Foam actuator for metering an aerosol product
CA 2071509 A1 · Owner: Precision Valve Corporation · Inventors: Naku, Virgil
Overview
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This invention relates to an actuator for metering a foam product from an aerosol container. This actuator provides a more satisfactory and efficient metering actuator than those which have gone before due to the improvement in the seals provided at several essential interfaces. The actuator has a valve-opening member (12) which receives the valve stem (6) and conducts the contents of the container to a metering chamber (56) formed between the valve-opening member (12) and the finger-bearing member (32) which has a conduit (16) connecting the metering chamber (56) and a discharge orifice (54). A seal is effected between a dome-shaped portion (18) of member (12) and a hub (50) on member …
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- Filed December 19, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 19, 2010.
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