Patent ID: 11957178
Assignee: APACKAGING GROUP LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An aerosol actuator for actuating an aerosol valve, operable via tilting action, for dispensing an aerosol product from an aerosol container, comprising:
an operating cap having a longitudinal axis and a base cap having a longitudinal axis, the base cap being mountable on the aerosol container, the operating cap being mountable on the base cap, the longitudinal axis of the operating cap being coincident with the longitudinal axis of the base cap when the operating cap is mounted on the base cap;
the operating cap being connectable to the aerosol valve and rotatable relative to the base cap between an unlocked position for actuating the aerosol valve and a locked position wherein operation of the aerosol valve is prevented;
wherein the operating cap is configured with at least two fins rotatably positionable over at least two blocking surfaces formed as cutouts within a cylindrical side wall of the base cap or at least two slots formed as cutouts within the cylindrical side wall of the base cap;
wherein rotation of the operating cap to the locked position, positions the at least two fins over the at least two blocking surfaces of the base cap and thereby prevents tilting of the operating cap; and
wherein rotation of the operating cap to the unlocked position, positions the at least two fins over the at least two slots of the base cap and thereby allows tilting of the operating cap sufficiently to open the aerosol valve.