Closure for pressurized dispensing can having an actuator for the discharge valve

Claim 1

A SPRAYING HEAD FOR PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS OF THE TYPE HAVING A VERTICALLY-ARRANGED PLUNGER FOR DEPRESSION TO SPRAY THE CAN CONTENTS, SAID PLUNGER BEING PROVIDED WITH A BUTTON AT THE TOP, THE BUTTON HAVING A SPRAY OUTLET, A CAP FITTED OVER THE PLUNGER AND HAVING A CENTRAL SLEEVE SURROUNDING THE BUTTON, THE CAP HAVING A SPRAY OPENING IN ITS SIDE WALL, INTERFITTING MEANS ON THE BUTTON AND SLEEVE FOR REGISTERING THE SPRAY OUTLET WITH THE SPRAY OPENING, THE CAP HAVING A TOP WALL, A FOLDED TONGUE AT THE TOP OF THE CAP CONSTITUTING A HINGE FOR A LEVER EXTENDING FROM THE TONGUE AND PASSING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CAP, SAID LEVER HAVING A DOWNWARDLY-EXTENDING STEM, THE TOP WALL OF THE CAP HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH THE STEM PASSES TO CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE BUTTON SO THAT THE BUTTON WILL BE DEPRESSED UPON THE MANUAL DEPRESSION OF THE LEVER, THE STEM BEING CAPABLE OF BEING ANGULARLY POSITIONED SO THAT IT WILL CONTACT WITH THE TOP WALL OF THE CAP RATHER THAN PASS THROUGH THE OPENING UPON DEPRESSION OF THE LEVER, AND MEANS ENGAGING WITH THE LEVER FOR RESTRAINING ITS UPWARD PIVOTAL MOVEMENT AWAY FROM THE TOP OF THE CAP.