EP0659157B1 - Lockable pushbutton-distributor for aerosol valve - Google Patents

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EP0659157B1
EP0659157B1 EP93919395A EP93919395A EP0659157B1 EP 0659157 B1 EP0659157 B1 EP 0659157B1 EP 93919395 A EP93919395 A EP 93919395A EP 93919395 A EP93919395 A EP 93919395A EP 0659157 B1 EP0659157 B1 EP 0659157B1
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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
    • 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
    • B65D83/201—Lever-operated actuators
    • 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
    • B65D83/22—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 with a mechanical means to disable actuation
    • 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
    • B65D83/75—Aerosol containers not provided for in groups B65D83/16 - B65D83/74
    • 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
    • B65D2215/00—Child-proof means
    • B65D2215/04—Child-proof means requiring the combination of different actions in succession

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  • the present invention relates to the packaging industry for pressurized fluids called "aerosol" and is more particularly aimed at valve actuators for actuating the valve of such packages.
  • the pusher is generally protected by a cap which the user must remove to gain access to the pusher.
  • a drawback stems from the fact that the user must keep the cover in his hand or place it on a table or other support during the entire time of use, with a risk of deterioration, or forgetfulness of the cover.
  • Devices have also been proposed in which the pusher is rotatably mounted on a support, immobilized on the container and in which it can slide axially only in a predetermined angular position. This has the drawback of leaving the pusher dispensing nozzle constantly exposed to external contamination and often complicates the operation of mounting the pusher in the packaging chains, especially when it is necessary to index the position of the jet of the pusher nozzle. relative to the container.
  • the invention aims to overcome the drawbacks of conventional push-dispensers and allow the production of packaging in which the nozzle can be protected from any external pollution and the valve can not be operated outside of periods of use , without there being a cap or other part to be removed to gain access to the pusher, and without any particular precaution to be observed when mounting the pusher-dispenser on the container fitted with its valve.
  • the subject of the invention is a lockable dispenser-valve for aerosol valve, comprising a one-piece body, the base of which has means of attachment to an aerosol container and the upper part of which is articulated on the base by a flexible flexible tongue by a cutout of the wall of the body, comprises laterally a dispensing nozzle situated above the articulation tongue and connected to an axial tube for connection to the hollow actuating and dispensing rod of the valve; - push-dispenser characterized in that the upper part of its body is surrounded by a ring, free to rotate but locked in axial translation, extended radially by a manual actuation lever, and in that the edge of the ring of the side of the base of the body is inclined diametrically, the ring being shorter below the lever, while its longer side, diametrically opposite the lever, comes in the immediate vicinity of a circular shoulder of the outer wall of the base of the body, so that, when the lever is brought, by rotation of the ring, opposite the nozzle, it can be
  • the wall of the ring has, with the lever, extensions forming a nut in front of the nozzle in the locking position of the valve plunger.
  • the axis of the nozzle is inclined about 120 ° relative to the axis of the upper part of the body, the nozzle normally opening at a frustoconical end wall of the upper part of the body.
  • the ring and the upper part of the body to carry additional indexing means, of the elastically surmountable lug-notch type, for locating the lever carried by the ring opposite the nozzle, in the locked position, and on the opposite side in the operating position.
  • the subject of the invention is also the so-called "aerosol" pressure conditioning articles fitted with a lockable dispenser-valve according to the invention.
  • the pusher-distributor according to the invention shown in the drawings is made of two molded pieces of plastic, for example polypropylene, fitted one inside the other: a body 1 and a ring 2.
  • the body comprises a base 3 and an upper part 4 articulated on a circular shoulder 5 from the top of the base by an elastic tongue delimited by a cutout 6 in an arc.
  • the upper part 4 of the body comprises a dispensing nozzle 7 normally opening into a frustoconical wall 8 end of this upper part.
  • This nozzle 7 is connected, by a channel 9 inclined at about 120 ° to an axial tube 10 for connection to the hollow rod 11 for actuating and distributing the valve of a container 12 for aerosol packaging, indicated by dotted line on the Figure 2.
  • the tube 10 is reinforced by radial fins 13, 13 '.
  • the base 3 has internally a marginal bead 14 and radial fins 15a-15e which snap-fit the marginal lateral part of the top of the container 12 ( Figure 2) to secure the body 1 of the container.
  • the ring 2 is mounted to pivot freely around the upper part 4 of the body 1, but is axially wedged by snap-fastening of an internal circumferential rib 16 of the ring in an external circumferential groove 17 of the cylindrical side wall 18 of the part upper 4 of the body 1.
  • the ring 2 is extended radially by a lever 18 for manual actuation which has a deflection 19 for the support of the user's finger 20 (FIG. 2).
  • the edge 21 'of the ring facing the shoulder 5 of the base 3 is inclined diametrically about 7 ° relative to the axis of the ring, so that the edge of the shortest part of the ring is located below the lever 18 at a distance from the shoulder 5, while the edge of the longest part of the ring, diametrically opposite the lever comes close to the shoulder 5 which thus forms a stop .
  • the lever 18 has two lateral cheeks 21, 22 and an upper plate 23 which, with an extension of the wall of the ring, beyond the rib 16, surround the nozzle 7 in the locked position (FIG. 1) and the thus protect from any external pollution.
  • the plate 23 has an axial lug 24 which cooperates with two notches 25, 26 diametrically opposite from the top of the upper part 4 of the body to index the lever at will, and consequently the ring, in the locking position ( Figure 1) or the position of use ( Figures 2 and 3).

