IP Library Granted Patent US 8,403,184
Granted Patent B2
US 8,403,184 · App. 11/720,778 · Granted Mar 26, 2013

Cap for an aerosol can or a spray can, with an acoustic seal

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Patent No.
US 8,403,184
App. No.
11/720,778
Granted
Mar 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

For acoustic sealing of a spray cap ( 7 ) for an aerosol can or spray can, the spray cap includes a push button ( 6 ) and a nap body ( 7 a ) and is provided with an acoustic seal ( 49 ) between the push button ( 6 ) and the cap body ( 7 a ). The acoustic seal ( 49 ) includes a sealing lip ( 8 ) on a rim ( 7 b ) of the cap body ( 7 a ) and another sealing lip ( 9 ) on an adjacent rim ( 6 a ) of the push button ( 6 ). A pleasing sound is produced when product is discharged from the aerosol or spray can by manually actuating the push button, since the push button ( 6 ) is configured integral with a spray channel ( 10 ) connecting a valve stem ( 11 ) with a discharge opening ( 3 ) provided in the cap body ( 7 ).

Claims (9)

1. A cap ( 7 ) for an aerosol can or a spray can, said can comprising a valve through which product contained in the can passes when a valve stem ( 11 ) of the valve is deflected, wherein said cap comprises

a push button ( 6 ) that is pivotable about a joint ( 5 );

a cap body ( 7 a ) provided with a product discharge opening ( 3 ), said push button ( 6 ) being pivotally connected by a plug connection ( 2 ) to an inner side of the cap body ( 7 a );

an angled-off spray channel ( 10 ) integral with the push button ( 6 ) and configured to act against the valve stem ( 11 ) when the push button ( 6 ) is manually actuated, so that the stem ( 11 ) is deflected and the valve opened, whereby the product contained in the can passes through the valve stem ( 11 ), through the spray channel ( 10 ), and is discharged through the product discharge opening ( 3 ); and

an acoustic seal ( 49 ) between the push button ( 6 ) and the cap body ( 7 a ), said acoustic seal ( 49 ) extending circumferentially around the push button ( 6 ) and being formed by a sealing lip ( 8 ) on a rim ( 7 b ) of the cap body ( 7 a ) and another sealing lip ( 9 ) on an adjacent rim ( 6 a ) of the push button ( 6 );

wherein the acoustic seal hermetically seals are ion between the S push button ( 6 ) and the cap body ( 7 a ) even when the push button ( 6 ) is completely depressed;

wherein the sealing lip ( 8 ) of the rim ( 7 b ) of the cap body ( 7 a ) has a height (h) that becomes larger as a distance (d) of the sealing lip ( 8 ) from the joint ( 5 ) increases.

2. The cap as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a nozzle ( 12 ) arranged at the product discharge opening ( 3 ) is integrally configured together with the spray channel ( 10 ) and the push button ( 6 ).

3. The cap as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the push button ( 6 ) is circular or oval.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055344 FRAME: 0422. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 29, 2021
From: HFC PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SWITZERLAND SÀRL
To: HFC PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SWITZERLAND SÀRL
Reel/Frame 056712/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2021
From: HFC PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SWITZERLAND SARL
To: WELLA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SWITZERLAND SARL
Reel/Frame 055428/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2021
From: HFC PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SWITZERLAND SÀRL
To: HFC PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SWITZERLAND SÀRL
Reel/Frame 055344/0422 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2016
From: WELLA GMBH
To: HFC PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SWITZERLAND S.A.R.L
Reel/Frame 040420/0478 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 16, 2011
From: WELLA AG
To: WELLA GMBH
Reel/Frame 027240/0338 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2009
From: EBERHARDT, HEIKO; GOETZ, ROBERT
To: WELLA AG
Reel/Frame 023394/0765 →