Patent · US Expired

Finger-operable pump actuator with finger pad

US6401990B1 · kind B1 · utility

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41References

5Claims

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Assignee

Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter J. Walters · Barrington, US
David Moore · Coalville, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2000
Grant date	Jun 11, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D83/20
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A finger-operable pump actuator is provided with a generally rigid body and a softer finger pad on top. The generally rigid body and the softer pad are preferably bi-injection molded together. The actuator may be bi-injection molded in a variety of aesthetically pleasing designs.

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