Granted Patent B2

US 12,612,238 · App. 18/242,093 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: David P. Mather (South Milwaukee, WI); Ngoc Pham (Kenosha, WI)

Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.

B65D83/206B05B1/14

Abstract

Claims (41)

1 . An overcap assembly, comprising:

a body configured to attach to a container;

an actuating button attached to and surrounded by the body, wherein the actuating button comprises a fluid passageway therein, and wherein the fluid passageway is configured to receive a fluid when the actuating button is depressed;

a first nozzle extending from the actuating button and in fluid communication with the fluid passageway, wherein the first nozzle comprises a first exit aperture; and

a second nozzle extending from the actuating button and positioned below the first nozzle, wherein the second nozzle is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway, and wherein the second nozzle comprises a second exit aperture angled differently than the first exit aperture,

wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle each comprise an inner cylindrical wall and an outer cylindrical wall surrounding and spaced apart from the inner cylindrical wall.

2 . The overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first exit aperture and the second exit aperture are configured to direct the fluid in diverging directions from one another immediately outside the first nozzle and the second nozzle, respectively, prior to the fluids expanding in the atmosphere.

3 . The overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle are parallel.

4 . The overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuating button defines a longitudinal axis, and

wherein the first nozzle comprises a first longitudinal axis C 1 and the second nozzle comprises a second longitudinal axis C 2 .

5 . The overcap assembly of claim 4 , wherein the inner cylindrical wall of the first nozzle extends farther from the longitudinal axis of the actuating button below the longitudinal axis C 1 than above it.

6 . The overcap assembly of claim 4 , wherein the inner cylindrical wall of the second nozzle extends farther from the longitudinal axis of the actuating button above the longitudinal axis C 2 than below it.

7 . The overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer cylindrical wall of the first nozzle comprises an outer distal end, and

wherein a top portion of the outer distal end of the first nozzle is not vertically aligned with a bottom portion of the outer distal end of the first nozzle.

8 . The overcap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer cylindrical wall of the second nozzle comprises an outer distal end, and

wherein a top portion of the outer distal end of the second nozzle is not vertically aligned with a bottom portion of the outer distal end of the second nozzle.

9 . An overcap assembly configured to attach to a container, the overcap assembly comprising:

a body;

an actuator integrally attached with the body and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the actuator comprises a fluid passageway extending therein, and wherein the fluid passageway is configured to receive a fluid when the actuator is depressed; and

a first nozzle and a second nozzle extending laterally from the actuator, the first nozzle and the second nozzle define a portion of the fluid passageway, wherein the first nozzle comprises a first exit aperture and the second nozzle comprises a second exit aperture, and wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle each comprise an inner cylindrical wall and an outer cylindrical wall surrounding and spaced apart from the inner cylindrical wall,

wherein the first exit aperture is configured to direct the fluid immediately exiting the first exit aperture when the actuator is depressed, prior to the fluid expanding in the atmosphere, in a first direction and the second exit aperture is configured to direct the fluid immediately exiting the second exit aperture when the actuator is depressed, prior to the fluid expanding in the atmosphere, in a second direction, the first direction being non-parallel to the second direction.

10 . The overcap assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first direction diverges from the second direction.

11 . The overcap assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle are orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.

12 . The overcap assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first exit aperture and the second exit aperture comprise a spherical opening.

13 . The overcap assembly of claim 9 , wherein each of the outer cylindrical walls defines an outer distal end,

wherein each of the inner cylindrical walls defines an inner distal end,

wherein a top portion of the outer distal end of the first nozzle is vertically aligned above a top portion of the inner distal end of the first nozzle, and

wherein a bottom portion of the outer distal end of the second nozzle is vertically aligned below a bottom portion of the inner distal end of the second nozzle.

14 . An overcap assembly configured to attach to a container, the overcap assembly comprising:

a body;

an actuator integrally attached with the body and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the actuator comprises a fluid passageway extending therein;

a first nozzle extending laterally from the actuator, wherein the first nozzle comprises a first distal end that defines a first exit aperture, wherein a portion of the first distal end defines a curved surface, and wherein the first nozzle comprises a first longitudinal axis C 1 ; and

a second nozzle extending from the actuator parallel to the first nozzle, wherein the second nozzle comprises a second distal end that defines a second exit aperture, wherein a portion of the second distal end defines a curved surface, wherein the second nozzle comprises a second longitudinal axis C 2 , and wherein the second nozzle comprises a first inner cylindrical wall and a first outer cylindrical wall surrounding and spaced apart from the first inner cylindrical wall,

wherein the first distal end includes an opening that is angled upward with respect to the longitudinal axis C 1 and that defines the first exit aperture, and the second distal end includes an opening that is angled downward with respect to the longitudinal axis C 2 and that defines the second exit aperture.

15 . The overcap assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first exit aperture and the second exit aperture are configured to direct a fluid in diverging directions from one another immediately outside the first nozzle and the second nozzle, respectively, prior to the fluids expanding in the atmosphere.

16 . The overcap assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first nozzle comprises a second inner cylindrical wall and a second outer cylindrical wall surrounding and spaced apart from the second inner cylindrical wall.

17 . The overcap assembly of claim 16 , wherein each of the first and second inner cylindrical walls defines an inner distal end, and

wherein an angle Θ is measured from the first longitudinal axis C 1 to a topmost edge of the inner distal end of the first nozzle and from the second longitudinal axis C 2 to a bottom most edge of the inner distal end of the second nozzle.

18 . The overcap assembly of claim 17 , wherein the angle Θ of at least one of the first nozzle and the second nozzle is between about 100° and about 170°.

19 . The overcap assembly of claim 17 , wherein the angle Θ of at least one of the first nozzle and the second nozzle is at least 100°.

20 . The overcap assembly of claim 17 , wherein the angle Θ of at least one of the first nozzle and the second nozzle is between about 110° and about 150°.

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