Patent ID: 6216925
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A portable automatic aerosol dispenser device for intermittently releasing a dose of an aerosol from an aerosol can to an environment, wherein the can is provided with a stem valve concentric with a universal rim on the top of the can, the rim having an exterior portion, said portable automatic aerosol dispenser device comprising a housing, said housing comprising:a) an aerosol release mechanism adapted to release said dose of aerosol from said can to said environment when actuated;b) an outlet connected to said aerosol release mechanism permitting the releasing of said dose of aerosol through said housing;c) an inlet connected to said aerosol release mechanism for receiving the stem valve of said can;d) an actuating mechanism adapted to actuate said aerosol release mechanism intermittently;the improvement comprising a gripping mechanism adapted to grip the rim of said can, for releasably clamping said housing to said rim, having a plurality of resilient projections adapted to grip said rim, said projections each comprising a first portion downwardly extending from a side wall of said housing and a second portion connected to said first portion and inwardly directed relative to said side wall, a ring member displaceable between an inoperative position and an operative position, whereby when said portable automatic aerosol dispenser device is downwardly urged against said rim, said resilient projections are outwardly displaced to grip said rim, and said second portion of each of said projections engage said rim to retain the dispenser on the aerosol can.