Receptacles – Sidewall structure – Contoured sidewall
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-14
2001-11-20
Pollard, Steven (Department: 3727)
Receptacles
Sidewall structure
Contoured sidewall
C220S669000, C215S384000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06318583
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to aerosol containers, and more particularly, to an aerosol container with a unique beaded cylindrical body.
Aerosol containers containing a wide variety of active components such as insect repellents, insecticides, hair sprays, creams or foams and so on have been marketed widely for household, commercial or industrial purposes. A conventional aerosol container is a four-piece assembly. It includes a body made up of a sidewall, a bottom wall secured to the sidewall by a bottom chime seam, a dome shaped top wall joined to the sidewall by a chime seam, and an aerosol device closing an opening in the top and joined to the top wall by a crimp to form a metal container. An aerosol valve for dispensing the fluid contents of the container is typically mounted to the dome along the axis of the cylindrical metal container. The container is filled with a fluid product to be dispensed and is mixed with a propellant so as to be pressure discharged from the container through a dispensing valve. Associated with the dispensing valve is a dip tube which extends toward the bottom of the container. It has been quite common to cover the domed end of an aerosol container and the dispensing valve attached thereto, by a cover referred to commonly as an overcap. Such overcaps typically snap over the doubleseam or over a snap bead which is normally formed in the dome somewhere near the cylindrical wall of the metal container body.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a container for housing a spray aerosol container having a tubular body with a spray orifice adjacent one end thereof. A movable top closure is positioned in the tubular body and, when depressed, the closure activates the spray section. The normal return force of the spray section, after it has been depressed, returns the top closure to its rest position against the end of the body. The cylindrical body of the container is formed with beads about its circumference. The beads provide additional strength to the container body, so that increased height may be obtained without increasing the thickness of the cylindrical wall. The container of the instant invention provides a functional but attractive, streamlined and esthetic package which is easy to assemble and to manufacture, ergonomic, and provides superior strength and resistance to vacuum paneling.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2339763 (1944-01-01), Calleson et al.
patent: 2950839 (1960-08-01), Hahn
patent: 3272383 (1966-09-01), Harvey
patent: 3279640 (1966-10-01), Dodson
patent: 4313545 (1982-02-01), Maeda
patent: 4775071 (1988-10-01), Giggard
patent: 5339977 (1994-08-01), Schormair et al.
patent: 5878906 (1999-03-01), Bolton et al.
patent: 6065624 (2000-05-01), Steinke
Pollard Steven
Polster Lieder Woodruff & Lucchesi L.C.
United States Can Company
LandOfFree
Beaded container does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Beaded container, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Beaded container will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2588346