GB2077860A - Delivery Button/Cap Assembly for an Aerosol Container - Google Patents

Delivery Button/Cap Assembly for an Aerosol Container Download PDF

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GB2077860A
GB2077860A GB8117502A GB8117502A GB2077860A GB 2077860 A GB2077860 A GB 2077860A GB 8117502 A GB8117502 A GB 8117502A GB 8117502 A GB8117502 A GB 8117502A GB 2077860 A GB2077860 A GB 2077860A
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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
    • 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
    • B65D83/224—Tamper indicating means obstructing initial actuation, e.g. removable
    • B65D83/226—Tamper indicating means obstructing initial actuation, e.g. removable preventing initial depression of the actuator

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Abstract

A delivery button/cap assembly for aerosol container wherein the cap 1 is provided with an upper wall 3 produced in one piece with the cap 1, and having a detachable part 21 as a tamper-proof seal, the delivery button 11 having means 26 for hinging it on the cap, again produced in one piece during the moulding operation, the cap 1 being additionally provided with means for fixing it directly to the aerosol container or to the base of the delivery valve 27. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Delivery Button/Cap Assembly for an Aerosol Container The present invention relates generally to caps for aerosol containers and, more particularly, to caps which bear a delivery button disposed diametrically, with the delivery jet perpendicular to the axis of the cap, and also comprising a detachable tamper-proof seal.
Push button/caps for aerosol containers having a valve with a projecting rod are already known (see Italian Patent No. 1 000 255 filed on 30th November, 1973), being produced in one piece, including the cap, in a single moulding phase. The said delivery button extends diametrically relative to the cap so as to deliver a jet of the product perpendicularly to the axis of the cap, and it is hinged on an internal cylindrical wall extending coaxially relative to the external lateral wall of the cap and designed to be located over the base of the valve, the said hinge being formed by a flexible strip moulded in the said cylindrical wall during the same moulding operation.
The delivery button/cap mentioned above was very advantageous compared to existing caps, since it was possible to produce the delivery button/cap assembly simultaneously with the nozzle disposed inside the cap perpendicular to the axis thereof, in a single moulding operation.
However, the main disadvantage of this known assembly with a lever consists in the necessity, for technical moulding reasons, of interrupting the upper wall of the cap with a diametral mounting intended for the delivery button. Under these circumstances it was necessary, either for aesthetic reasons or to protect the button during packaging and transportation, to apply a cover over the upper wall, covering the cap.
The use of a cover necessitated a second step, both for its manufacture and also for applying it to the cap.
It is also known that most caps of this kind which are commercially available are provided with a tamper-proof seal disposed over the delivery button and designed to be detached when the aerosol container is opened for the first time. This detachable part is provided on the cover mentioned above.
The present invention provides a delivery button/cap assembly of the type mentioned above, wherein the upper wall of the cap is formed in one piece with the delivery button/cap assembly and a detachable part forming a tamper-proof seal, and which can be used on any existing aerosol container.
In particular, the delivery button/cap assembly according to the invention comprises a delivery button lever disposed in a diametral mounting formed in the cap and able to deliver a jet of the product perpendicularly, relative to the axis of the cap, through an opening provided in the lateral wall thereof, via a nozzle. This cap has a continuous upper wall produced in one piece with the cap itself and has a detachable part in the form of a tamper-proof seal. The delivery button, which is equipped with means to hinge it on the cap, is also produced in one piece with the cap during the moulding operation. Moreover, the cap is provided with means which allow it to be fitted directly on the aerosol container or on the bottom of the delivery valve.
According to one characteristic of the present invention, the means for hinging the delivery button on the cap are formed by a strip connecting the upper surface of the delivery button to the upper wall of the cap.
Moreover, the means for hinging the delivery button to the cap are formed by two hinge pins which connect the lateral walls of the mounting for the delivery button to the lateral opposing sections thereof. In addition, the means for hinging the delivery button on the cap are formed by a strip which connects the lateral wall of the cap to the front part of the delivery button.
Finaliy, the means for fixing the cap on the aerosol container are formed by a peripheral rib disposed on the lower edge of the cap and orientated either inwards or outwards, designed to engage by snap-fitting into a neck or a peripheral seat formed by a constriction in the lateral wall of the container.
The attached Drawing shows several embodiments of the subject of the invention by way of non-limiting example.
Figure 1 shows the delivery button/cap assembly in transverse section along the line I-I in Figure 3, the cap being of the type with the delivery button hinged on the cylindrical internal wall, designed to fit on the base of the outlet valve.
Figure 2 is a section along the line Il-Il in Figure 3 showing the delivery button/cap assembly.
Figure 3 is a view from above onto this delivery button/cap.
Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the invention in transverse section, with the delivery button hinged on the upper wall of the cap, wherein the left-hand half shows the embodiment with an internal cylindrical wall and the right-hand half shows the embodiment without the internal cylindrical wail.
Figure 5 is a plan view from above onto the delivery button/cap assembly shown in Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a view from below of another embodiment, with the delivery button hinged on the lateral walls of the diametral mounting which accommodates this button, wherein the left-hand half shows the embodiment with the internal cylindrical wall, the embodiment in the right-hand half being constructed without the internal cylindrical wall.
Figure 7 is a plan view from above of the delivery button/cap assembly shown in Figure 6.
