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US20110000937A1
US20110000937A1 US12/449,405 US44940508A US2011000937A1 US 20110000937 A1 US20110000937 A1 US 20110000937A1 US 44940508 A US44940508 A US 44940508A US 2011000937 A1 US2011000937 A1 US 2011000937A1
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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 for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
    • B65D83/38—Details of the container body
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D83/164—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D83/44—Valves specially adapted for the discharge of contents; Regulating devices
    • 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
    • B65D83/44—Valves specially adapted for the discharge of contents; Regulating devices
    • B65D83/48—Lift valves, e.g. operated by push action

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  • a preferred form of this invention relates to a container for use in delivering aerosol carried substances or other fluids to an atmosphere.
  • a particularly preferred form of the invention relates to an aerosol can adapted for attachment to an automatic spray dispenser.
  • a container containing a dispensable fluid having a valve mechanism, the valve mechanism having an outwardly extending pillar, the pillar having external sides which have a screw thread, the valve mechanism also having a cantilevered hollow stem which extends through or from an aperture in the pillar, the valve mechanism able to assume open and closed dispositions, the open disposition characterised in that the stem channels the fluid to a location outside of the container.
  • the stem comprises a tube.
  • the container has an end cap which closes the container and the pillar is an integral part of the end cap.
  • the end cap has side walls extending around the pillar.
  • the end cap has side walls extending around the pillar to approximately the same height as the pillar.
  • the container has a substantially cantilevered dip tube arranged to direct the fluid towards the valve mechanism.
  • the fluid comprises an aerosol spray material.
  • the container is formed such that it is suitable for releasable attachment to a spray dispenser head such that spray material can move from within the container and into the spray dispenser head for controlled release by the spray dispenser head to an atmosphere outside the container and outside the spray dispenser head.
  • the container is in combination with the spray dispenser head.
  • a container containing a pressurised spray material having a valve mechanism, the valve mechanism having an outwardly extending pillar, the pillar having external sides which have a screw thread, the valve mechanism also having a cantilevered hollow stem, the stem extending through or from an aperture in the pillar and having an outlet aperture sealed by a resilient washer wherein such seal is maintained as a consequence of spring pressure acting on the stem, the valve mechanism able to assume an open disposition when external pressure is placed on the stem to counter the pressure from the spring such that the aperture of the stem is forced to move in a direction away from the washer to open that aperture to the spray material such that the stem channels the spray material to a location outside of the container.
  • the stem comprises a tube.
  • a container that contains a liquid and/or gas contents, the container has a valve mechanism attached to one end, the valve mechanism having a metal mounting cup that incorporates a pillar with a screw thread, and an upwardly cantilevered protruding tube.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a spray dispenser
  • FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a can forming part of the dispenser
  • FIG. 3 is an isometric view showing the can partially assembled
  • FIG. 4 is a isometric view showing an upper part of a mounting cup forming part of the can
  • FIG. 5 is an isometric view illustrating the underside of the mounting cup
  • FIG. 6 is a cross section view through the can showing a valve mechanism associated with the mounting cup
  • FIG. 7 is a further cross section view through the can showing the valve mechanism when in an open disposition
  • FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of a spray head forming part of the dispenser.
  • FIG. 9 is a bottom isometric view of the spray head.
  • FIG. 10 is an alternative bottom isometric view of the spray head.
  • a dispenser comprises a replaceable metallic can 1 containing an aerosol spray material detachably fitted to a spray head 2 .
  • the spray head 2 is of a type that enables release of bursts of spray material obtained from the can 1 in accordance with user controlled settings.
  • the spray head 2 thus enables a user to set the time between bursts as well as the amount of spray material released at each burst. In this sense the dispenser operates automatically and has suitable electronics in the dispenser head, together with a battery for power, as is known in the art.
  • the can 1 has a metallic mounting cup 3 which is crimped to the can's main cylindrical body part 4 , ie to close the can.
  • the mounting cup 3 has a threaded pillar 5 which is used for engaging the spray head 2 in a releasable screw fit relationship.
  • FIG. 3 shows the can 1 prior to the cup 3 being crimped to the main body part 4 .
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show detail of the cup alone, from above and below respectively. It can be seen that outer side walls of the cup are at approximately the same height as the pillar 5 . In some embodiments of the invention the side walls may be significantly higher than the pillar.
  • the cup 3 is attached to or is integral with a valve 6 which has a moveable central part 7 , a rubber washer 8 , a spring 9 , and an upper tube 10 .
  • the valve 6 is crimped into the cup 3 so that the tube 10 passes through and cantilevers upwards from a central aperture 11 of the cup 3 .
  • the washer 8 , the spring 9 , and a lower part 12 of the valve 6 remain on the opposite or lower side of the cup's central aperture 11 .
  • the washer 8 When the valve 6 is in a closed disposition the washer 8 is located around and closes off an aperture 13 situated in a lower part of the tube 10 . Upward force from the spring 9 , acting on the central part 7 of the valve, causes the aperture 11 to remain in that state.
  • the aperture 11 is maintained above the washer 8 by spring 9 tension when the valve 6 is in the closed disposition such that the spray fluid is unable to reach the aperture 11 .
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show the spray head 2 in perspective from below.
  • the spray head 2 has a main recess 17 with screw threaded side walls 18 for receiving the thread of the can's pillar 5 in the screw fit relationship.
  • the main recess 17 opens into a narrower recess 19 for receiving the upper tube 10 of the valve 6 .
  • the tube 10 cantilevers from the rest of the can 1 into the narrow recess 19 , passing through a sealing gasket 20 .
  • a narrow channel 21 proceeds upwards from the recess 19 to direct aerosol spray material towards an outside atmosphere after release from the can 1 .
  • the tube 10 forms part of the disposable can 1 it is not so critical if the tube 10 becomes damaged, for example bent, when fitting the can 1 to the spray head 2 . This would not be so in the case of an arrangement which depends on a narrow tube proceeding down from a typically more expensive dispenser spray head.
  • the spray head 2 is formed so that it only releases spray bursts of the aerosol spray material at predetermined time intervals so that the can 1 is not exhausted prematurely or needlessly.
  • the valve 6 when the can 1 is fitted to the spray head 2 , is permanently open due to pressure on the tube 10 from the spray head 2 . However, as indicated above, movement of the spray material from the dispenser is restricted and controlled by the spray head 2 . The valve 6 closes automatically when the container 1 is detached from the spray head. This is achieved by way of tension from the spring 9 .
  • fluid can thus refer to a liquid, a gas, or a combination of these.
  • the thread used for the pillar 5 is a 7/16 UNEF thread.
  • an ACME thread may be employed.
  • the tube 10 may be formed to extend to relative heights other than that shown in the drawings, depending on the desired end use.

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NZ553133A NZ553133A (en) 2007-02-12 2007-02-12 Threaded male aerosol can valve
NZ553133 2007-02-12
PCT/NZ2008/000019 WO2008100159A1 (en) 2007-02-12 2008-02-11 A container

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KR (1) KR20090129400A (es)
CN (1) CN101808912B (es)
AU (1) AU2008215212B2 (es)
BR (1) BRPI0807496A2 (es)
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EP2121483A1 (en) 2009-11-25
ZA200905672B (en) 2010-10-27
KR20090129400A (ko) 2009-12-16
JP2010517892A (ja) 2010-05-27
EP2121483A4 (en) 2010-06-30
WO2008100159A1 (en) 2008-08-21
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