Patent ID: 9181018
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. An actuator cap for dispensing a fluid product, said actuator cap comprising a rotatable outer body, a non-rotatable chassis, an actuator button and a spray channel assembly, the spray channel assembly comprising an outlet nozzle; the rotatable outer body being rotatable relative to the chassis between a first position in which the actuator button is incapable of depression and a second position in which the actuator button is capable of depression, said depression causing release of the fluid product from an associated container through the spray channel assembly, characterised in that the actuator cap comprises rotational tensioning means between the outer body and the chassis, said rotational tensioning means causing a torque profile wherein the torque becomes increasingly positive as the outer body is rotated from its first position, followed by an optional region of steady positive torque as the outer body is rotated towards its second position, and finally a region of negative torque as the outer body moves into its second position, wherein the rotation of the outer body from its first position to its second causes the actuator button to rise upwards, the elevation of the actuator button being achieved through cam means acting between the actuator button and the chassis, the cam means acting between the actuator button and the chassis comprising drive ramps around a curved up-standing wall within the chassis and drive lugs projecting inwards from the actuator button that ride on said drive ramps, and wherein lowering of the actuator button is achieved through cam means acting between the actuator button and the spray channel assembly.