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US4776491A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Portable aerosol container

Assignee: Tokai Corp
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Filing: 1987-08-27
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2007-08-27
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Abstract

Abstract A portable, fail-safe aerosol container comprising an elongated tank body having an ejection nozzle head to be depressed for dispensing a spray of aerosol, an elongated guard rotatably fixed to the top of the tank body about the ejection nozzle head having slots on each of its long sides for alignment with the ejection nozzle on the nozzle head and a lock for preventing depression of the ejection nozzle head when the guard is in alignment with the tank body and permitting depression of the ejection nozzle head when the guard is turned to lie across the aerosol container with a slot on either of the long sides of the guard in alignment with the ejection nozzle.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tomio Nitta

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 18:55
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/14; B65D83/38; B65D83/16; B65D83/162; B65D2215/00; B65D2215/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 250 words
A portable or handy-to-carry, fail-safe aerosol container comprising: a tank body having, in cross-section, a shape of elongated polygon or oval having relatively long and short cross axes; an ejection nozzle head having an ejection nozzle built therein and a lock recess opening on the bottom surface thereof, the ejection nozzle being directed parallel to the long axis of the shape of the tank body; an aerosol ejection stem having a longitudinal channel made therein, being fixed to the ejection nozzle and being slidably fixed to the top of the tank body and spring-biased upward, said aerosol ejection stem when depressed into the tank body, causing an associated valve to open for supplying aerosol to the ejection nozzle; and a guard having the same shape and size in cross-section as the tank body, said guard being rotatably fixed to the top of the tank body about the ejection nozzle head, having a slot on each long side and a lock projection rising up to the bottom surface of the ejection nozzle head at such a position that the lock projection may be brought in alignment with the lock recess of the ejection nozzle head when the guard is turned to lie across the tank body with either of the opposite slots in alignment with the ejection nozzle, thereby permitting depressing of the ejection nozzle head, and hence depression of the aerosol ejection stem until the associated valve has opened for discharging aerosol from the ejection nozzle in a fine mist.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 250 words
A portable or handy-to-carry, fail-safe aerosol container comprising: a tank body having, in cross-section, a shape of elongated polygon or oval having relatively long and short cross axes; an ejection nozzle head having an ejection nozzle built therein and a lock recess opening on the bottom surface thereof, the ejection nozzle being directed parallel to the long axis of the shape of the tank body; an aerosol ejection stem having a longitudinal channel made therein, being fixed to the ejection nozzle and being slidably fixed to the top of the tank body and spring-biased upward, said aerosol ejection stem when depressed into the tank body, causing an associated valve to open for supplying aerosol to the ejection nozzle; and a guard having the same shape and size in cross-section as the tank body, said guard being rotatably fixed to the top of the tank body about the ejection nozzle head, having a slot on each long side and a lock projection rising up to the bottom surface of the ejection nozzle head at such a position that the lock projection may be brought in alignment with the lock recess of the ejection nozzle head when the guard is turned to lie across the tank body with either of the opposite slots in alignment with the ejection nozzle, thereby permitting depressing of the ejection nozzle head, and hence depression of the aerosol ejection stem until the associated valve has opened for discharging aerosol from the ejection nozzle in a fine mist.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-10-11 1992-04-11 1992-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-10-11 1996-04-11 1996-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-10-11 2000-04-11 2000-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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