Aerosol actuators and methods of making the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545494-B2
Application number	US-202318222702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2023
Priority date	Jul 17, 2023
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

An aerosol dispensing system includes an aerosol actuator attached to an aerosol package, wherein the aerosol actuator includes a unitary body having a manifold and button, an elbow attached to the body, and a straw attached to the body and guided by the elbow from an open position to a closed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An aerosol actuator, comprising:
a body, comprising:
a manifold; and
a button in communication with the manifold;
an elbow attached to the body, comprising:
a straw guide; and
a mandrel surface;
a straw connected to the manifold, wherein the straw passes through the straw guide and over at least a portion of the mandrel surface.

2 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a unitary body.

3 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 , wherein the button further comprises a tab in the body defined by a button gap.

4 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 , wherein the button further comprises at least one tactile feature on the button.

5 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pin hole in the body; and a pin on the elbow, wherein the pin sits in the pin hole.

6 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one locking bump on the body; at least one locking indentation on the elbow; and wherein rotation of the elbow allows the at least one locking bump to seat in the at least one locking indentation.

7 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 , wherein the elbow further comprises a locking tab.

8 . The aerosol actuator of claim 7 , wherein the locking tab seats against the manifold in a closed position.

9 . The aerosol actuator of claim 7 , wherein the locking tab seats against the button in a closed position.

10 . The aerosol actuator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a closed position wherein the straw is bent around the mandrel surface; and an open position wherein the straw is substantially straight.

11 . An aerosol dispensing system, comprising:
an aerosol package, comprising:
a container;
an valve cup attached to the container; and
a valve seated in the valve cup;
an aerosol actuator attached to the aerosol package, comprising:
a body, comprising a manifold;
an elbow, comprising a locking tab, wherein the locking tab is seated against a portion of the manifold in a closed position and is separated from the manifold in an open position; and
a straw.

12 . The aerosol dispensing system of claim 11 , wherein the body further comprises:
a wall; a button defined by a button gap in the wall; and a manifold integrated with the button.

13 . The aerosol dispensing system of claim 11 , wherein the elbow further comprises:
a straw guide; a mandrel surface; and wherein a portion of the straw is seated in the straw guide.

14 . The aerosol dispensing system of claim 11 , further comprising a product in the container.

Assignees

• Silgan Dispensing Systems Corp

Inventors

• Van Wieringen Niels
• Ramsuer Brandon
• Luo Zhili

Classifications

• B65D83/48 Primary

  Lift valves, e.g. operated by push action (non-reclosable valves B65D83/50) · CPC title

• B65D83/303

  using extension tubes located in or at the nozzle outlets · CPC title

• B65D2547/04

  Closures with discharging devices other than pumps · CPC title

• B65D83/206 Primary

  comprising cantilevered actuating elements, e.g. levers pivoting about living hinges · CPC title