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Aerosol valve

US10040622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2016
Grant dateAug 7, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D83/64
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aerosol valve movable from a closed position to an open position for retaining a product in, and spraying the product from, a container, comprising: a valve cup positioned on a first end of the container that orients the aerosol valve in the container, wherein the valve cup has a lip that defines a valve cup opening into the container; a valve stem disposed in the valve cup opening so that a first portion of the valve stem is disposed above the lip and a second portion of the valve stem is disposed below the lip within the container, the valve stem having an open first end, a closed second end and defining a longitudinal passageway therebetween with the open first end defining an outlet from the passageway of the valve stem, a side of the valve stem defining at least one inlet into the passageway near the closed second end; a resilient seal disposed in the valve cup opening between the valve stem and the lip, wherein the resilient seal comprises a seal body having a first portion disposed above the lip and a second portion disposed below the lip within the container, the seal body defining a seal body bore which the valve stem is disposed in and partially through; a ring knife d…

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