Patent ID: 9242416
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B29C,B65D

Claim Text:
1. An aerosol tire sealant and inflator assembly, comprising: an aerosol bottle comprising pressurized tire sealant and air housed therein and a nozzle; a lid coupled to the bottle, the lid comprising an inner wall that forms an actuator opening extending through the lid and at least one locking lip formed on and extending inward from the inner wall, the at least one locking lip comprising a first portion and at least a second portion; and an actuator partially positioned within the actuator opening and rotatably coupled to the lid between a closed position and an open position, the actuator comprising a first coupling and at least one actuator tab engaged with the at least one locking lip, wherein when the actuator is in the closed position the at least one actuator tab engages with the at least one locking lip at the first portion and temporarily locks the actuator in the closed position such that no pressurized tire sealant and air is exhausted from the bottle, and when the actuator is in the open position the at least one actuator tab engages with the at least one locking lip at the second portion and temporarily locks the actuator in the open position such that pressurized tire sealant and air from the bottle exhausts from the nozzle, through the actuator, and out the first coupling.