ES2294737T3 - ACTUATOR COVER FOR A CONTAINER. - Google Patents

Abstract

An actuator cover (60) comprising: a base (260) having a first plurality of substantially immovable pillars (276, 278, 280) extending axially therefrom; an actuator member (266) that includes an application member (274) to be fixed to the valve (52) of an aerosol container (50) and a plurality of arms (268, 270, 272) arranged in spaces between the pillars (276, 278, 280), each arm (268, 270, 272) extending actuator transversely outwardly from the application member (274) and including a contact surface (290, 292, 294) extending outwardly from a outer surface of an adjacent pillar (276, 278, 280); and a flexible band (282, 284, 286) flexibly coupled to the application member (274) and at least one of the first plurality of spaced apart pillars (276, 278, 280), substantially immovable.

Description

Actuator lid for a container.

Background of the invention 1. Field of the invention

The present invention generally relates to actuators, and more particularly to covers of actuator that are placed on the containers and used to Dispense product from the containers.

2. Description of the background of the invention

Various devices have been developed for Dispense a product from a container. Such a device it has an actuator mounted on a container and it has a passage which extends axially through it to discharge the product. The actuator has a pair of wings that extend transversely from the actuator. The container can be axially moved inside a device so that the wings charged against a surface that defines a passage, unloading from that way the product through the passage.

Another dispensing device has a handle spray container that is used with a nasal spray The handle is coupled with a nozzle of alternative movement of the spray container, and two arms extend down along the container of spray. The arms include finger flanges that provide ergonomic means of alternative movement of the nozzle for Dispense product from the spray bottle. Others devices have a disk-shaped actuator attached to a nozzle of a container. A user presses the actuator with a finger to dispense product from the container.

A particular type of device has a handle that It extends along a container body. When he user pushes the handle towards the container body, a portion of the handle pushes down on a portion of nozzle of the container to dispense product from the container. Other kind of vessel has a reciprocating tubular pump vertical. A lid is mounted on the container and has a actuator button that extends from a side wall of the lid. The movement of the actuator button in a direction towards the wall side of the lid is transformed into an alternative movement perpendicular to the pump. The document US-A-3,739,941 that is considered currently as the closest of the prior art shows a conical sleeve type cap resting on the vault of a spray can An inverted T-shaped actuator with a bore axial rests coaxially on the valve inside the vault and protrudes through a hole at the top of the vault. Mounted on one side of the vault is a member trigger with a generally vertical surface that protrudes from A groove in the vault. The trigger has a surface generally horizontal, which rests on the actuator head in T-shape. When the trigger is pressed, it causes the horizontal surface push on the actuator and operate the valve. This trigger is articulated by a hinge "live" on the lid set in the form of an erect vault reasonably close to the bottom of the wall vault Exterior.

Another device has an actuator of total release that provides a time delay between the activation of an aerosol valve and product discharge from an aerosol canister. The actuator has a portion of erect outer wall, a base portion that ends in a flange ring that extends inwardly intended to be mounted by elastic jump over and under the perimeter of a mounting lid from the container to fix the actuator to the aerosol container. A platform with a receiving portion of the valve stem which fixed to the valve stem is connected to the erect wall by a hinge. On an opposite side the hinge of the platform is a locking tongue. Extending radially out from the platform and through a finger recess in The erect outer wall portion is an actuator lever. When the actuator lever is depressed the locking tab it is applied with a blocking projection located in the wall portion to prevent movement of the actuator lever.

Another device for operating a container has a highlighted cover for an aerosol container. The cover highlighted has a hinge in the direction of operation of the Highlighted cover mounted with a main container body spray and a locking boss and a vertical slot capable of separating part of an annular band to the right and left of the hinge on the inner circumference of the annular band. The annular band can be detached from the shoulder cover keeping the actuator portion. The cover actuator Highlighted is a download or button mouth and once the band override has been removed, the actuator can be moved to drive the recipient.

Other devices have a product controller arranged at a first end of a bar and have a mechanism shot at a second end of the bar in which a user You can operate the container remotely. Other devices have a drive bar with a trigger at a first end and a container on a second end. Pulling the trigger will move the drive bar lengthwise so that the second end of the bar moves an angled cam, which, in turn, moves an additional bar that drives a valve located on the container.

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Another type of device is a device cleaning that has a trigger at a first end of a bar and a mop cleaning head and a container in a second end of the bar. Pulling the trigger moves a link from pivot, which in turn drives a vessel valve, discharging thereby product from the container on the surface that is It must be cleaned using the cleaning head with the mop.

