Actuator cap for a spray device
First Claim
1. An actuator cap for a dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having first and second ends, wherein the first end is adapted to be retained on an aerosol container having a valve stem;
a conduit having an inlet adapted to receive the valve stem of the container and hold the valve stem in an actuated position to open a valve assembly within the container; and
a solenoid valve in fluid communication with the conduit and a discharge orifice, wherein the solenoid valve is transitioned from a closed state to an open state by a signal generated by a controller to provide a fluid path between the conduit and the discharge orifice,wherein the controller is adapted to generate the signal in response to the manual depression of a trigger retained on the housing by a living hinge.
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Abstract
An actuator cap for a dispenser includes a housing having first and second ends. The first end is adapted to be retained on an aerosol container having a valve stem. A conduit is provided having an inlet adapted to receive the valve stem of the container and to hold the valve stem in an actuated position to open a valve assembly within the container. A solenoid valve is in fluid communication with the conduit and a discharge orifice. The solenoid valve is transitioned from a closed state to an open state by a signal generated by a controller to provide a fluid path between the conduit and the discharge orifice. The controller is adapted to generate the signal in response to the manual depression of a trigger retained on the housing by a living hinge.
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20 Claims
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1. An actuator cap for a dispenser, comprising:
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a housing having first and second ends, wherein the first end is adapted to be retained on an aerosol container having a valve stem; a conduit having an inlet adapted to receive the valve stem of the container and hold the valve stem in an actuated position to open a valve assembly within the container; and a solenoid valve in fluid communication with the conduit and a discharge orifice, wherein the solenoid valve is transitioned from a closed state to an open state by a signal generated by a controller to provide a fluid path between the conduit and the discharge orifice, wherein the controller is adapted to generate the signal in response to the manual depression of a trigger retained on the housing by a living hinge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An overcap for a dispenser, comprising:
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a housing having a bottom end and a top end, wherein the bottom end is retained on an aerosol container having a valve stem; a conduit having first and second ends, wherein portions of the conduit defining the second end hold the valve stem in a depressed and open position, and wherein the second end is in fluid communication with a discharge orifice of the valve stem; and a solenoid valve in fluid communication with the first end of the conduit and a discharge orifice, wherein the solenoid valve is transitioned from a closed state to an open state by a signal generated by a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to generate the signal in response to the manual depression of a flange retained on the housing by a living hinge. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A retention mechanism for a dispenser, comprising:
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an annular bracket having a plurality of interiorly extending flanges adapted to hold the bracket on an aerosol container having a valve stem, wherein the bracket is further adapted to releasably engage an overcap and align an actuation mechanism within an interior of the overcap with the valve stem. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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