Abstract: A handle assembly for a pressurized dispensing container consists of a handle 12 and a collar 11. The collar is fitted with legs 28, provided with bulbous portions 29 which clip resiliently into a groove 20 in the valve cup. The handle is provided with lugs 41 which engage with the collar. The handle is inserted into the collar and twisted to engage the lugs 41 with the collar to retain the handle. The lugs also press against legs 28 to prevent the collar becoming detached from the cam 13. A rachet surface 30 is provided around the top of the collar which is engaged by a tab on the handle as the handle is twisted to lock it into the collar. The rachet surface thus prevents the handle from being disengaged by being twisted in a direction opposite to that required for engaging the lugs.

Abstract: A pump assembly for an atomizing piston pump comprises a first piston slidably located in a first cylinder to define a first variable volume space and a second piston of smaller piston area than the first slidably located in a second cylinder to define a second variable volume space. The two volume spaces are in communication and there is a fluid flow passage through the first piston. A first valve is provided for opening and closing the passage and first biasing means urges the valve into a position closing the passage. Second biasing means urges the second piston towards a position corresponding to the minimum volume of the second volume space. The valve opens in the direction of fluid flow through the passage and fixed means are provided for opening the valve only after a predetermined amount of movement of the first piston.