Device for applying a substance disposed within a liquid container to an applicator
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1. An actuator for a valve of a sealed container, which valve has a stem and is:
- operated by depressing the stem, the actuator comprising;
a body having a port disposed on a first side, which port is sized to receive the valve stem, and a shallow cavity disposed on a second side of the body, wherein the first and second sides are opposite one another, and the shallow cavity and port are in fluid communication with one another.
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Abstract
A device that attaches to the valve stem of a non-refillable, hermetically sealed pressurized aerosol container, or a hermetically sealed non-pressurized aerosol-like pump container. The device allows the contents of the container to dispense directly to an applicator without requiring the user to hold the container. The device is designed to allow users to easily actuate the valve and dispense desired amounts of the container'"'"'s contents directly from the container onto the applicator.
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1. An actuator for a valve of a sealed container, which valve has a stem and is:
- operated by depressing the stem, the actuator comprising;
a body having a port disposed on a first side, which port is sized to receive the valve stem, and a shallow cavity disposed on a second side of the body, wherein the first and second sides are opposite one another, and the shallow cavity and port are in fluid communication with one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- operated by depressing the stem, the actuator comprising;
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7. An aerosol can, comprising:
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a body;
an actuator having a port disposed on a first side, and a shallow cavity disposed on a second side of the actuator, wherein the first and second sides are opposite one another, and the port and the shallow cavity are in fluid communication with one another;
a valve having a stem received in the port, which valve is operable by depressing the stem; and
an overcap selectively attachable to the body to cover the actuator in a manner that prevents normal operational access to the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A fluid container, comprising:
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a body;
a pump valve with a stem translatable along an axis, which valve is operable by pumping the stem along the axis;
an actuator having a port disposed on a first side, which port is sized to receive the stem, and a shallow cavity disposed on a second side of the actuator, wherein the first and second sides are opposite one another, and wherein the stem is received within the port; and
an overcap selectively attachable to the body to cover the actuator in a manner that prevents normal operational access to the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An actuator for a valve of a sealed container, which valve has a stem cavity and is operated by inserting a stem into the stem cavity and depressing the stem, the actuator comprising:
a body having a stem disposed on a first side, which stem is sized to fit within the stem cavity of the valve, a shallow cavity disposed on a second side of the body, wherein the first and second sides are opposite one another, and an orifice extending through the stem to the shallow cavity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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