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US3082959A
US3082959A US86192A US8619261A US3082959A US 3082959 A US3082959 A US 3082959A US 86192 A US86192 A US 86192A US 8619261 A US8619261 A US 8619261A US 3082959 A US3082959 A US 3082959A
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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
    • B65D83/60—Contents and propellant separated
    • B65D83/66—Contents and propellant separated first separated, but finally mixed, e.g. in a dispensing head
    • B65D83/666—Contents and propellant separated first separated, but finally mixed, e.g. in a dispensing head product and propellant being totally mixed on, or prior to, first use, e.g. by braking an ampoule containing one of those components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
    • B05B9/0805—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type comprising a pressurised or compressible container for liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/0833—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type comprising a pressurised or compressible container for liquid or other fluent material comprising a compressed gas container, e.g. a nitrogen cartridge
    • 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
    • B65D83/207—Actuators comprising a manually operated valve and being attachable to the aerosol container, e.g. downstream a valve fitted to the container; Actuators associated to container valves with valve seats located outside the aerosol container

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  • This invention relates to sprayer or atomizer devices of the type in which the discharge of a jet of spray is produced by the action of gas under pressure contained in an auxiliary reservoir attached to the sprayer device, upon the body of liquid to be sprayed contained in a main reservoir of the device.
  • a general object of the invention is to provide an improved sprayer or atomizer of this general type, which will be more efficient and practical in use than conventional devices of that type, more especially in that it will completely seal otf the liquid contents of the main reservoir from the exterior when the device is not in use.
  • a specific object of the invention is to provide valve means in such a sprayer whereby the contents of the main reservoir is normally sealed oif both from the pressure gas and from the exterior except when it is desired to operate the sprayer, whereupon communication is simultaneously established from the interior of the auxiliary gas reservoir tothe space overlying the liquid surface in the main reservoir, and from the body of liquid therein through a spray nozzle to the exterior.
  • a related object is to reduce the volume of pressure gas required to operate sprayers of the type herein specified.
  • an improved sprayer device comprising a main reservoir containing a body of fluid to be sprayed; an auxiliary reservoir containing a body of gas under superatmospheric pressure; a spray nozzle; first passage means for connecting the interior of the auxiliary reservoir with the interior of the main reservoir to apply gas pressure on the body of fluid in the main reservoir; second passage means for connecting the body of fluid in the main reservoir with said spray nozzle for discharging said fluid in a spray jet from the nozzle; and valve means interposed in both the first and second passage means and selectively operable for simultaneously sealing or simultaneously opening both of the passage means.
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical axial cross section of one form of improved sprayer in the idle condition
  • FIG. 2 is a similar view illustrating the ope-rated condition of the sprayer device
  • FIG. 3 is a similar view of a second embodiment of the invention in idle condition
  • FIG. 4 shows the sprayer of FIG. 3 in operated condition
  • FIG. 5 is a similar illustration of a third embodiment of the invention in idle condition
  • FIG. 6 is a partial view of the sprayer device of FIG. 5, in section on a plane normal to that of the latter figure;
  • FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 5 showing the sprayer device in its operated condition.
  • FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6 in the operated condition of the sprayer.
  • the sprayer device shown includes a sprayer body 1 adapted for screwthreacled connection at its bottom end over a generally balloon-shaped flat-bottomed main reservoir 2 adapted to contain a body of liquid to be sprayed.
  • An annular gasket 3 is interposed as shown between the mating ends of the body 1 and main reservoir 2.
  • a bore 4 Formed vertically through the body 1 is a bore 4. Communicating with a side of this bore at an intermediate point of the length of the bore is a first side passage 5 leading to a screw-threaded opening 6 formed in a side of the body and adapted to receive a threaded neck ex tension of an auxiliary reservoir 7 in removable screwthreaded connection with it.
  • the auxiliary reservoir 7 is adapted, in use, to contain a body of gas, usually air, at superatmospheric pressure.
  • a straight longitudinal groove 1% is formed in the surface of the bore 4, substantially also in the side diametrically opposite from that in which passage 5 is provided, which groove 10 extends from a point spaced from the upper side passage 8 and down to the lower end of bore 4 for communication with the inner space of reservoir 2.
  • a generally cylindrical valve member or spool 12 is mounted with a close sliding fit in the bore 4 with its upper end 13 protruding from the top of the bore to provide a push-button for finger-actuation of the device.
