Patent · US Expired

Tube holder system and spray can therewith

US6412657B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
22References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 2001
Grant dateJul 2, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D83/75
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A spray can system including a spray can with a hollow body with contents therein and gas under pressure for expelling the contents therefrom, and nozzle apparatus connected to the spray can and having a nozzle with a fluid flow channel therethrough with an exit port for the passage of the contents out from the spray can, a cap releasably emplaced on the hollow body for covering the nozzle apparatus, a tube holder comprising a tube holder for holding a spray tube insertable into the nozzle, the tube holder formed of the cap and separable therefrom, the tube holder having a ring, the tube holder connected to the cap by a plurality of connection members between the cap and the ring, the connection members severable so that at least a remaining part thereof remains connected to the ring and the part projects inwardly of the ring.

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