Protection means for pressurized dispensers

Claim 1

FOR USE WITH A PRESSURIZED DISPENSER HAVING A BODY PORTION ENCLOSING THE DISPENSER''S CONTENTS, A TOP CLOSURE MEMBER AFFIXED TO SAID BODY PORTION AND DEFINING AN ANNULAR CHANNEL THEREIN, AND AN ACTUATOR EXTENDING FROM SAID TOP CLOSURE MEMBER THROUGH A CLEARANCE SPACE, SAID ACTUATOR INCLUDING A FIRST PORTION OF GIVEN DIAMETER, SAID FIRST PORTION HAVING A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL OUTER SURFACE ALONG ITS ENTIRE EXTENT, AND A SECOND PORTION OF A DIAMETER LARGER THAN SAID GIVEN DIAMETER, A GIVEN MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR BEING EFFECTIVE TO COMPLETE A DISCHARGE CHANNEL FOR THE CONTENTS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: SPACER MEANS COMPRISING A LOWER PORTION DISPOSED FOR MATING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ANNULAR CHANNEL IN THE TOP CLOSURE MEMBER, AND A SEPARABLE UPPER PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID LOWER PORTION AND DEFINING AN APERTURE FOR SAID FIRST PORTION AT THE ACTUATOR THEREIN, SAID UPPER PORTION NORMALLY RESTRAINING SAID ACTUATOR AGAINST SAID GIVEN MOVEMENT AND ONLY PERMITTING SAID GIVEN MOVEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR RESPONSIVE TO SEPARATION OF THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID SPACER MEANS.