Actuator cap for a container
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1. An actuator cap, comprising:
- a base having an outer wall and a substantially immovable pillar extending therefrom;
an actuator member including an actuator arm and an engagement member, the actuator arm extending from the engagement member in a direction separated by an arcuate angle of about 180 degrees from the substantially immovable pillar and including a contact surface that extends outwardly beyond the substantially immovable pillar; and
a flexible web flexibly coupled to the base and the actuator member.
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Abstract
An actuator cap for a container of product includes a base having an outer wall and a substantially immovable pillar and an actuator member to actuate a valve of the container. The actuator member includes an actuator arm and a central engagement member. The actuator arm extends from the central engagement member and includes a contact surface that extends outwardly from the pillar. A flexible web is flexibly coupled to the base of the actuator cap and the actuator member. An actuator cap may also include a guide member disposed adjacent the actuator member that is configured to guide movement of the engagement member.
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1. An actuator cap, comprising:
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a base having an outer wall and a substantially immovable pillar extending therefrom; an actuator member including an actuator arm and an engagement member, the actuator arm extending from the engagement member in a direction separated by an arcuate angle of about 180 degrees from the substantially immovable pillar and including a contact surface that extends outwardly beyond the substantially immovable pillar; and a flexible web flexibly coupled to the base and the actuator member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An actuator cap, comprising:
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a base having a first plurality of spaced, substantially immovable pillars extending therefrom; an actuator member including an engagement member and a second plurality of actuator arms disposed in spaces between the first plurality of spaced. substantially immovable pillars, each actuator arm transversely extending outwardly from an axial dimension of the engagement member in a direction separated by an arcuate angle of about 180 degrees from one of the plurality of the substantially immovable pillars and including a contact surface that extends outwardly beyond an outer surface of an adjacent pillar; and a flexible web flexibly coupled to the engagement member and the at least one of the first plurality of spaced. substantially immovable pillars; whereby the flexible web is dimensioned such that non-axial movement of the engagement member is insufficient to actuate a valve of a container attached to the actuator cap. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An actuator cap, comprising:
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a base having a substantially immovable pillar extending therefrom; an actuator member including an actuator arm and a engagement member, the actuator arm extending from the engagement member and including a contact surface that extends outwardly beyond the substantially immovable pillar; a flexible web flexibly coupled to the base and the actuator member; and a guide member disposed adjacent the actuator member and configured to axially guide movement of the engagement member, wherein the guide member is disposed on at least one of the substantially immovable pillar or the engagement member.
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