Apparatus for operating an aerosol container
US4006844A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1975 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04F3/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for operating an aerosol container equipped at one end with a dispenser valve having a valve stem urged outwardly to a normally closed position away from a depressed open position. The apparatus, which actuates the dispenser valve, comprises a housing constructed to receive at least the valved end of the container. A lever is pivotably mounted in the housing and is operatively associated with the valve stem when the housing receives the valved end of the container. The lever is pivoted to depress the valve stem and open the dispenser valve by a drive assembly that includes a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, a motor for rotating the drive shaft, and a flexible band having one end attached to the lever and an opposite end attached to the drive shaft to be wound thereon.
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