Patent ID: 7673816

Claim:
An aerosol assembly for dispensing texture material in a coating on a portion of a target surface substantially to match a pre-existing texture pattern on the target surface, comprising: a main container assembly comprising a main container containing texture material; an aerosol valve assembly operable in a normally closed configuration and an open configuration, where the aerosol valve assembly is supported by the main container such that the aerosol valve assembly substantially prevents fluid from flowing out of the main container assembly when the aerosol valve assembly is in the closed configuration, and allows fluid to flow out of the main container when the aerosol valve assembly is in the open configuration; an actuator member, where displacement of the actuator member places the aerosol valve assembly from the normally closed configuration to the open configuration; and an outlet structure defining at least one outlet opening, where the at least one outlet opening defines a plurality of cross-sectional areas, and each of the cross-sectional areas is associated with a predetermined texture pattern; a secondary container for containing pressurized fluid; a conduit connected between the main container and the secondary container to allow fluid flow between the main container and the secondary container; whereby the predetermined texture pattern associated with a selected cross-sectional area substantially matches the pre-existing texture pattern; when the actuator member is displaced to place the aerosol valve assembly into the open configuration, the pressurized fluid within the secondary container enters the primary container to force texture material out of the main container through the outlet opening having the selected cross-sectional area; and the texture material is deposited on the portion of the target surface and allowed to dry to form the coating.