Patent ID: 6481470
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B09B,B65B

Abstract:
An apparatus for evacuating the contents of an aerosol can with a valve, comprising:a stationary piercing tube, the piercing tube being divided into two sections, an upper section and a lower section, by a diverter plate, ports in the piercing tube in the vicinity of the diverter plate, and the upper section having a beveled upper edge; a movable housing/adaptor having an interior bypass chamber allowing passage of contents of the aerosol can from inside the upper section of the piercing tube to the lower section of the piercing tube when the housing/adaptor is at its point of lowest descent; a movable aerosol can guide attached to the housing/adaptor; mechanical means to apply pressure to an aerosol can held upside down in the aerosol can guide; and a return spring that resists downward movement of the housing/adaptor.