Figure 8 relates to another embodiment shown in transverse section, with hinging of the delivery button on the lateral surface of the cap.
Referring to the above-mentioned Figures, the delivery button/cap assembly according to the present invention comprises a cylindricallyshaped cap which is given the general designation 1 and has a lateral wall 2 and an upper wall 3. Inside the lateral wall 2 an internal cylindrical wall 4 is provided, the lower edge of this being attached by snap-fitting via internal peripheral ribs 5 on the base of the valve of the aerosol container (not shown).
The delivery button 10, with the delivery actuator 11 and a member 1 2 with a vertical rod 13 having on its lower end a hollow section 14 which engages on the projecting rod of the valve, is moulded in one piece with the cap 1. The said hollow section is extended by a small duct 1 5 which adjoins at its upper end another small perpendicular duct 16 formed in the part 17 of a member 12 perpendicular to the rod 13 and bearing at the front the delivery nozzle 1 8. To enable the vaporised product to emerge, the lateral wall 2 of the cap 1 comprises an aperture 6.
The part 17 of the member 12 is connected integrally to the internal cylindrical wall 4 by means of a flexible strip 1 9 formed in the centre of an aperture 8 in the internal cylindrical wall 4, underneath the part 1 7 of the member 12.
The internal cylindrical wall has a rear aperture 9 which allows the delivery button 11 to be lowered or pressed. The delivery button, with the member 12, is located in a mounting formed by two walls 20 which converge toward the nozzle 18 (Figures 2 and 3) and forming a single part together with the cap 1, the delivery button 11 thus being guided laterally.
As shown in Figure 3, the upper wall of the cap has a part 21 connected to the remaining part of the wall 2 by detachable sections 22. This part 21 extends over half the diameter, acting as the central axis of the mounting 20 which accommodates the button.
The delivery button 11 may be actuated only by removing the part 21 from the upper wall 3 and by breaking the detachable sections 22. In this way the delivery button 11 is released and can be actuated. Thus, the part 21 acts as a seal to prevent any possible tampering with the aerosol container.
Figures 4 and 5 show an embodiment of the delivery button/cap assembly comprising a cylindrical cap with a lateral wall 2 and an upper wall 3. Inside the lateral wall 2 an internal cylindrical wall 4 may be provided, designed to engage laterally on the base of the outlet valve of the aerosol container (not shown), this valve being of the type with a projecting rod (as shown in the left-hand half of Figure 1), so as to act as a guide when the cap is being put on the container.
This cylindrical wall may be omitted (see the right-hand half of Figure 1).
The lower edge of the lateral wall 2 of the cap has an internal or external circumferential rib 5, allowing it to be snapped into a corresponding peripheral neck.
In this embodiment the part 17 of the member 1 2 is connected integrally to the upper wall of the cap via a flexible strip 23 disposed above the part 17 of the member 12. Again in this case, the button, with the member 12, is located in the mounting formed by two walls 20 which converge towards the delivery nozzle 18, being in one piece with the cap 1. In this way, the movement of the delivery button is guided laterally. In the case where there is no internal cylindrical wall 4, the lateral walls 20 are provided with projecting sections 24 extending downwards and designed to rest on the base of the valve.
Figure 4 shows that the upper wall 3 of the cap is equipped with a part 21 which is connected to the remaining part of the wall 3 by connecting pipes 22. This part 21 extends over half the diameter, acting as the central axisfor the mounting 20 which accommodates the delivery button.
It should be noted that the button cannot be actuated unless the part 21 on the upper wall 3 is detached by severing the connecting pipes 22.
This results in the release of the button which can then be actuated. This part 21 thus serves as a tamper-proof seal protecting the contents of the aerosol container.
In the embodiment shown in Figures 6 and 7 the reference numerals correspond to those in Figures 4 and 5, for the equivalent parts.
In this case the body 17 of the delivery button 11 is hinged in one piece on the lateral walls 20 of the button mounting by means of two hinge pins 25. The bending and compression force exerted on the strip 23 shown in Figures 4 and 5 is changed here into a torsional force on the hinge pins 25. In other respects, this embodiment is identical to that shown in Figures 4 and 5, and functions in the same way.
With regard to Figure 8, this shows an embodiment wherein the reference numerals designating equivalent eiements correspond to those in Figures 4 and 5. In this case, the body 17 of the delivery button 11 is hinged in one piece on the lateral wall 2 of the cap 1 by means of a strip 26 extending from the lower part of the opening 6 to the lower part of the nozzle 1 8. This strip is subjected to bending and tension forces. There is no internal cylindrical wall 4, but the projecting parts 24 on the lateral walls 20 rest against the base 27 of the valve of the aerosol container 28, which is shown in the left-hand part with a peripheral neck 29 designed to hold snap-fitteds the peripheral rib 30 provided with a constriction 31 which takes the external peripheral rib 5' on the lower edge of the cap.
The advantages obtained with the delivery button/cap assembly according to the present invention consist in the fact that only a single moulding operation is required, including the tamper-proof seal, without it being necessary to put this seal on the cap in a second step.
In addition, the assembly according to the present invention may be fitted on an aerosol container by means of the lateral wall of the cap, designed to engage with the lateral wall of the container by known fixing means, and may comprise at the same time the internal cylindrical wall which, in this case, may act either as a guide for the cap or as fixing means for fixing the latter to the base of the delivery valve.
Each of these means designed for hinging the delivery button on the cap in one piece has a different characteristic for actuating the button, since one is subjected to bending/compression, another to torsion, and two others to bending/tension. Which of these means is selected depends on the application for which it is to be used.
Naturally, the assembly is not limited to the embodiments described and illustrated in the attached Drawings, and modifications aimed at adaptation to any particular case are possible, using equivalent elements, within the concept of the invention defined by the Claims which follow.

