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US3240397A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Actuator cap for spray dispensers

Assignee: Valve Corp of America Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-01
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1984-04-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Philip H Sagarin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 08:12
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/14; B65D83/16; B65D83/20; B65D83/204; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/915

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 261 words
AN ACTUATOR CAP FOR A SPRAY DISPENSER, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A CAP BODY AND A MOVABLE AND DEPRESSIBLE ACTUATOR MEMBER THEREIN, SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER BEING ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO THE DEPRESSIBLE DISCHARGE PART OF THE SPRAY DISPENSER, (B) SAID BODY HAVING A SIDE RECESS AND UPSTANDING OPPOSITELY-LOCATED EDGES AT ITS SIDES, WHICH DEFINE SAID RECESS, (C) MEANS WITHIN THE SIDES OF THE BODY AND INCLUDING SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER, DEFINING A FINGER-RECEIVING SOCKET WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SIDE RECESS OF THE BODY, (D) SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER BEING DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID BODY RECESS AND CONSTITUTING A BOTTOM WALL OF THE SOCKET, WHICH BOTTOM WALL IS ACCESSIBLE BY REACHING THROUGH SAID RECESS, (E) SAID BODY HAVING A TRANSVERSE TOP WALL WHICH DEFINES THE SAID SOCKET AND WHICH AT LEAST IN PART OVERLIES THE ACTUATOR MEMBER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL OPERATION THEREOF BY OBJECTS DISPOSED AT THE TOP OF THE CAP BODY, (F) SAID SOCKET BEING OF A SIZE AND DEPTH TO READILY FULLY RECEIVE THE TIP PORTION INCLUDING THE NAIL OF THE FINGER OF A USER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING THE LATTER TO OPERATE THE ACTUATOR MEMBER WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE SAID TRANSVERSE TOP WALL, (G) MEANS PROVIDING AN UNOBSTRUCTED INNER END WALL IN SAID SOCKET, SAID END WALL HAVING AN EXPANSE COMMENSURATE WITH THE END OF SAID USER''S FINGER AND DEFINING THE INNER END OF SAID USER''S FINGER AND (H) SAID TRANSVERSE TOP WALL EXTENDING FROM A LOCATION ADJACENT SAID INNER UNOBSTRUCTED END WALL TO A LOCATION ADJACENT THE UPSTANDING RECESS-DEFINING EDGES OF THE CAP BODY AND BEING JOINED THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 261 words
AN ACTUATOR CAP FOR A SPRAY DISPENSER, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A CAP BODY AND A MOVABLE AND DEPRESSIBLE ACTUATOR MEMBER THEREIN, SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER BEING ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO THE DEPRESSIBLE DISCHARGE PART OF THE SPRAY DISPENSER, (B) SAID BODY HAVING A SIDE RECESS AND UPSTANDING OPPOSITELY-LOCATED EDGES AT ITS SIDES, WHICH DEFINE SAID RECESS, (C) MEANS WITHIN THE SIDES OF THE BODY AND INCLUDING SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER, DEFINING A FINGER-RECEIVING SOCKET WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SIDE RECESS OF THE BODY, (D) SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER BEING DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID BODY RECESS AND CONSTITUTING A BOTTOM WALL OF THE SOCKET, WHICH BOTTOM WALL IS ACCESSIBLE BY REACHING THROUGH SAID RECESS, (E) SAID BODY HAVING A TRANSVERSE TOP WALL WHICH DEFINES THE SAID SOCKET AND WHICH AT LEAST IN PART OVERLIES THE ACTUATOR MEMBER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL OPERATION THEREOF BY OBJECTS DISPOSED AT THE TOP OF THE CAP BODY, (F) SAID SOCKET BEING OF A SIZE AND DEPTH TO READILY FULLY RECEIVE THE TIP PORTION INCLUDING THE NAIL OF THE FINGER OF A USER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING THE LATTER TO OPERATE THE ACTUATOR MEMBER WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE SAID TRANSVERSE TOP WALL, (G) MEANS PROVIDING AN UNOBSTRUCTED INNER END WALL IN SAID SOCKET, SAID END WALL HAVING AN EXPANSE COMMENSURATE WITH THE END OF SAID USER''S FINGER AND DEFINING THE INNER END OF SAID USER''S FINGER AND (H) SAID TRANSVERSE TOP WALL EXTENDING FROM A LOCATION ADJACENT SAID INNER UNOBSTRUCTED END WALL TO A LOCATION ADJACENT THE UPSTANDING RECESS-DEFINING EDGES OF THE CAP BODY AND BEING JOINED THERETO.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-14 1969-09-13 1970-03-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-14 1973-09-13 1974-03-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-14 1977-09-13 1978-03-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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