Another particular type of container has a air freshener inserted in a cover. The cover has a nozzle that is mounted on a vessel valve. The combination of the container and the cover is placed inside a accommodation. When a user wishes to spray an air freshener air inside the ambient air, the user pushes the housing, which in turn pushes the cover and the valve to dispense the air freshener outside the housing.

In some cases when a user shakes a container while the container is in a housing, for For example, shake the emulsion before spraying it, the moment of container canister, as the container is agitated by a side to side or if the vessel is axially agitated, it can move the boat towards the end of the housing with force enough to cause the actuator to activate the valve of the container. The result is an unexpected and undesirable download of boat contents.

Summary of the invention

According to the invention a cover of actuator as defined in claim 1.

An actuator cover in an embodiment of the The present invention has a base that has an outer wall with a substantially immovable pillar that extends from it, and an actuating member. The actuator member includes an arm actuator and an application member. The actuator arm is extends from the application member and includes a surface of contact that extends outward from the pillar. A band flexible flexibly attaches the abutment substantially immovable to the actuating member. The flexible band can fix the actuating member to any place including, for example, the Application member The flexible band can be sized so that the movement of the actuating member causes a substantially axial movement of the application member. The band flexible can also be sized so that the movement non-axial of the application member is insufficient to drive the One vessel valve attached to the actuator cover. The member of application of the actuator cover is also dimensioned to fix to the vessel valve. The pillar substantially immovable can also be sized to fix a Cup flange of vessel valve.

In other embodiments, the actuating member includes a plurality of actuator arms and the base includes a plurality of substantially immovable pillars where the arms actuators are arranged in spaces between the pillars. In some embodiments with a plurality of actuator arms, at at least two actuator members are separated by substantially The same arc angle. The actuator cover of the present invention may also have one or more flexible bands dimensioned so that when the actuator arms are separated an angle of about 180º, the movement of the two actuator arms causes the substantially axial movement of the application member in relation to an axis of the container; and when the actuator arms are separated by an arc angle of less than about 180 degrees, the movement of at least three actuator members causes substantially axial movement of the application member in relation to an axis of the container.

The actuator cover of the present invention it can also be configured so that only the movement substantially axial of the application member is sufficient to actuate the valve of the container when the actuator cover is fixed to the container. In one embodiment, when the lid of actuator is fixed to the vessel, the movement of the contact surface in an axial direction towards the container actuate the vessel valve.

The flexible band of the present invention can also be flexibly coupled to the base of the cover actuator The actuator cover can also have one or more guide members arranged adjacent to the actuating member and configured to guide the movement of the application member, by example, in a substantially linear and / or axial movement. In a embodiment, the guide member is disposed on a pillar substantially immovable and / or on the application member.

Other aspects and advantages of this invention will become apparent after considering the description Detailed following.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1 is an exploded isometric view sorting of a container and the actuator lid;

Figure 2 is an exploded isometric view tidy up of an accommodation within which they can be placed the container and the actuator lid of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevation view that it shows a bar and a firing mechanism in combination with the housing of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken usually along lines 4-4 of the Figure 3, which further illustrates the container of Figure 1 in elevation and the actuator cover thereof in section;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5, but showing the actuator cover of Figure 1 in a position drive;

Figure 7 is a plan view of the lid of actuator according to the present invention;

Figure 8 is a first elevation view side of the actuator cover of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a second elevation view side of the actuator cover of Figure 7;

Figure 10 is a third elevation view side of the actuator cover of Figure 7;

Figure 11 is an isometric view of the lid of actuator of Figure 7;

Figure 12 is a bottom elevation view of the actuator cover of Figure 7;

Figure 13 is an isometric view enlarged fragmentary of an actuator member of the cover of actuator of Figure 7;

Figure 14 is a bottom elevation view of the actuating member of Figure 13;

Figure 15 is a plan view of another cover of actuator according to the present invention;

Figure 16 is a bottom elevation view of the actuator cover of Figure 15;

Figure 17 is a cross-sectional view. of the actuator cover of Figure 15;

Figure 18 is a plan view of still another actuator cover according to the present invention;

Figure 19 is a bottom elevation view of the actuator cover of Figure 18; Y

Figure 20 is a cross-sectional view. of the actuator cover of Figure 18.

Detailed description of the drawings

Returning now to Figure 1, it is illustrates a container 50 having a valve 52 and a body main 56 containing the product (not shown). Valve 52 it can be a male or female valve, and / or a valve that can be vertically depressed or an inclined valve, for example. How it will be appreciated from now on, if a valve is used inclined that valve could alternatively be depressed vertically without inclination to dispense product through the same. It must be taken into account that valve 52 can be replaced by any suitable device that can be moved to release product from container 50. A lid 60 of actuator is mounted in container 50.

