Aerosol dispenser apparatus and method for using same

Abstract

The present invention relates to aerosol dispensers that have multiple removable cartridge-refills, wherein at least one of the cartridge-refills can be selectively positioned to have its contents discharged while the contents of the remaining cartridge-refills stay contained.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) An aerosol dispenser apparatus comprising:
 a canister having a top-portion, a bottom-portion, an interior-portion, an exterior-portion and a plurality of cartridge-selectors,   a plurality of cartridge-holders having an inside-portion and an outside-portion, movably affixed to the interior-portion of the canister by at least one contractor, wherein each cartridge-holder includes at least one cartridge-refill-spring positioned within the inside-portion,   a cap movably affixed to the top-portion of the canister capable of 360 degree rotation relative to a point on the canister, the cap further having a movable spray-head such that when a user depresses the spray-head, the spray-head dispenses contents of a cartridge-refill that is positioned within at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders,   a plurality of deformers positioned on the bottom-portion wherein there is one deformer for each of the plurality of cartridge-holders, and   a cartridge-spring-platform positioned on a center of the bottom-portion further including a cartridge-spring between the cartridge-spring-platform and the bottom-portion, wherein the cartridge-spring-platform will be located within the interior-portion of the canister when the bottom-portion is affixed to the canister.   
     
     
         2 ) The aerosol dispenser apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a movable-surface positioned adjacent to the spray-head such that when an user depresses the movable-surface the spray-head is engaged and discharges the contents of the cartridge-refill that is selected for use. 
     
     
         3 ) The aerosol dispenser apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the deformer is constructed of a pliable material including at least one of a rubber and a plastic. 
     
     
         4 ) The aerosol dispenser apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the deformer further includes a deformer-button wherein when a user depresses the deformer-button the deformer changes its shape to accept cartridge-refills. 
     
     
         5 ) A method comprising the steps of:
 Depressing a deformer-button to alter a shape of a deformer to accept a cartridge-refill into at least one of a plurality of cartridge-holders of the apparatus of  claim 1 ,   Inserting a cartridge-refill through the deformer having the altered shape into the at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders such that a cartridge-refill-spring is compressed by the cartridge-refill, and   Releasing the deformer-button to secure the cartridge-refill into the at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders.   
     
     
         6 ) The method of  claim 5  further comprising the steps of
 Selecting for use, the at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders having a cartridge-refill housed within it by using a cartridge-selector to access the selected cartridge-holder, 
 Moving the selected at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders into a center of the canister, wherein the at least one contractor, that is affixed to an inside of the canister and the selected at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders, is expanded and stretched, 
 Securing the selected at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders into the center of the canister, such that the at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders is positioned under the spray-head and locked into position by a cartridge-spring-platform. 
 
     
     
         7 ) The method of  claim 6  further comprising the steps of
 Replacing a currently selected at least one of a plurality of cartridge-holders by using a cartridge-selector to access at least one of a plurality of cartridge-holders that will replace the currently selected cartridge-holder, 
 Moving the newly-selected at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders into a center of the canister, wherein the currently selected cartridge is displaced out of position by the newly-selected at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders and by aid of contraction of the previously expanded contractor that is affixed to the currently selected at least one of the plurality of cartridge-holders and to the canister.