Abstract: A trellis insert for use in an inner container of a pressurized double wall pressure container used to propel liquids from the container. The trellis prevents undesirable collapse of the inner container so as to provide controlled amounts of residual product when the inner container is collapsed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
March 24, 1998
Assignee:
Praezisions-Werkzeuge AG
Inventors:
Alexandre Maeder, Josef Ruegg, Thomas Soltermann
Abstract: A container for storing a product under pressure and dispensing the stored product comprises a container body having screw threads arranged about an opening of the container body, a valve for dispensing a pressurized product from the container, and a closure having screw threads thereon threaded onto the threaded container body for fastening the closure and the valve to the container body to close the opening. One or more passages are provided in the container body and/or the closure for introducing pressurized gas between the closure and container body and into the container through the container opening when the closure is being screwed onto the container body. In a preferred embodiment, the container is a barrier pack container having an inner collapsible container located within the container body to provide separate chambers for propellent and product.