Barbara Jo Porter

US Patent:

20090297460, Dec 3, 2009

Filed:

Apr 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/294321

Inventors:

John David Lamb - Wiltshire, GB
Martin Christopher Bunce - Wiltshire, GB
Alexander James Peacop - Wiltshire, GB
Bruce Cummings - New York NY, US
William John Davis - Bath and Southeast Somerset, GB
Barbara Porter - Hillsborough NJ, US

International Classification:

A61K 8/55
B65D 83/14
A61Q 11/00

US Classification:

424 57, 222635

Abstract:

An aerosol container has a positive actuating structure. The aerosol container is comprised of a body section and a dispensing section. The body section has an aerosol container with a valve at an end that is adjacent the dispensing section. The dispensing section has an enclosing unit and an actuating unit with an actuating channel to receive the finger of a person to actuate the actuating unit. The actuating unit fits into the enclosing unit. The actuator channel extends through the dispensing section, at least part of the lower part of the actuator channel being flexible and in contact with the valve of the aerosol container. The actuator channel can be entirely of a flexible material which directly contacts the aerosol valve or be a part of a semi-rigid to rigid material which directly contacts the aerosol valve. Upon depressing the actuator channel the aerosol valve is actuated and product flows from the body section through the dispensing section to a dispensing aperture.