Patents by Inventor Fritz A. Sprute

Fritz A. Sprute has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4681262
    Abstract: A spray head for use with a liquid to be sprayed and a propellant. The spray head includes a first cap which has segmented, arcuate, resilient, annular gripping sections having outwardly extending projections which grip an annular lip on the container of propellant. A cover on the first cap is shaped and adapted to coact with a dome on the first container so that a section of the spray head is placed under compression or tension by opposing forces when the spray head is attempted to be removed from the container of the propellant. A second cap has a body with threads to connect it to a second container which would normally contain a liquid. A bridge included in the second cap is operatively attached to the first cap. The bridge includes a channel through it and has ne end connecting an opening in the first cap. An actuator on the bridge controls a spring-biased valve n the propellant container. The other end of the channel and bridge is in close proximity to a bore in the second cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Fritz A. Sprute