Spray through cap for a pressurised fluid container

Abstract

A spray through cap ( 1 ) for a pressurised fluid container ( 2 ), said cap comprising an outer shell ( 6 ) defining a outlet aperture ( 3 ) and a sidewall gap ( 4 ), a chassis ( 8 ) over which the outer shell sits, the chassis comprising a plinth ( 11 ) that supports a spray channel ( 7 ) suitable for transferring a pressurised fluid from a pressurised fluid container to the outlet aperture and an activation paddle ( 9 ) hinged at its lower edge, said activation paddle comprising a member ( 12 ) adjacent to the sidewall gap in the outer shell and a strut ( 13 ) projecting inwards from said member, the strut pressing upon a projection from the plinth supporting the spray channel and thereby causing depression of the spray channel when lateral pressure is applied to the member adjacent to the sidewall.

1 . A spray through cap for a pressurised fluid container, said cap comprising an outer shell defining a outlet aperture and a sidewall gap, a chassis over which the outer shell sits, the chassis comprising a plinth that supports a spray channel suitable for transferring a pressurised fluid from a pressurised fluid container to the outlet aperture and an activation paddle hinged at its lower edge, said activation paddle comprising a member adjacent to the sidewall gap in the outer shell and a strut projecting inwards from said member, the strut pressing upon a projection from the plinth supporting the spray channel and thereby causing depression of the spray channel when lateral pressure is applied to the member adjacent to the sidewall. 
     
     
         2 . A spray through cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the chassis comprises means for restricting lateral pressure upon the spray channel when lateral pressure is applied to the member of the activation paddle adjacent to the sidewall gap in the outer shell. 
     
     
         3 . A spray through cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the projection from the plinth extends in a direction orthogonal to the inward projecting strut of the activation paddle. 
     
     
         4 . A spray through cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the activation paddle has two inward projecting struts that cause depression of the spray channel by pressing upon projections from the plinth on either side of the spray channel when lateral pressure is applied to the member of the activation paddle adjacent to the sidewall gap in the outer shell. 
     
     
         5 . A spray through cap according to  claim 5 , wherein the projections on either side of the spray channel are in the same vertical plane as the lower part of the spray channel and extend in a direction orthogonal to the inward projecting struts of the activation paddle. 
     
     
         6 . A spray through cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the sidewall gap in the outer shell is covered by a flexible finger pad. 
     
     
         7 . A spray through cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the outlet aperture and sidewall gap face in opposite directions.