Patent ID: 7383968
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B01F,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. An aerosol system for mixing first and second materials, comprising: an actuator member having a stem portion and a button portion and defining an actuator passageway; a first container assembly comprising a male valve assembly, where the first container assembly contains the second material and a propellant material that pressurizes the second material; a second container assembly comprising a female valve assembly, where the second container assembly contains the first material and at least a partial vacuum; and a coupler comprising first and second coupler connecting portions, where the first coupler connecting portion is configured to engage the male valve assembly and the female valve assembly is configured to engage the second coupler connecting portion and the stem portion of the actuator member; whereby when the coupler is arranged such that the first coupler connecting portion engages the male valve assembly of the first container assembly and the second coupler connecting portion engages the female valve assembly of the second container assembly and the first and second container assemblies are displaced towards each other, the male and female valve assemblies are opened such that the propellant material and the partial vacuum in the second container assembly cause a portion of the propellant material and at least a portion of the second material to flow into the second container assembly to form a mixture in the second container assembly; and when the stem portion of the actuator member engages female valve assembly, displacing the button portion of the actuator member towards the second container assembly causes the propellant material within the second container assembly to force at least a portion of the mixture from the second container assembly through the actuator passageway.