Patent ID: 6279623
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An actuator for facilitating filling of an aerosol container by a button-on-filling process, the actuator comprising:an exterior housing having an outer wall with a product discharge outlet formed therein, the exterior housing further having central post supporting an internal bore establishing communication between a product inlet and the product discharge outlet to facilitate dispensing an aerosol product via the actuator;at least two spaced apart reinforcement ribs interconnecting the exterior housing with the central post and thereby defining at least two internal compartments within the actuator;a base of the exterior housing having an annular skirt portion; andat least two openings for facilitating filling of a pressurizable container, via the actuator, during a button-on-filling process;wherein each formed internal compartment of the actuator communicates with one of the at least two openings to facilitate filling of the pressurizable container.