Patent ID: 6113070
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An aerosol valve assembly, comprising:a valve stem mounting member having a valve seat, an inlet opening adjacent the valve seat, a distal outlet opening and a material passageway with an interior side wall extending between the inlet opening and the distal outlet opening; anda valve stem with an elongate stem body having an exterior surface within the material passageway and having at least a portion spaced substantially from the interior side wall to enable the material received within the inlet opening to move through the material passageway between the interior side wall and the substantially spaced portion of the exterior surface of the stem body,said valve stem having a valve head attached to an end of the elongated stem body, said elongate stem body being mounted for sliding movement within the material passageway betweenan open position in which the valve head is spaced from the valve seat to enable the movement of material into the inlet opening of the passageway, anda closed position in which the valve head is pressed against the valve seat to disable the passage of material into the inlet opening.