Patent ID: 6279784
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A trigger activated pump spray for attachment to a container having a supply of fluid, said pump sprayer comprising:a shroud;a cap closure coupled to said shroud and detachably connected to the container;a nozzle to which some of the supply of fluid from the container is to be delivered;a combination spring and fluid chamber housed within said shroud, said combination spring and fluid chamber including an expandable spring section and a collapsible fluid chamber section that are axially aligned with one another and separated by a space; anda trigger coupled to and rotatable within the shroud to engage said combination spring and fluid chamber at said space between said axially aligned spring and fluid chamber sections such that a rotation of said trigger causes said expandable spring section to be stretched and said collapsible fluid chamber section to be compressed to thereby open a fluid path between said fluid chamber section and said nozzle.