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Abstract

Pushbutton-distributor characterized in that the upper part (4) of its body (1) is surrounded by a ring (2) which is free to rotate but which is wedged in axial translation, and radialy extended by a manual actuation lever (18), and in that the edge (21) of the ring on the side of the body base is diametrally inclined, the ring being shorter below the lever, while its longer side, diametrally opposite to the lever, is in the immediate vicinity of a circular shoulder (5) of the external wall of the base (3) of the body.

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La présente invention concerne l'industrie du conditionnement de fluides sous pression dit "aérosol" et vise plus particulièrement les poussoirs-distributeurs d'actionnement de la valve de tels conditionnements.The present invention relates to the packaging industry for pressurized fluids called "aerosol" and is more particularly aimed at valve actuators for actuating the valve of such packages.

Pour éviter tout actionnement accidentel ou involontaire de la valve d'un conditionnement aérosol, on protège généralement le poussoir par une coiffe que l'utilisateur doit enlever pour avoir accès au poussoir. Un inconvénient provient du fait que l'utilisateur doit conserver la coiffe à la main ou la poser sur une table ou autre support pendant tout le temps de l'utilisation, avec un risque de détérioration, ou d'oubli de la coiffe. On a aussi proposé des dispositifs dans lesquels le poussoir est monté rotatif sur un support, immobilisé sur le récipient et dans lequel il ne peut coulisser axialement qu'en une position angulaire prédéterminée. Ceci présente l'inconvénient de laisser la buse de distribution du poussoir constamment exposée à des souillures extérieures et complique souvent l'opération de montage du poussoir dans les chaînes de conditionnement, surtout lorsqu'il faut indexer la position du jet de la buse du poussoir par rapport au récipient.To avoid any accidental or involuntary actuation of the valve of an aerosol canister, the pusher is generally protected by a cap which the user must remove to gain access to the pusher. A drawback stems from the fact that the user must keep the cover in his hand or place it on a table or other support during the entire time of use, with a risk of deterioration, or forgetfulness of the cover. Devices have also been proposed in which the pusher is rotatably mounted on a support, immobilized on the container and in which it can slide axially only in a predetermined angular position. This has the drawback of leaving the pusher dispensing nozzle constantly exposed to external contamination and often complicates the operation of mounting the pusher in the packaging chains, especially when it is necessary to index the position of the jet of the pusher nozzle. relative to the container.

L'invention a pour but de pallier les inconvénients des poussoirs-distributeurs classiques et de permettre la réalisation de conditionnements dans lesquels la buse peut être à l'abri de toute pollution extérieure et la valve ne peut être actionnée en dehors des périodes d'utilisation, sans qu'il y ait de coiffe ou autre pièce à enlever pour avoir accès au poussoir, et sans précaution particulière à respecter lors du montage du poussoir-distributeur sur le récipient équipé de sa valve.The invention aims to overcome the drawbacks of conventional push-dispensers and allow the production of packaging in which the nozzle can be protected from any external pollution and the valve can not be operated outside of periods of use , without there being a cap or other part to be removed to gain access to the pusher, and without any particular precaution to be observed when mounting the pusher-dispenser on the container fitted with its valve.

