Patent ID: 6971560

Claim:
An actuator assembly suitable for dispensing a chemical from an aerosol container to ambient environment with a time delay after initial activation of the actuator assembly, the actuator assembly comprising: a release valve linkable to the aerosol container for controlling the release of the chemical from the container to said environment; an actuator adapted to mount on the aerosol container and be operably connected to the release valve for at least initially activating the release valve; and a time delay system associated with the release valve which comprises a movable solid plug and a wall contacting the plug; whereby upon initial activation of the actuator assembly the plug will be caused to move from a sealing position to an unsealing position, with friction between the plug and wall regulating the speed of such movement so as to thereby create said time delay, whereby at the unsealing position the plug loses frictional contact with the wall by virtue of having popped open relative to the wall or by virtue of having passed into an enlarged catching section associated with the wall.