Patent ID: 7837065
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: A01M,A61L,B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of discharging a fluid from an automatic discharge device, comprising: securing an aerosol container having a fluid and a nozzle disposed thereon within a seat of a housing of an automatic discharge device having an actuator arm that includes a main portion thereof extending substantially adjacent an axial length of the container and an overhang portion extending over and adjacent to the nozzle; and pulling the main portion of the actuator arm with a drive unit in response to an input signal from at least one of a manual switch, a timer, and a sensor along a path substantially parallel to the axial length of the container to actuate the nozzle thereof by the overhang portion, thereby discharging the fluid from the nozzle and through a dispensing bore of the actuator arm.