Valve for dispensing one or more pressurized fluids

Claim 1

In a valve for the top of a pressurized container having a plurality n of compartments therein, which valve is adapted to dispense, either successively or in combination, a plurality n of products stored in said compartments and comprises a stationary jacket mounted on said container, and a central tube having a closed lower end which projects through the bottom of said jacket and an open upper end connected to communicate with the ambient atmosphere through a dispensing duct in a push-button, said tube being mounted for axial movement relative to said jacket at least between first and second positions, the improvement according to which a stack of (n-1) cups is suspended from the bottom of said jacket, and said tube projects through said cups, said central tube is provided with n orifices in its lateral wall, one within each cup and one within said jacket, the lower part of each cup and of said jacket holds an elastic sleeve sealingly surrounding a portion of said tube provided with one of said orifices when said tube is in its first position, but clear of said orifice when said tube is in its second position, One of said compartments encircles said tube beneath the lowermost cup, a chamber is defined inside each of said (n-1) cups above the upper face of the sleeve in that cup and each chamber is connected through one of (n-1) ducts to a different one of said compartments, so that a plurality of said compartments are placed in communication with the interior of said tube when said tube is in its second position.