Actuator for aerosol dispensers

Claim 1

A CAP-ACTUATOR FOR AN AREOSOL DISPENSER, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) AN INVERTED SHELL, (B) A FITTING CARRIED IN THE SHELL TO ENGAGE THE VALVE STEM OF AN AEROSOL CONTAINER FOR DEPRESSING THE LATTER WHEN THE SHELL IS DEPRESSED, (C) DISCHARGE CHANNEL MEANS IN THE SHELL, FOR DIRECTING AEROSOL SUBSTANCE BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE VALVE STEM AND SAID FITTING, (D) MANUALLY OPERABLE LOCK MEANS CARRIED BY THE SHELL FOR PREVENTING DEPRESSING MOVEMENT OF THE SAME AND OF THE VALVE STEM, SAID MEANS BEING REMOVABLE FROM THE SHELL TO UNLOCK THE LATTER, (E) SAID LOCK MEANS COMPRISING A MEMBER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A PORTION OF THE CONTAINER TO PREVENT THE SAID DEPRESSING MOVEMENT, (F) A PRESSURIZED AEROSOL CONTAINER AND HOLLOW DEPRESSIBLE VALVE STEM PROJECTING FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTAINER, (G) A SHOULDER CARRIED BY THE CONTAINER, SURROUNDING THE VALVE STEM, (H) SAID LOCK MEANS BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE VALVE STEM FITTING AND THE SHOULDER SURROUNDING THE VALVE STEM, (I) SAID LOCK MEMBER HAVING A FORKED END ENGAGED WITH THE SAID SHOULDER, VALVE STEM, AND VALVE STEM FITTING.