L'invention a pour objet un poussoir-distributeur verrouillable pour valve aérosol, comprenant un corps d'une seule pièce dont la base présente des moyens de fixation sur un récipient aérosol et dont la partie supérieure, articulée sur la base par une languette flexible définie par une découpe de la paroi du corps, comporte latéralement une buse de distribution située au-dessus de la languette d'articulation et reliée à un tube axial de connexion à la tige creuse d'actionnement et de distribution de la valve ; - poussoir-distributeur caractérisé en ce que la partie supérieure de son corps est entourée par un anneau, libre en rotation mais calé en translation axiale, prolongé radialement par un levier d'actionnement manuel, et en ce que la tranche de l'anneau du côté de la base du corps est inclinée diamétralement, l'anneau étant plus court à l'aplomb du levier, tandis que son côté le plus long, diamétralement opposé au levier, vient au voisinage immediat d'un épaulement circulaire de la paroi extérieure de la base du corps, de sorte que, lorsque le levier est amené, par rotation de l'anneau, à l'opposé de la buse on peut l'abaisser pour actionner la valve en inclinant la partie supérieure du corps sur la base grâce à la languette d'articulation située sous la buse et au dégagement de l'anneau en dessous du levier, tandis que, lorsque le levier est amené en regard de la buse, on ne peut l'abaisser puisque la languette d'articulation se trouve alors sous le levier alors que la partie la plus longue de l'anneau est en butée contre l'épaulement de la base, à l'opposé du levier, le poussoir-distributeur étant ainsi verrouillé dans cette position contre tout actionnement intempestif de la valve.The subject of the invention is a lockable dispenser-valve for aerosol valve, comprising a one-piece body, the base of which has means of attachment to an aerosol container and the upper part of which is articulated on the base by a flexible flexible tongue by a cutout of the wall of the body, comprises laterally a dispensing nozzle situated above the articulation tongue and connected to an axial tube for connection to the hollow actuating and dispensing rod of the valve; - push-dispenser characterized in that the upper part of its body is surrounded by a ring, free to rotate but locked in axial translation, extended radially by a manual actuation lever, and in that the edge of the ring of the side of the base of the body is inclined diametrically, the ring being shorter below the lever, while its longer side, diametrically opposite the lever, comes in the immediate vicinity of a circular shoulder of the outer wall of the base of the body, so that, when the lever is brought, by rotation of the ring, opposite the nozzle, it can be lowered to actuate the valve by tilting the upper part of the body on the base thanks to the articulation tongue located under the nozzle and at the clearance of the ring below the lever, while, when the lever is brought opposite the nozzle, it cannot be lowered since the articulation tongue is then under the lever al when the longest part of the ring is in abutment against the shoulder of the base, opposite the lever, the pusher-distributor being thus locked in this position against any untimely actuation of the valve.

Pour une bonne protection de la buse, il est préférable que la paroi de l'anneau présente, avec le levier, des prolongements faisant écrou devant la buse en position de verrouillage du poussoir-distributeur.For a good protection of the nozzle, it is preferable that the wall of the ring has, with the lever, extensions forming a nut in front of the nozzle in the locking position of the valve plunger.

Dans la plupart des applications, on obtient un bon débattement pour l'actionnement de la valve lorsque la tranche de l'anneau est inclinée d'environ 7° par rapport à l'axe de l'anneau.In most applications, a good clearance is obtained for actuating the valve when the edge of the ring is inclined by approximately 7 ° relative to the axis of the ring.

Suivant un mode de réalisation pratique, l'axe de la buse est incliné d'environ 120° par rapport à l'axe de la partie supérieure du corps, la buse débouchant normalement à une paroi tronconique terminale de la partie supérieure du corps.According to a practical embodiment, the axis of the nozzle is inclined about 120 ° relative to the axis of the upper part of the body, the nozzle normally opening at a frustoconical end wall of the upper part of the body.

Pour éviter tout tâtonnement éventuel à l'utilisateur dans l'orientation du levier, il est avantageux que l'anneau et la partie supérieure du corps portent des moyens complémentaires d'indexation, du type ergot-encoche élastiquement surmontables, pour localiser le levier porté par l'anneau en regard de la buse, en position de verrouillage, et à l'opposé en position de fonctionnement.To avoid any possible trial and error to the user in the orientation of the lever, it is advantageous for the ring and the upper part of the body to carry additional indexing means, of the elastically surmountable lug-notch type, for locating the lever carried by the ring opposite the nozzle, in the locked position, and on the opposite side in the operating position.

