Patent ID: 6290103
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B05B,B65D

Abstract:
Collapsible cap mechanism for shielding a pump actuator mounted on a neck of a liquid material container, the actuator being disposed upwardly of and depressible toward the neck, said mechanism comprising:(a) a cap for surrounding the actuator and neck, said cap having a lower open end and an upper end with an orifice for passage of the actuator therethrough;(b) a mounting member for securing the cap to the neck while permitting limited rotational and translational movement of the cap relative to the neck such that the cap is displaceable lengthwise of the neck between an upper, extended position in which it laterally surrounds the actuator and a lower, collapsed position in which it exposes the actuator; and(c) a manually rotatable member, engaged by the mounting member so as to be retained on the neck against movement lengthwise of the neck, for imparting rotary movement to the cap; said cap, said mounting member and said rotatable member being mutually arranged such that rotation imparted to the cap by the rotatable member causes movement of the cap lengthwise of the neck between said upper and lower positions.