Patent ID: 8167220
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. An actuator used for drawing fluid through a tube from a container, the actuator comprising: a depressor face having an upper side adapted for engagement by an operator and a lower end having a connector adapted for engagement to an end of the tube; a neck extending from a side end of the depressor face, the neck having a channel in fluid communication with the connector; and a nozzle assembly secured to an end of the neck and having an internal channel in fluid communication with the channel defined by the neck and having an exit end for the ejection of the fluid manually pumped from the container, the nozzle assembly further including a headpiece secured thereto, wherein the headpiece is defined as having a bottom surface transitioning to a surrounding side surface and a plurality of openings is positioned about the bottom surface; and wherein the plurality of openings are positioned into a pair of concentric rows, defined as a first concentric row of openings and a second concentric row of openings, and wherein the first concentric row of openings are positioned within the second concentric row of openings and wherein the first concentric row of openings have smaller openings than the second concentric row of openings.