Cap construction for aerosol devices

Claim 1

IN AN AEROSOL DEVICE, IN COMBINATION, A STATIONARY DETENT PART COMPRISING AN OUTWARDLY-FACING SHOULDER MEANS ON THE NECK OF AN AEROSOL CONTAINER, A GUARD-TYPE CAP CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING AN ANNULAR GUARD MEMBER; A MOVABLE AND DEPRESSIBLE VALVE ACTUATOR DISPOSED WITHIN SAID GUARD MEMBER AND ARRANGED TO BE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE TOP THEREOF FOR OPERATION, SAID MEMBER SURROUNDING THE SIDES OF THE ACTUATOR AND EXTENDING UPWARD SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE ACTUATOR TOP, THEREBY TO PREVENT INADVERTENT OPERATION OF THE ACTUATOR; AND LOCKING MEANS COMPRISING A MOVABLE PART CARRIED BY THE GUARD MEMBER FOR INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SAID STATIONARY DETENT PART OF THE AEROSOL DEVICE, TO RETAIN THE MEMBER ON SAID DEVICE AGAINST INCIDENTAL REMOVAL, SAID LOCKING MEANS INCLUDING A SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE MOVABLE PART WHICH TENDS TO SHIFT SAID PART TOWARD AND HOLD IT MORE TIGHTLY ENGAGED WITH THE STATIONARY OUTWARDLY-FACING SHOULDER MEANS WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE GUARD MEMBER TO REMOVE THE LATTER, SAID LOCKING MEANS COMPRISING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE SECURED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE GUARD MEMBER AND HAVING AN INNER EDGE ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SHOULDER MEANS, SAID FLANGE EXTENDING UPWARD AS WELL AS INWARD AND HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY A CONICAL CONFIGURATION.