Patent ID: 7059497

Claim:
A valve assembly for use in an aerosol system, said valve assembly comprising: an upper housing defining a first opening through the periphery thereof; a side conduit having a free end, and an end connected to said first opening at an angle sloping downward from the horizontal; a lower housing divided into a first vertical passageway for receiving a first dip tube, a second vertical passageway for receiving a second dip tube, and a vertical compartment, wherein each of said first and second passageways has an upper end and a lower end and said upper ends are in flow alignment with the free end of the side conduit so as to provide flow communication between the lower end of each said passageways and said first opening; and an actuating mechanism having a spool defining a length-wise channel through a portion thereof, wherein said spool is configured to move vertically within said upper housing and said vertical compartment, and wherein a lower portion of said channel is angled so as to be in flow alignment with said conduit through said first opening when the actuating mechanism is in an actuated position, thereby allowing a sprayable material to flow through at least one of said passageways and said conduit and channel.