Holder for aerosol dispenser

• US 6,581,804 B1
• Filed: 01/11/2002
• Issued: 06/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph S. Kanfer
• Original Assignee: Joseph S. Kanfer
• Inventors: Mast, Rexford R., Sayers, Richard, Ciavarella, Nick E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kaufman, Joseph A.
• Application Number:
  US10/042,679
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 222/181.1, 222/181.3, 222/183, 222/185.1, 222/402.1, 222/402.13
• US Class Current: 222/181.3
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/206 comprising a cantilevered actuator element, e.g. a lever pivoting about a living hinge

Abstract

A container holder assembly for removably receiving a product dispensing container having a flexible nozzle spout includes a wall-mounting back plate having a longitudinal axis and a container holder for receipt of the dispensing container hingedly attached to the back plate. The container holder has a through central bore for receipt of the dispensing container and the longitudinal axis of that bore is disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the back plate so that the container, when inserted, is disposed at an angle with regard to that axis and with regard to any vertical surface supporting the back plate. The product dispensing container is inserted into the container holder in an inverted condition so that the flexible nozzle projects below the container holder whereby, when the container holder is moved toward the back plate, the nozzle will contact a portion of the back plate and be deflected to dispense product. The back plate is essentially L-shaped in elevation and has a notch on its extending lower leg so that the nozzle is received within that notch and contacts the surface thereof to cause the deflection.

Claims

1. A container holder assembly for holding a product dispensing container which has a flexible dispensing nozzle disposed on one end thereof, comprising:

1) a back plate having a first leg with first and second ends and a second leg with said second leg projecting substantially normally from said second end of said back plate;

2) said second leg having a notched recess extending inwardly from its distal peripheral surface for receipt of the flexible nozzle;

3) a container holder having a top and bottom end and a through vertical bore extending from said top end to said bottom end for receipt of the container and a planar external surface portion;

4) said top end of said container holder being connected to said first end of said first leg of said back plate for movement relatively therewith; and

5) said through bore of said container holder having a central axis which extends from said bottom end to said top end of said holder body away from the plane of said external planar surface whereby upon insertion of the container into said through bore and the flexible nozzle into said notched recess movement of said container holder body about its point of connection with said back plate will cause deflection of the flexible nozzle away from said back plate and dispensing of the product.

2. The container holder assembly of claim 1 wherein said first leg of said back plate has opposed projections centrally disposed on said first leg adjacent said first end thereof;

and said container holder has a projecting rib adjacent its top end and extending between said projection when said container holder is hingedly attached to said back plate.

3. The container holder assembly of claim 1 wherein said container holder is releasably attached to said back plate.

4. A container holder assembly for removably receiving a product dispensing container having a flexible dispensing spout, comprising:

1) a back plate having a longitudinal axis; and

2) a container holder connected to said back plate for receipt of the container so that the container is disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of said back plate; and

3) said holder being movable toward and away from said back plate to move the flexible nozzle into and away from contact with said back plate whereby the nozzle is deflected away from said back plate to dispense the product.

5. The container holder of claim 4 wherein said container holder is releasably attached to said back plate.

6. The container holder assembly of claim 4 wherein said back plate comprises first and second legs and said nozzle contacts a portion of said second leg upon movement of said holder relatively of said back plate.

7. The container holder assembly of claim 6 wherein said second leg projects normally from said first leg of said holder and a nozzle receiving notch is formed on its distal edge.

8. The container holder assembly of claim 7 wherein said first leg has centrally disposed, opposed projections on one surface;

said container holder has a centrally disposed projecting rib projecting between said opposed projections when said container holder is hingedly attached to said back plate.