L'invention a également pour objet les articles de conditionnement sous pression dits "aérosol" équipés d'un poussoir-distributeur verrouillable suivant l'invention.The subject of the invention is also the so-called "aerosol" pressure conditioning articles fitted with a lockable dispenser-valve according to the invention.

L'invention pourra être plus clairement comprise par l'examen et la description détaillée des dessins annexés qui représentent un mode de réalisation, choisi simplement à titre d'exemple parmi les nombreuses formes d'exécutions, adaptations et variantes de l'invention concevables par un technicien averti.The invention can be more clearly understood by examining and describing the detailed drawings which are an embodiment, chosen simply by way of example from among the numerous embodiments, adaptations and variants of the invention conceivable by an experienced technician.

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  • La figure 1 est une vue schématique, en élévation et en coupe axiale d'un poussoir-distributeur conforme à l'invention en position verrouillée ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue analogue à celle de la figure 1 du même poussoir-distributeur en position de fonctionnement ; et,
  • la figure 3 est une vue schématique par dessus du même poussoir-distributeur.
In these drawings:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view, in elevation and in axial section of a pusher-dispenser according to the invention in the locked position;
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 of the same pusher-distributor in the operating position; and,
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view from above of the same pusher-distributor.

Sur ces figures, les éléments correspondants sont désignés par les mêmes références numériques. Les dimensions et les proportions respectives de ces éléments peuvent ne pas être respectées afin que les dessins soient plus lisibles.In these figures, the corresponding elements are designated by the same reference numerals. The dimensions and the respective proportions of these elements may not be respected so that the drawings are more readable.

Le poussoir-distributeur suivant l'invention représenté sur les dessins est réalisé en deux pièces moulées de matière plastique, par exemple en polypropylène, emboîtées l'une dans l'autre : un corps 1 et un anneau 2.The pusher-distributor according to the invention shown in the drawings is made of two molded pieces of plastic, for example polypropylene, fitted one inside the other: a body 1 and a ring 2.

Le corps comprend une base 3 et une partie supérieure 4 articulée sur un épaulement circulaire 5 du sommet de la base par une languette élastique délimitée par une découpe 6 en arc de cercle. Au-dessus de cette languette, la partie supérieure 4 du corps comporte une buse 7 de distribution débouchant normalement dans une paroi tronconique 8 terminale de cette partie supérieure. Cette buse 7 est reliée, par un canal 9 incliné à environ 120° à un tube axial 10 de connexion à la tige creuse 11 d'actionnement et de distribution de la valve d'un récipient 12 de conditionnement aérosol, indiqué en pointillé sur la figure 2. Le tube 10 est renforcé par des ailettes radiales 13, 13'. La base 3 présente intérieurement un bourrelet marginal 14 et des ailettes radiales 15a-15e qui emboîtent par encliquetage la partie latérale marginale du sommet du récipient 12 (figure 2) pour solidariser le corps 1 du récipient.The body comprises a base 3 and an upper part 4 articulated on a circular shoulder 5 from the top of the base by an elastic tongue delimited by a cutout 6 in an arc. Above this tab, the upper part 4 of the body comprises a dispensing nozzle 7 normally opening into a frustoconical wall 8 end of this upper part. This nozzle 7 is connected, by a channel 9 inclined at about 120 ° to an axial tube 10 for connection to the hollow rod 11 for actuating and distributing the valve of a container 12 for aerosol packaging, indicated by dotted line on the Figure 2. The tube 10 is reinforced by radial fins 13, 13 '. The base 3 has internally a marginal bead 14 and radial fins 15a-15e which snap-fit the marginal lateral part of the top of the container 12 (Figure 2) to secure the body 1 of the container.

