Actuator cap

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Description

In an exemplary embodiment the nature of this product is as an actuator cap for a container, such as an aerosol container, that dispenses a material, such as a cleaner, fragrance, insecticide, or insect repellent.

FIG. 1 is a right, top, frontal perspective view of an actuator cap embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right, top, frontal perspective view thereof shown with the environment of a container; and,

FIG. 7 is a right, top, rear perspective view of the actuator cap shown in the environment of a container.

The broken line representations of a central portion of the actuator pad in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5–7, of a nozzle and related support structure in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, and of a container in FIGS. 6 and 7 show use and environment, and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for an actuator cap, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D587576
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 2009
Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Racine, WI)
Inventors: Allen D. Miller (Racine, WI), Cory J. Nelson (Racine, WI), Vincent H. Bowman (Highland Park, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Application Number: 29/322,277
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/448