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Claims
1. A delivery button/cap assembly for aerosol containers of the type comprising a delivery button with a lever disposed in a diametral mounting formed in the cap, and capable of delivering an aerosol jet perpendicularly to the axis of the cap, through an opening provided on the lateral wall of the cap and communicating with a delivery nozzle, characterised in that the cap is provided with a continuous upper wall produced in one piece with the cap and having a detachable part in the form of a tamper-proof seal, the delivery button having means for hinging it to the cap which are similarly produced in one piece with the cap during the moulding operation, the cap being provided with means for fixing it directly on the aerosol container or on the base of the delivery valve.
2. A delivery button/cap assembly according to Claim 1, characterised in that the means for hinging the delivery button on the cap are formed by a strip connecting the surface of the delivery button to the upper wall of the cap.
3. A delivery button/cap assembly according to Claim 1, characterised in that the means for hinging the delivery button on the cap are two hinge pins connecting the lateral walls of the delivery button mounting to two opposing lateral sections of the latter.
4. A delivery button-cap assembly according to Claim 1, characterised in that the means for hinging the delivery button on the cap are formed by a strip connecting the lateral wall of the cap to the front part of the delivery button.
5. A delivery button/cap assembly according to Claim 1 , characterised in that the means for fixing the cap on the aerosol container are formed by a peripheral rib disposed on the lower edge of the cap and orientated either inwards or outwards, designed to engage by snap-fitting in a peripheral neck or in a constriction seat provided in the lateral wall of the aerosol container.
6. A delivery button/cap assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the upper wall which bears the detachable part forming the tamper-proof seal is made in one piece with the cap.
7. A delivery button/cap assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that it has inside it a cylindrical wall which acts as a guide during insertion on the base of the valve of the aerosol container and/or as an element for fixing the cap.
8. A delivery button/cap assembly according to any of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the lateral walls defining the diametral mounting designed to accommodate the delivery button are provided with projections extending downwards and resting on the base of the valve of the aerosol container.
9. A delivery button/cap assembly according to any of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the detachable part extends over a distance corresponding substantially to the radius of the cap.
10. A delivery button/cap assembly for an aerosol container constructed, arranged, and adapted for use substantially as hereinbefore described as shown in Figures 1-3,4 and 5, or 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
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IT2202080U IT8022020V0 (en) 1980-06-10 1980-06-10 HOOD AND DISPENSER COMPLEX FOR AEROSOL CYLINDERS, EQUIPPED WITH A GUARANTEE SEAL IN ONE PIECE WITH THE HOOD ITSELF.
IT23292/80A IT1132522B (en) 1980-07-07 1980-07-07 Cap for aerosol can

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