surface 27 of the container 10 and co-operates with the aperture in the portion 20 to maintain the axis of the action of the button 24 at approximately 78° to the axis of the tube 22.
- the screw thread of the portion 12 corresponds to the standard screw thread on toothpaste tubes, so that the thread on the brush may interchangeably be attached to a toothpaste tube or to the cap 11 described herein. It will be understood, however, that the cap 11 may alternatively be provided with suitable means for engagement with other brushes or tools, as appropriate to the contents of the aerosol container.
Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to a cap for an aerosol container, and has as an object to provide such a cap which enables dispensing of the contents of the container to be regulated easily.
- According to the invention there is provided a cap for an aerosol container having a valve which is operable by sideways deflection of an outlet pipe which extends axially from the container, said cap comprising a first part of the substantially circular section engageable with the body of the container, and a resilient outlet passage mounted on said first part, for receiving said outlet pipe, and an element slidably mounted in said first part and operable to deflect said outlet passage transversely of the axis thereof.
- In a preferred embodiment said first part is integral with said outlet passage.
- An embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example only and with particular reference to a cap for an aerosol container for dentrifice, said cap being adapted to be engaged by a toothbrush having a hollow stem which communicates with the outlet passage of the cap.
- In the drawings:
- Figure 1 is an elevation of an aerosol container with a cap according to the invention fitted, and a toothbrush mounted thereon;
- Figure 2 is a section, to a larger scale, through the cap, and
- Figure 3 is a part-section, generally on line 3-3 in Figure 2;
- As shown in Figure 1 an
aerosol container 10 is of a known type which includes a valve, commonly referred to as a tilt valve, which is opened by sideways deflection of an outlet tube extending axially from an upper end of thecontainer 10. Acap 11 is engaged with thecontainer 10 and has a screw threadedportion 12 engageable with a complimentary internal screw thread on a hollow-stemmedtoothbrush 13 so that the contents of thecontainer 10 can pass through the stem of thetoothbrush 13 to thebristles 14 at its head. Thebrush 13 is provided with projections orserrations 15 which facilitate its being screwed on or off thecap 11. - As shown in Figures 2 and 3 the
cap 11 comprises afirst portion 20 of substantially circular section, moulded from medium or high density polypropylene. One end of theportion 20 is provided with alip 21 which can engage arim 22 of thecontainer 10, by snap action. The wall of theportion 20 is of reduced thickness adjacent thelip 21, to facilitate deformation to engage therim 22, but the remainder of theportion 20 has sufficient thickness to ensure that it is substantially rigid. An outlet passage is provided by atube 22 is an interference fit in a recess in the top of theportion 20 and extends downwardly to surround theoutlet pipe 23 of thecontainer 10. The tube is of low density PVC, of the type available from British Industria Plastics under the designation UN 774, and the wall of thetube 22 is sufficiently thin that it may be resiliently deformed relative to theportion 20, and thereby tilt theoutlet pipe 23 to allow the contents of thecontainer 10 to pass upwardly through thetube 22. - A
push button 24 is slidable in an aperture in theportion 20 and has anabutment surface 25 which engages the outside of theoutlet passage 22. Preferably theabutment surface 25 is relieved as shown in Figure 2 so as not to impede flexing of thetube 22 when thebutton 24 is pressed. As shown more clearly in Figure 3 thepush button 24 is provided withspring fingers 26 which secure thebutton 24 on thetube 22, and thereby retain thebutton 24 within theportion 20. Aportion 26 of thebutton 24 rests on an upper surface 27 of thecontainer 10 and co-operates with the aperture in theportion 20 to maintain the axis of the action of thebutton 24 at approximately 78° to the axis of thetube 22. - It has been determined that for satisfactory operation the line of action of the
button 24 shouldbe between 75° and 81° to the axis of thetube 22. - The screw thread of the
portion 12 corresponds to the standard screw thread on toothpaste tubes, so that the thread on the brush may interchangeably be attached to a toothpaste tube or to thecap 11 described herein. It will be understood, however, that thecap 11 may alternatively be provided with suitable means for engagement with other brushes or tools, as appropriate to the contents of the aerosol container.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8321401 | 1983-08-09 | ||
GB838321401A GB8321401D0 (en) | 1983-08-09 | 1983-08-09 | Cap for aerosol container |
Publications (3)
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EP0133369A2 true EP0133369A2 (en) | 1985-02-20 |
EP0133369A3 EP0133369A3 (en) | 1986-01-15 |
EP0133369B1 EP0133369B1 (en) | 1988-03-09 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19840305251 Expired EP0133369B1 (en) | 1983-08-09 | 1984-08-02 | Cap for an aerosol container |
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EP (1) | EP0133369B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3469715D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB8321401D0 (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2602405A1 (en) * | 1986-08-08 | 1988-02-12 | Beeckmans Claude | Hairbrush |
WO1995011840A1 (en) * | 1993-10-29 | 1995-05-04 | Claudio Bna | Device to dispense toothpaste from a pressurized container |
FR2744429A1 (en) * | 1996-02-07 | 1997-08-08 | Degouey Et Compagnie | Spray can for fluid applicator |
EP0852209A1 (en) * | 1997-01-07 | 1998-07-08 | L'oreal | Dispensing and application device for a liquid product |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2765959A (en) * | 1953-09-09 | 1956-10-09 | Elliott Richard Olin | Dispenser for pressurized containers |
GB1105590A (en) * | 1965-12-04 | 1968-03-06 | Pigot & Smith Ltd | Applicator for a pressurised container |
DE2041411A1 (en) * | 1969-08-20 | 1971-03-18 | Gillette Co | Improved pressure vessel |
WO1981000997A1 (en) * | 1979-10-11 | 1981-04-16 | Johnson & Son Inc S C | Actuator-overcap for tilt valve |
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- 1983-08-09 GB GB838321401A patent/GB8321401D0/en active Pending
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- 1984-08-02 DE DE8484305251T patent/DE3469715D1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-08-02 EP EP19840305251 patent/EP0133369B1/en not_active Expired
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2765959A (en) * | 1953-09-09 | 1956-10-09 | Elliott Richard Olin | Dispenser for pressurized containers |
GB1105590A (en) * | 1965-12-04 | 1968-03-06 | Pigot & Smith Ltd | Applicator for a pressurised container |
DE2041411A1 (en) * | 1969-08-20 | 1971-03-18 | Gillette Co | Improved pressure vessel |
WO1981000997A1 (en) * | 1979-10-11 | 1981-04-16 | Johnson & Son Inc S C | Actuator-overcap for tilt valve |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2602405A1 (en) * | 1986-08-08 | 1988-02-12 | Beeckmans Claude | Hairbrush |
WO1995011840A1 (en) * | 1993-10-29 | 1995-05-04 | Claudio Bna | Device to dispense toothpaste from a pressurized container |
FR2744429A1 (en) * | 1996-02-07 | 1997-08-08 | Degouey Et Compagnie | Spray can for fluid applicator |
EP0852209A1 (en) * | 1997-01-07 | 1998-07-08 | L'oreal | Dispensing and application device for a liquid product |
FR2758128A1 (en) * | 1997-01-07 | 1998-07-10 | Oreal | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING AND APPLYING A LIQUID PRODUCT |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0133369B1 (en) | 1988-03-09 |
DE3469715D1 (en) | 1988-04-14 |
GB8321401D0 (en) | 1983-09-07 |
EP0133369A3 (en) | 1986-01-15 |
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