Modified spray head

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10752428-B2
Application number	US-201716095128-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2017
Priority date	Apr 28, 2016
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a modified spray head suitable for use with an aerosol composition. Preferably the spray head is suitable for use with an automatic aerosol dispensing device. The spray comprises a single piece of moulded plastic and an angled output section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A spray head formed from a single piece of moulded plastic,
the spray head comprising:
an inlet section having an opening adapted to receive a valve stem of a spray material container, said opening forming a first end of a fluid channel for receiving spray material from the spray material container; and
an outlet section adapted to eject spray material comprising a second opening forming a second end of the fluid channel for ejecting spray material from the device and wherein the second opening terminates at a front face of the outlet section, the front face has a diameter which is greater than the horizontal width of the width of the inlet outlet section and of horizontal wings which depend outwardly from either side of the outlet section and which are substantially horizontal when the inlet section is vertical; and,
wherein the outlet section is angled at least 5 degrees above the horizontal plane when the inlet section is vertical.

2. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the outlet section of a spray material container comprises the valve stem of an aerosol canister.

3. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the angle between the opening of the inlet section and the opening of the outlet section is at least 105 degrees.

4. The spray head of claim 3 , wherein:
the angle between the opening of the inlet section and the opening of the outlet section is at least 110 degrees.

5. The spray head of claim 3 , wherein:
the angle between the opening of the inlet section and the opening of the outlet section is at least 115 degrees.

6. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the outlet section has a front face which is essentially planar and is substantially vertical in normal use.

7. The spray head of claim 6 , wherein:
the front face is essentially circular in shape and wherein the second end of the fluid channel is located at the centre of the front face.

8. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the single piece of moulded plastic is selected formed from a plastic of the group consisting of: POM, nylon, PET, polyethylene, polypropylene and/or mixtures of two or more thereof.

9. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the moulded plastic has a density of between 1.8 grams per cm 3 and 0.7 grams per cm 3 .

10. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the spray head is adapted for use with an automatic aerosol spray device.

11. The spray head of claim 1 wherein the horizontal wings extend substantially outwardly to the same width as the front face when the spray head is viewed face on.

12. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the horizontal wings extend the complete length of the output section, from inlet section to the front face.

13. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the front face has a width greater than the width of the rest of the spray head.

14. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein:
the angle between the opening of the inlet section and the second opening of the outlet section is at least 100 degrees.

15. The spray head of claim 1 , wherein the spray head excludes an insert at the second opening.

Assignees

• Reckitt Benckiser Brands Ltd

Inventors

• Das Avijit
• Collinson Nikki
• Rudkin Scott
• Witty Christopher

Classifications

• B65D83/20

  Actuator caps · CPC title

• B65D83/28 Primary

  Nozzles, nozzle fittings or accessories specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B65D83/384 Primary

  the container body being an aerosol container located in an outer shell or in an external container · CPC title

• B05B1/02 Primary

  designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, {or having an outlet of particular shape}(B05B1/26, B05B1/28, B05B1/34 take precedence) · CPC title