Patent ID: 7699190

Claim:
An aerosol actuator for actuating an aerosol valve on the top of an aerosol container, said actuator comprising in combination a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion being mountable on an aerosol container, the top portion being mounted on the bottom portion, and the top portion being rotatable with respect to the bottom portion about an axis of rotation between a first position for actuating the aerosol valve and a second position wherein the aerosol valve cannot be actuated; said bottom portion including one of a clicking post and a flexible clicking rib, and said top portion including the other of said clicking post and said clicking rib; said clicking post having a first surface engaging and deflecting said clicking rib to pass on an inner side of the clicking post proximate said axis of rotation in a first direction of rotation of said top portion, and a second surface engaging and deflecting said clicking rib to pass on an outer side of the clicking post remote from said axis of rotation in a second direction of rotation of said top portion; said clicking rib snapping back from its deflected position to create an audible clicking noise during each direction of rotation of said top portion, upon said clicking rib and clicking post passing each other.