Patent ID: 8272542

Claim:
A spray can handle attachment adapted for coupling to a valve mounting cup of a spray can and actuating a push-type dispenser valve of the spray can, the spray can handle attachment comprising: a housing defining a grip and a cap configured to couple with an outer diameter of the valve mounting cup, the cap having oppositely-disposed first and second ends, the second end having a central opening therein sized to accommodate the valve mounting cup; an actuation device pivotally mounted to the housing, the actuation device having a trigger portion disposed adjacent the grip and a finger portion disposed within the cap of the housing, the finger portion being adapted for movement within the cap toward the second end of the cap to actuate the push-type dispenser valve of the spray can in response to movement of the trigger portion relative to the grip of the housing; and a C-shaped rim disposed on the cap and defining the second end of the cap, the C-shaped rim having a radially-extending flange that defines the central opening of the cap, an axis of symmetry, a base located on the axis of symmetry, a circumferential gap in the flange that is located on the axis of symmetry diametrically opposite the base and separates two ends of the C-shaped rim, and at least one slot that is defined in the flange and is disposed between the base and a diametrical chord perpendicular to the axis of symmetry, the circumferential gap and the at least one slot extending through the flange of the C-shaped rim, the flange of the C-shaped rim being continuous except for the circumferential gap and the at least one slot; wherein the at least one slot consists of two slots that are collinear, are disposed on opposite sides of the axis of symmetry of the C-shaped rim, and lie on a nondiametrical chord that is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry, and wherein the flange of the C-shaped rim is continuous except for the circumferential gap and the two slots.