Patent ID: 7475794
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: A47K,B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. An accessory for a product dispenser having a container for holding a product, the container defining a center axis and having a bottom wall defining an outer periphery, and a dispensing mechanism coupled to the container and having a dispensing head and a discharge opening, wherein the dispensing head is operable along an actuating axis, the container bottom wall defining a maximum container dimension equal to a distance between the actuating axis and a farthest point on a periphery of the container bottom wall therefrom, the accessory comprising: a grip removably coupled to the dispensing head and incorporating at least one physical feature attractive to a child, the grip having a grasp surface with a surface area that is larger than a surface area of the dispensing head, the grip being coupled to the dispensing head with sufficient rigidity to transfer an effective amount of an actuating force applied to the grip to the dispensing head, wherein the grip defines a maximum grip dimension equal to a distance between the actuating axis and a farthest point on a periphery of the grasp surface, and a ratio of the maximum grip dimension to the maximum container dimension is less than 1.4.