COMBINED LOCK AND ANTI-CLOG FEATURE FOR SPRAY PACKAGE

• Main Authors: LUND, MARK THOMAS, COOK, CHARLES DENVER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 23.07.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; NOZZLES; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; STORING; TRANSPORTING

Disclosed is a spray package (10) having a container body (12), an actuator (16), and a shroud (14) between the container body (10) and the actuator (16). The actuator (16) has a nozzle (22), and is adjustable between a locked position and an unlocked position by rotation of the nozzle (22) about the actuator's longitudinal axis. The unlocked position allows vertical movement of the actuator (16) for dispensing product from the package (10), and the locked position prevents vertical movement of the actuator (16) to prohibit dispensing of product from the package (10). The locked position simultaneously provides cooperation between the nozzle (22) and an anti-clog member (18), connected to and extending above the shroud (14). The anti-clog member (18) has a nozzle seal (46) on its inside surface which inhibits clogging of product within and about the nozzle (22) when the seal (46) is in contact with the nozzle (22).