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 left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a right, top, rear perspective view thereof shown with the environment of a container.
The broken line representations of a central portion of the actuator pad in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5–6, of a nozzle and related support structure in FIGS. 1 and 2, and of a container in FIG. 6 show use and environment, and form no part of the claim.
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