Aerosol valve having means to shut off flow if valve is tipped beyond a certain inclination from vertical
CA 2124653 C · Owner: Summit Packaging Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Smith, Jeremy P.
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In an aerosol valve the flow path includes a compartment having an inlet into the compartment and a valve seat at the upper end of the compartment, a pocket is disposed downward from the seat opening, the pocket containing a gravity-responsive ball. When the valve is being used in dispensing and is tipped in a direction which brings the ball closer to the flow through the compartment, the ball becomes entrained in the fluid flow and flies up to seat on the valve seat to block it off precluding, further discharge. When the aerosol valve is released a bypass, raises the pressure inside the valve body so that the ball will fall away from the seat. The purpose is to avoid the escape of …
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- Filed May 30, 1994 and granted January 7, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 30, 2014.
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