Patent ID: 7614526

Claim:
An aerosol can holder comprising: a holder body having a product receiving cavity defined by an outer wall having a generally open bottom end and a substantially closed top end; a first opening and a second opening in the outer wall to pivotably facilitate a trigger mechanism; a receiver having a collar located in a top portion of the holder for receiving a valve stem of an aerosol can; a product passage extending from the receiver through the top portion of the holder, connecting with a product outlet which allows contents of an aerosol can in the product receiving cavity to be dispersed to the local environment; a trigger mechanism abutting a bottom surface of an aerosol can and providing a compression force causing the valve stem of the aerosol can to engage the receiver of the top portion of the holder; and wherein the open bottom end is defined by a bottom edge and a split in the outer wall extends between the bottom edge of the holder body and an inner edge of one of the first and second openings, the split connecting the open bottom end and one of the first and second openings formed in the outer wall of the aerosol can holder to facilitate the engagement of the trigger mechanism with the first and second openings.