Spray can system and tube holder
US6412671B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D83/75
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spray can system, in certain embodiments, 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, and a tube holder comprising a tube holder for holding a spray tube insertable into the nozzle, and the tube holder formed of the cap and separable therefrom or formed of a secondary member releasably connected to the cap or to the can, e.g. to a bottom portion or end thereof; and, in certain aspects, the tube holder further including a ring for encircling part of the spray can for mounting the tube holder to the spray can, an optional interconnection member having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to or formed integrally with the ring, and a holding member for holding the hollow spray tube and connected to or formed integrally with the second end of the interconnection member.
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