  • the valve member 12 includes a reduced-diameter lower portion which defines with the surface of bore 4 an annular chamber in which a compression coil spring 11 is received.
  • the spring 11 has its upper end seated against the annular shoulder defined around the valve member 12 by the reduction in diameter therein and has its lower end seated against an inward radial flange extending from the wall of bore 4 at the lower end thereof and through which the reduced-diameter portion of member 12 freely projects.
  • the projecting portion of member 12 is screw-threaded and carries a stop member 14 screwed thereon for engagement with the under surface of body 1 thereby limiting the upward displacement of valve spool 12 under the action of the spring 11.
  • a vertical duct 16 which extends from the lower end of spool 12.
  • a dipper tube 15 fitted to the lower end of spool 12 provides an extension for connecting the duct 16 with the body of liquid in main reservoir 2 and extends down to a point near the bottom of said reservoir.
  • a first annular groove 1? formed around the periphery of the valve spool 12 is so positioned that it is sealed against the wall surface of bore 4 in the idle condition of the device, i.e. in the position wherein stop 14 engages the under wall of body 1 as shown in FIG. 1, but said annular groove 19 is placed in communication with the straight groove it) when the valve spool 12 is moved to its operated position, shown in FIG. 2, on depression of push-button 13.
  • a second annular groove 18 is formed in the periphery of spool 12 at a position spaced above groove 19, and is connected with the axial duct 16 by a radial passage 17. Groove 18 is so positioned as to be sealed against the side surface of bore 4- in the idle position of spool 12 but to communicate with the spraynozzle passage 12 in the depressed or operated position of the spool as shown in FIG. 2.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 The embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is largely similar to that just described and corresponding parts, which have been designated by the same reference numerals, will not be described anew.
  • the chief difference is that the auxiliary gas reservoir 7 is here supported from the upper end of valve member 12 by means of a screw thread connection as shown instead of being supported from the side of the sprayer body 1 as in FIGS. 1-2.
  • the spool 12 is formed in its upper part with an axial duct 2b aligned with but separated from duct 16 and communicating with the interior of auxiliary reservoir 7, an extension tube being preferably provided as shown to connect the top of duct 21; with a point near the top of reservoir 7.
  • the duct 20 near its bottom end is connected by a radial passage 21 with the annular groove 22 which in this embodiment corresponds to groove 1% of FIGS. 1-2.
  • annular groove 18 and 22 in FIGS. 3-4 is reversed with respect to the relative arran ement of the corresponding grooves 18 and 19 in FIGS. 1-2.
  • annular groove 18 connects with the radial passage 8 leading to the spray nozzle 9
  • annular groove 22 connects with the upper end of a vertical conduit 23 which corresponds in function to vertical groove 10 of FIGS. 1-2 though in the present embodiment it is separate from the bore 4.
  • FIGS. to 8 Yet another arrangement is shown in FIGS. to 8 wherein similar references have again been used to designate parts similar or corresponding to parts present in the first or second embodiments described.
  • the general lay-out in the third embodiment is such that pushbutton 130 projects from a side of the sprayer body rather than from the top thereof, whereby the device is somewhat more convenient to actuate if it is of large size.
  • the sprayer body 1 is formed with the transverse, horizontal bore 4a in which is slidable the valve spool 12a actuated in one direction (leftward in FIGS. 5 and 7) by the spring 11 to the idle condition shown in FIG.
  • a vertical duct 24 formed in the lower part of body 1 connects at its upper end with an intermediate point of bore 4a and at its lower end opens into the dipper tube 15 depending from the valve body 1,
  • a radial passage 25 (see FIG. 6) extending horizontally from a side of bore 4:: in the same vertical plane as the vertical duct 24 leads to the laterally-disposed sprayer nozzle 9.
  • the auxiliary pressure gas reservoir 7 is attached over the top of the body 1 by a screw connection around a threaded boss 26 projecting upwards from said body and a vertical duct 5:; connects the valve bore 4a substantially at the midpoint thereof with the interior of reservoir 7 through an extension tube somewhat as in the embodiment of FIGS. 3-4. Furthermore the bore 4a is connected by a conduit 27 formed in body 1 with the interior of the main reservoir 2, it being noted that all four passages 24, 25, 5a and 27 are positioned substantially in a common vertical plane transverse to the axis of valve bore 4a.