L'anneau 2 est monté pivotant librement autour de la partie supérieure 4 du corps 1, mais est calé axialement par encliquetage d'une nervure circonférentielle interne 16 de l'anneau dans une gorge circonférentielle externe 17 de la paroi latérale cylindrique 18 de la partie supérieure 4 du corps 1. L'anneau 2 est prolongé radialement par un levier 18 d'actionnement manuel qui présente un infléchissement 19 pour l'appui du doigt 20 de l'utilisateur (figure 2). La tranche 21' de l'anneau face à l'épaulement 5 de la base 3 est inclinée diamétralement d'environ 7° par rapport à l'axe de l'anneau, de sorte que le bord de la partie la plus courte de l'anneau est situé en dessous du levier 18 à distance de l'épaulement 5, tandis que le bord de la partie la plus longue de l'anneau, diamétralement opposée au levier vient à proximité immédiate de l'épaulement 5 qui forme ainsi une butée. Le levier 18 présente deux joues latérales 21, 22 et une plaque supérieure 23 qui, avec un prolongement de la paroi de l'anneau, au-delà de la nervure 16, entourent la buse 7 en position de verrouillage (figure 1) et la protègent ainsi de toute pollution extérieure. La plaque 23 présente un ergot axial 24 qui coopère avec deux encoches 25, 26 diamétralement opposées du sommet de la partie supérieure 4 du corps pour indexer à volonté le levier, et par suite l'anneau, dans la position de verrouillage (figure 1) ou la position d'utilisation (figures 2 et 3).The ring 2 is mounted to pivot freely around the upper part 4 of the body 1, but is axially wedged by snap-fastening of an internal circumferential rib 16 of the ring in an external circumferential groove 17 of the cylindrical side wall 18 of the part upper 4 of the body 1. The ring 2 is extended radially by a lever 18 for manual actuation which has a deflection 19 for the support of the user's finger 20 (FIG. 2). The edge 21 'of the ring facing the shoulder 5 of the base 3 is inclined diametrically about 7 ° relative to the axis of the ring, so that the edge of the shortest part of the ring is located below the lever 18 at a distance from the shoulder 5, while the edge of the longest part of the ring, diametrically opposite the lever comes close to the shoulder 5 which thus forms a stop . The lever 18 has two lateral cheeks 21, 22 and an upper plate 23 which, with an extension of the wall of the ring, beyond the rib 16, surround the nozzle 7 in the locked position (FIG. 1) and the thus protect from any external pollution. The plate 23 has an axial lug 24 which cooperates with two notches 25, 26 diametrically opposite from the top of the upper part 4 of the body to index the lever at will, and consequently the ring, in the locking position (Figure 1) or the position of use (Figures 2 and 3).

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  1. Lockable dispenser button for aerosol valves including a one-piece body whose base (3) includes means (14-15) for fixing it to an aerosol container (12) and the upper part (4) of which is articulated to the base by a flexible tongue defined by a cut-out (6) in the wall of the body and includes at the side a dispenser nozzle (7) located above the articulation tongue and connected to an axial tube (10) connected to the hollow actuator and dispenser rod (11) of the valve, which dispenser button is characterised in that the upper part (4) of its body (1) is surrounded by a ring (2) which is free to rotate but which is prevented from axial movement in translation and is extended radially by a manual operating lever (18) and in that the edge (21) of the ring towards the base of the body is inclined, the ring being shorter on the side in vertical alignment with the lever, whereas its longer side, diametrally opposite the lever, is in the immediate vicinity of a circular shoulder (5) on the outside wall of the base (3) of the body so that when, by rotating the ring, the lever is moved to the side opposite the nozzle it can be depressed to operate the valve by inclining the upper part of the body on the base by virtue of the articulation tongue located under the nozzle and because the ring is shorter on the side under the lever whereas, if the lever is on the same side as the nozzle, it cannot be depressed because the articulation tongue is then under the lever and the longer side of the ring is abutted against the shoulder on the base, opposite the lever, so that the dispenser button is immobilised in this position to prevent unintentional actuation of the valve.
  2. Dispenser button according to claim 1 characterised in that the wall of the ring (2) and the lever (18) have extensions (21, 22, 23) forming a screen in front of the nozzle (7) when the dispenser button is in its locked position.
  3. Dispenser button according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterised in that the edge (21) of the ring (2) is inclined to the axis of the ring at approximately 7°.
  4. Dispenser button according to any one of claims 1 to 3 characterised in that the axis of the nozzle (7) is inclined to the axis of the upper part (4) of the body at approximately 120°, the nozzle discharging normally onto a frustoconical wall (8) at the end of the upper part of the body.
  5. Dispenser button according to any one of claims 1 to 4 characterised in that the ring (2) and the upper part (4) of the body carry complementary indexing means of the elastic lug/notch type (24, 25, 26) for locating the lever (18) carried by the ring on the same side as the nozzle (7) in the locked position, and on the opposite side to the nozzle in the operative position.
  6. Aerosol packaging characterised in that it includes a dispenser button in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 5.
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