IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,034,507
Granted Patent B2
US 11,034,507 · App. 16/552,601 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Trigger overcap assembly

Inventors: Ronald H. Spang, Jr. (Kenosha, WI); Richard M. Parysek (Westerville, OH); Imtiaz A. Musaliar (Evanston, IL); Steven A. Zach (Waterford, WI)
Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
B65D83/206
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Patent No.
US 11,034,507
App. No.
16/552,601
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the body, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The trigger includes a manifold having a fluid passageway, and a pivot rod of the trigger is pivotally coupled with a pivot notch of the cap.

Claims (41)

1. A trigger overcap assembly, comprising:

a housing having a body;

a cap secured to an upper end of the housing; and

a trigger at least partially disposed within the body,

wherein the trigger defines a manifold comprising a fluid passageway, and

wherein a pivot rod of the trigger is pivotally coupled with a pivot notch of the cap.

2. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pivot notch is disposed within a pivot leg that depends from an underside of the cap.

3. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the manifold includes a vertical conduit and a horizontal conduit that are joined at an intersection.

4. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 3 , wherein a diameter of a first portion of the fluid passageway within the vertical conduit is greater than a diameter of a second portion of the fluid passageway within the horizontal conduit.

5. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the trigger includes a trigger pad, and

wherein a first trigger arm and a second trigger arm each extend from the trigger pad to the pivot rod.

6. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 5 , wherein a trigger arm connects the first trigger arm with the second trigger arm.

7. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 further comprising a pivot casing within the housing, the pivot casing comprising at least one sidewall defining a casing aperture,

wherein an engaging step extends from a pivot leg that depends from an underside of the cap into the casing aperture.

8. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body of the housing has a waisted portion.

9. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of securement protrusions provided along an interior side of the body that are operable to engage with a rim of a container.

10. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of engagement cylinders that depend from the cap and engage with a plurality of engagement rods of the housing.

11. A four piece trigger overcap assembly, consisting of:

a housing;

a cap secured to an upper end of the housing;

a trigger at least partially disposed within the housing; and

a nozzle insert disposed within a nozzle chamber of the trigger,

wherein the trigger defines a fluid passageway, and

wherein a pivot rod of the trigger is pivotally coupled with the cap.

12. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 11 , wherein the housing includes a trigger aperture through which the trigger is movable.

13. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 11 , wherein the trigger is defined by a trigger pad from which first and second pivot arms extend to join the pivot rod.

14. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 11 , wherein the fluid passageway has a vertical conduit, a horizontal conduit, and a spray chamber.

15. A trigger overcap assembly, comprising:

a housing defined by a waisted body from which extends a lower sidewall;

a cap secured to an upper end of the body; and

a trigger at least partially disposed within the body, the trigger comprising a trigger pad from which a first arm and a second arm extend into the housing,

wherein the trigger defines a manifold comprising a fluid passageway, and

wherein a pivot rod connecting the first and second arms of the trigger is pivotally coupled with a pivot notch within a leg depending from the cap.

16. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 15 , wherein the pivot notch and the pivot rod are at least partially disposed within a pivot casing.

17. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 16 , wherein the pivot casing includes a front casing wall and at least one side casing wall, and

wherein the at least one side casing wall includes a rod cut-out to receive the pivot rod.

18. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 15 , wherein a first conduit partially defining the fluid passageway has a first diameter, and a second conduit partially defining the fluid passageway has a second diameter, the first diameter being greater than the second diameter.

19. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 15 , wherein the trigger pad is disposed entirely outside of the housing.

20. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 15 , wherein the cap is secured to the housing via an engagement step that is engaged within an aperture provided along a portion of the housing.

21. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pivot notch defines a pivot axis and the trigger pivots about the pivot axis when the trigger is engaged.

22. The trigger overcap assembly of claim 15 , wherein the pivot notch defines a pivot axis and the trigger pivots about the pivot axis when the trigger is engaged.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2021
From: SPANG, RONALD H., JR.; PARYSEK, RICHARD M.; MUSALIAR, IMTIAZ A.; ZACH, STEVEN A.
To: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
Reel/Frame 054944/0631 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62723304 · Aug 27, 2018
Related Publication 20200062489A1 · Feb 27, 2020
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