Cap for aerosol container

Claim 1

A cylindrical cap for an aerosol container, said container having an upper surface provided with a valve button extending upwardly therefrom having a nozzle extending outwardly from said valve button, and said container upper surface having a head portion spaced outwardly and downwardly from the valve button and a sealing rim below and outwardly from said head portion said cap comprising: an outer cap and an inner lid, said outer cap including an upper surface, a centrally located guide wall extending downwardly from the upper surface of the cap and defining a central axial opening in the outer cap, an inner cylindrical wall concentric and spaced outwardly from said guide wall and of a diameter capable of tightly engaging said head portion of the container, an outer cylindrical wall concentric and outwardly spaced from said inner cylindrical wall and of a diameter capable of fitting within the sealing rim of the container, said inner and outer cylindrical walls extending downwardly from the upper surface of said cap, an annular wall defining a radial opening extending through said inner and outer cylindrical walls and said guide wall and communicating with said central opening, said radial opening being adapted to receive said nozzle, and a finger slot in said upper surface extending from the outer cylindrical wall to said central opening, said slot being located at the side of said cap opposite to said radial opening; and said inner lid having an inverted cap-shape and including an annular wall for sliding in said central axial opening against said inner cylindrical wall, said inner lid receiving said valve button therein, and a peripheral flange extending outwardly from said annular wall beneath said inner cylindrical wall to limit upward movement.