Patent ID: 7487891

Claim:
An improved actuator for actuating an aerosol valve for dispensing an aerosol product from an aerosol container, comprising: a base having an axis of symmetry of said base; a mounting for securing said base to the aerosol container; a nozzle defining a nozzle channel extending between the aerosol valve and a terminal orifice; said nozzle being flexibly mounted to said base for enabling said nozzle to pivot for actuating the aerosol valve; a unitary actuator button comprising a rigid sidewall supporting a rigid top actuating surface with an actuator button orifice defined in said sidewall of said actuator button; said actuator button being rotatably mounted to said base to cover said nozzle; said actuator button being rotatable about said axis of symmetry of said base between a locked rotational position and an unlocked rotational position; said actuator button orifice of said actuator button being aligned with said terminal orifice of said nozzle when said actuator button is rotated into said unlocked rotational position; said unitary actuator button being movable relative to said base for engaging and pivoting said nozzle button to actuate the aerosol valve for dispensing aerosol product from said terminal orifice and through said actuator button orifice defined in said sidewall of said actuator button when said actuator button is in said unlocked rotational position; and said unitary actuator button being inhibited from pivoting said nozzle button when said actuator button is rotated into said locked rotational position.