Aerosol dispensers and adaptors therefor
CA 2499020 A1 · Owner: 3M Innovative Properties Company · Inventors: Hodson, Peter D.
Overview
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An adaptor for use with a container equipped with a dispensing valve that comprises a valve stem movable between an inner closed or priming position and an outer dispensing position, for dispensing doses of pressurized aerosol formulation as well as dispensers comprising such an adaptor and container; said adaptor being adapted to receive the container and comprising an actuation mechanism, said actuation mechanism being arranged such that the user will operate the mechanism by applying a depressive or squeezing force and the dose will be dispensed upon said depressive or squeezing force and said actuation mechanism being arranged such that upon release of the mechanism by the …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed August 13, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 13, 2023.
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