Patent ID: 6126090
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A trigger actuated pump sprayer comprising, a pump body and closure means coupled thereto for attaching the sprayer to a container of liquid to be dispensed, the body having a discharge passage terminating in a nozzle at a forward end of the sprayer, a nozzle cap mounted on said nozzle for rotation without axial movement between on and off positions about a central axis of said cap coaxial with said passage, the cap having a discharge orifice on said central axis, and the cap having a first pair of opposing flat walls and a second pair of opposing flat walls, said first and second pairs of walls being joined along opposing edges of the walls to define four corners of a rectangular body extending in a direction along said central axis, the improvement wherein at least one ridge integral with said cap is provided along one of said corners extending from a rearward end toward a forward end of said cap and extending radially outwardly relative to said central axis, said at least one ridge decreasing in height from said rearward end toward said forward end, and said at least one ridge defining anti-slippage means on said nozzle cap during rotation in one direction or another about said central axis by an operator grasping said first pair of opposing walls or said second pair of opposing walls as said at least one ridge provides a limit stop against which the operator's fingers bear upon rotation in said one or said another direction.