Patent ID: 8360280

Claim:
A diffuser device for an aerosol can with secure actuation comprising: a cap configured to be fixed onto the aerosol can, an end piece configured to be fixed onto a diffusion valve of the aerosol can, and communicating with an outlet orifice of the aerosol can, the end piece being moveable in a direction of actuation so as to actuate the diffusion valve, and an actuator configured to cause a movement of the end piece in the direction of actuation, the actuator being accessible from outside the cap and furthermore having an initial secure position in which the actuator is blocked with respect to the direction of actuation, and an intermediate position in which the actuator is moveable inwardly in the direction of actuation from the initial secure position to actuate the diffusion valve and the actuator is returnable from the intermediate position to the initial secure position, and a hooking position to which the actuator is moveable inwardly, in the direction of actuation, from the intermediate position to lock the diffusion valve in the actuated state, wherein the cap has a cut-out for accessing the actuator, and the actuator comprises a surface which abuts, in the initial secure position, a rim of the cut-out, and which is clear of the rim in the intermediate position and in the hooking position.