  • valve spool 4a Formed in the periphery of valve spool 4a is an arcuate groove 28 which extends over about of the periphery of the spool and is so positioned that on depression of push button the groove 28 interconnects the ducts 24- and 25 as shown in FIG. 8. Another 90 groove 29 diametrically opposed to the groove 23 is simultaneously adapted to interconnect the conduits 5a and 27.
  • a first communication is provided from the gas reservoir to the interior of the main reservoir, and a second communication is simultaneousiy provided from the body of liquid in the main reservoir to the spray nozzle, thereby producing a spray discharge, whilst on release of the push button both communications are simultaneously cut oil as in the first two embodiments described.
  • a sprayer device comprising A. a main reservoir adapted to contain fluid to be sprayed,
  • a valve asembly supporting said auxiliary reservoir and nozzle and including 7 (l) a body mounted on said main reservoir and having a valve bore,
  • valve member slidable in said bore between inoperative and operative positions, (3) said body and valve member having first cooperative passage means therein extending from said nozzle and from said main reservoir and opening at said valve bore to register with each other and thereby provide communication between said nozzle and main reservoir, only in said operative position of said valve member.
  • said body and valve member having second cooperative passage means therein extending from said auxiliary reservoir and said main reservoir and opening at said valve bore to register with each other, and thereby provide communication between said auxiliary and main reservoirs, only in said operative position of said valve member, (5) spring means yieldably urging said valve member to said inoperative position, and (6) an end portion of said valve member projecting out of said body to permit manual actuation of said valve member to said operative position, whereby compressed gas from said auxiliary reservoir can act through the registered econd passage means on iluid in said main reservoir to drive the fluid through the simultaneously registered first passage means and out of said nozzle.
  • valve member is axially slidable in said bore of the body and has first and second passages extending axially therein and opening into said main reservoir and said auxiliary reservoir to constitute parts of said first and second passage means, respectively, said first and second passages opening radially at said bore at spaced apart locations intermediate the ends of said valve member;
  • said body has first and second passages therein extending from said nozzle and main reservoir, respectively, and opening at said bore at said spaced apart locations of the radial openings of the first and second passages of the valve member in said operative position of ,the latter, thereby to constitute the remainder of said first and second passage means, respectively.
  • valve member is axially slidable in said bore and has a passage extending axially therein and opening, at one end, into said main reservoir and, at its other end, radially into said bore at a location intermediate the ends of the valve memher to constitute part of said first passage means, and the valve member further has a. circumferential groove at a location spaced axially from the radial opening of said passage and constituting part of said second passage means;
  • said body has a first passage extending from said nozzle and opening at said bore to there register with said radial opening of said passage of the valve member in the operative position of the latter for completing said first passage means, and second passages extending from said main and auxiliary reservoirs, respectively, and opening at said bore to there register with said groove in said operative position of the valve member for completing said second passage means.
  • valve member is axially slidable in said bore and has first and second grooves extending circumferentially in the surface thereof to constitute parts of said first and second passage means, respectively;
  • said body has first passages extending from said nozzle and main reservoir, respectively, and opening at said bore to register with said first groove in the operative position of the valve member for completing said first passage means, and said body further has second passages extending from said main and auxiliary reservoirs and opening at said bore to there register with said second groove in the operative position of said valve member for completing said second passage means.

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FR817824A FR1258845A (fr) 1960-02-08 1960-02-08 Vaporisateur à gaz sous pression
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US5253900A (en) * 1991-11-18 1993-10-19 Snyder Glenn W Conversion adapter for airbrush liquid media reservoir
US20030106550A1 (en) * 2000-07-01 2003-06-12 Harvey Stephen James Valve for aerosol container
US20080265060A1 (en) * 2004-01-21 2008-10-30 Reiker Canfield Device and Spray Head for Stomising a Cosmetic Liquid
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WO2014135334A1 (fr) 2013-03-05 2014-09-12 Russo Simone Dispositif de vaporisation de liquide comme du champagne

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US5253900A (en) * 1991-11-18 1993-10-19 Snyder Glenn W Conversion adapter for airbrush liquid media reservoir
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US7793866B2 (en) * 2008-10-15 2010-09-14 Chin-Hsing Chou Perfume spray head with leakproof feature
WO2014135334A1 (fr) 2013-03-05 2014-09-12 Russo Simone Dispositif de vaporisation de liquide comme du champagne

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