Patent ID: 9126212
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A nozzle having a pathway defined therein for varying the size of a spray pattern for use with an aerosol canister containing a fluid comprising: a coupling portion of the pathway communicating with the aerosol canister; an internal pathway communicating with the coupling portion of the pathway; an orifice communicating with the internal pathway; and a dial valve communicating with the internal pathway which varies an internal pressure of a fluid within the internal pathway, wherein the dial valve is disposed at a junction of a lower passage and an upper passage defining the internal pathway and comprises a groove defined around the circumference of a distal end of the dial valve, wherein the depth of the groove increases as a function of its relative location around the circumference of the distal end of the dial valve, wherein the dial valve comprises a knob that is disposed on a proximal end of the dial valve and wherein the knob is disposed horizontally adjacent to an upper housing portion of the nozzle, wherein the groove is orientated towards both the lower passage and the upper passage of the internal pathway so that when the dial valve is actuated, the groove alters the size of a junction between the lower passage and the dial valve and the size of a junction between the upper passage and the dial valve simultaneously, and wherein the lower passage of the internal pathway is disposed off-center and perpendicular with respect to a central axis of the dial valve.