SPRAY CAN
An actuator for a spray can is provided. The actuator includes an actuator body. The actuator body includes a front side and a rear side. The actuator body includes a right planar side and a left planar side located opposite each other. The right planar side and the left planar side slant inwardly going in a forward direction. The actuator body includes a groove formed on top of the actuator body. The groove tapers inwardly going in the forward direction. The groove slopes downwardly and rearwardly. The actuator also includes a base. The actuator body is attached on the base. The actuator also includes a nozzle. The nozzle is mounted in the front side.
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This application relates to a spray can.
BACKGROUNDSpray cans can be used to spray paint. Often, a user will experience hand fatigue when spraying for a long time. The use may then switch hands to continue spraying the paint when the spraying hand becomes uncomfortable. The switching of the hands also takes time. Also, it is desirable to have the paint and other chemicals in the spray be durable, good quality and environmentally friendly.
Spray cans may benefit from improvements.
SUMMARYIn one aspect of the present invention, an actuator for a spray can is provided. The actuator includes an actuator body. The actuator body includes a front side and a rear side. The actuator body includes a right planar side and a left planar side located opposite each other. The right planar side and the left planar side slant inwardly going in a forward direction. The actuator body includes a groove formed on top of the actuator body. The groove tapers inwardly going in the forward direction. The groove slopes downwardly and rearwardly. The actuator also includes a base. The actuator body is attached on the base. The actuator also includes a nozzle. The nozzle is mounted in the front side.
In another aspect of the present invention, a spray can is provided. The spray can includes a can body and an actuator. The actuator is mounted on the can body. The actuator includes an actuator body. The actuator body includes a front side and a rear side. The actuator body includes a right planar side and a left planar side located opposite each other. The right planar side and the left planar side slant inwardly going in a forward direction. The actuator body includes a groove formed on top of the actuator body. The groove tapers inwardly going in the forward direction. The groove slopes downwardly and rearwardly. The actuator also includes a base. The actuator body is attached on the base. The actuator also includes a nozzle. The nozzle is mounted in the front side.
Other aspects of the disclosed invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.
It will be readily understood that the components of the embodiments as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations in addition to the described example embodiments. Thus, the following more detailed description of the example embodiments, as represented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments, as claimed, but is merely representative of example embodiments.
Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the various embodiments can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obfuscation. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain example embodiments.
Throughout the present description, the terms “upper”, “lower”, “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “forward”, “rear”, and “rearward” shall define directions or orientations with respect to the spray can as illustrated in
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The paint may be an Acrylic paint. In one example, the paint may be a metallic type paint and comprise 20-30 percent n-Butyle acetate, 10-20 percent Ethyl acetate, 3-5 percent aluminum, carbon black. Titanium dioxide, and Mica. In another example, the paint may be a gloss, satin, and matte type and comprise 10-20 percent n-Butyle acetate, 5-10 percent Ethyl acetate, 1-5 percent acetone, 1-5 percent Cyclohexanone, 0.5-1.5 percent 2-Butoxyethanol, carbon black and titanium dioxide. In another example, the paint may be a clear sealer type and comprise 10-20 percent n-Butyle acetate, 5-10 percent Ethyl acetate, and 1-5 percent acetone.
The propellant is Dimethyl Ether. There are other miscellaneous organic and inorganic pigments and additives and solvents.
The spray can 20 is produced using a traditional aerosol manufacturing process which involves filling the can 20 with paint and pressurizing the can 20 using the propellant (in this case, a DME propellant). In use, the user holds the can body 22 and places the index finger in the groove or depression 54 of the actuator 24 and presses down on the actuator 24 to spray the paint onto a surface. The user may use sweeping motions to spray the paint.
The configuration reduces the ergonomic strain of the user. The spray can provides a more ergonomic can and actuator combined with a premium quality paint. In particular, tests involved counting the number of times the user had to switch hands to continue spraying the spray can 20 comfortably. The spray can 20 of the present invention required only four switches compared to 15 switches from another product.
The contoured actuator 24 contributes to reduction in hand fatigue and improved comfort while using acrylic formula which would otherwise induce hand fatigue in order to fully deplete the bottle. The smaller diameter of the spray can 20 than that of other spray cans also helps in the reduction of hand fatigue.
The acrylic nature of the formula allows us to include fewer known toxins (no xylene, benzene, toluene). The propellant is derived for sustainable sugar cane instead of petroleum.
The present invention also use a full color label provided around the can body 22 between the upper end 28 and the lower end 30 with the label color matching the color of the paint to better communicate the color of the paint and prevent confusion of which color is in the can, because competitors typically color the cap only which can be easily misplaced.
Although various embodiments of the disclosed spray can have been shown and described, modifications may occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the specification. The present application includes such modifications and is limited only by the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. An actuator for a spray can comprising:
- an actuator body, wherein the actuator body includes a front side and a rear side, wherein the actuator body includes a right planar side and a left planar side located opposite each other, wherein the right planar side and the left planar side slant inwardly going in a forward direction, wherein the actuator body includes a groove formed on top of the actuator body, wherein the groove tapers inwardly going in the forward direction, wherein the groove slopes downwardly and rearwardly;
- a base, wherein the actuator body is attached on the base; and
- a nozzle, wherein the nozzle is mounted in the front side.
2. The actuator of claim 1, wherein the actuator body includes rear corners, wherein the rear corners are chamfered.
3. The actuator of claim 1, wherein the base is circular shaped.
4. A spray can comprising:
- a can body; and
- an actuator, wherein the actuator is mounted on the can body, wherein the actuator comprises: an actuator body, wherein the actuator body includes a front side and a rear side, wherein the actuator body includes a right planar side and a left planar side located opposite each other, wherein the right planar side and the left planar side slant inwardly going in the forward direction, wherein the actuator body includes a groove formed on top of the actuator body, wherein the groove tapers inwardly going in the forward direction, wherein the groove slopes downwardly and rearwardly; a base, wherein the actuator body is attached on the base; and a nozzle, wherein the nozzle is mounted in the front side.
5. The spray can of claim 4, wherein the can body includes an upper end, wherein the upper end includes an inner wall and an outer wall, wherein the inner wall surrounds the actuator, wherein the outer wall surrounds the inner wall.
6. The spray can of claim 5 further comprising a cap, wherein the upper end of the can body includes a lower base, wherein the cap fits upon the lower base.
7. The spray can of claim 6, wherein the cap includes first and second tabs located on opposite sides of the cap, wherein the first and second tabs are configured to be depressed to enable removal of the cap from the base.
8. The spray can of claim 7, wherein the cap includes first and second cut outs provided on a lower end of the cap and located on opposite sides of the cap.
9. The spray can of claim 7, wherein the first and second tabs include ribs.
10. The spray can of claim 4, wherein the can body contains a propellant, wherein the propellant is derived from sugar cane.
11. The spray can of claim 4, wherein a height of the can body is 2 inches and a diameter of the can body is 7.56 inches.
12. The spray can of claim 4, further comprising a full color label, wherein the label includes a color that matches color of the paint in the spray can.
13. The spray can of claim 4, wherein the cap is translucent.
14. The spray can of claim 4, wherein the actuator body includes rear corners, wherein the rear corners are chamfered.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 23, 2020
Publication Date: Dec 24, 2020
Applicant: Duncan Enterprises (Fresno, CA)
Inventor: Stacy Avedisian (Fowler, CA)
Application Number: 16/908,927