Figure 2 illustrates a housing 70 within the which container 50 and actuator cover 60 can be placed. The container 50 and the lid 60 are a product filling for accommodation 70. It must be taken into account that the filling of Products may include additional components (not shown) in addition to the container 50 and the lid 60 of actuators, such as a sleeve (not shown) arranged around the container 50. The actuator cover 60 has an actuator member 266 that can be deflected in the form of actuator arms 268, 270, 272 and any suitable application member 274 attached to valve 52. The housing 70 has a discharge opening 82 through the which can be dispensed the product stored within the container 50.

Referring to Figures 3 to 6, relatively moving the container 50 and the housing 70 so that the container 50 moves towards the discharge opening 82 is divert the actuator arms 270, 272, 274, driving from that mode valve 52 as described herein, causing that the product is released from container 50 and dispensed from housing 70. A rod and trigger mechanism 84 may be used to move the container 50 inside the housing 70. A mechanism 84 includes a hollow tube 86 with a handle assembly 88 in a first end 90 of the tube 86, and a second end 92 of the tube 86 is secured within a sleeve 94 of the housing 70 of any suitable manner such as by welding or threading suitably at sleeve 94 and end 92. By pressing a trigger 96 of handle assembly 88 mount 88 advances a push bar 100 disposed within the tube 86 against a bottom surface 102 of container 50, advancing from that mode the container 50 towards the discharge opening 82. Yes it is necessary or desired, one end 104 of the push bar 100 may be configured and / or mounted with a board or other member to distribute forces more evenly across the surface bottom 102 of container 50. Also, if desired, instead of move the container 50 relative to the housing 70 using the rod and trigger mechanism 84 could move container 50 and / or the housing 70, one in relation to another, to dispense the product.

The housing 70 includes a wall 108 whose cross section decreases in size, with taper, towards the discharge opening 82. The discharge opening 82 has a cross section whose size is larger than a radius R (Figure 1) of container 50. Referring again to Figure 2, the housing 70 may include first and second portions 114, 116 of wall that can be joined together to house the container 50 and the actuator cover 60 mounted therein. Portion 114 of wall can include three slots 118a-118c in bayonet arranged on one end 122 of the wall portion 114 and equally spaced 120 degrees apart. To join the portions 114, 116 of wall, a user inserts pins 124 carried by one end 126 of the wall portion 116 inside of slots 118a-118c and provides a rotation relative portions of wall 114, 116 so that the pins 124 seat within recessed regions 130a-130c of the slots 118.

Any of wall portions 114, 116 may include protrusions 136 such as guide fins 138 that they have edges 140 that rest on the outer surface of the container 50 to center the container inside the housing 70. Any of the wall portions 114, 116 may include elongated openings or windows 144 that allow a user to see the container 50 when the container is disposed within the housing 70. Wall portions 114, 116 of housing 70 they can include three windows 144 spaced 120 degrees apart. The windows 144 may allow a user to see the container 50 which includes written directions or graphics arranged on the container (not shown).

Referring now to Figures 5 and 6, a main region 150 of wall portions 114, 116 may have a size C1 of the inner cross section of about 66 mm, and therefore the product replacement, which includes the container 50 and actuator lid 60, may have a size of the cross section of up to about 66 mm. To this respect, although there is a margin of sizes for the container 50 may be desired to provide a container sized with the maximum size or almost this size to provide a maximum shelf life to the container 50 taking into Count the available space inside accommodation 70.

Referring now also to the Figures 7-20, the actuator cover 60 has a base 260 whose cross section decreases in size along a axial dimension defined between a first end 262 to be mounted on the container 50 and a second end 264 for Download product from the container. The actuating member 266 it is arranged in spaces between pillars 276, 278, 280 substantially immovable and includes three arms 268, 270, 272 actuators that are spaced from each other around 120 degrees and They extend transversely to an axial dimension of the lid. The actuator arms 268, 270, 272 each include a surface 290, 292, 294 contact and are attached to a member 274 of application. The actuator arms 268, 270, 272 extend from base 260 and out from respective pillars 276, 278, 280. The immovable pillars 276, 278, 280 each have a wall side 277, 279, 281, an inner side wall 277a, 279a, 281a which is sized to be fixed to a cover flange 296 vessel valve 50, and ribs 276a, 276b, 278a, 278b, 280a, 280b that help resist inward deflection towards the application member 274 or out of the cover 60 of actuator Nerves 276a, 276b, 278a, 278b, 280a, 280b of support can provide resistance to axial deviation what which helps increase the crush resistance of the lid of actuator. The actuating member 266 is fixed so pillar flexible 276, 278, 280 substantially immovable in the application member 274 by three bands 282, 284, 286 flexible that are spaced around 120 degrees. He application member 274 is sized to fix to the valve 52 and includes a discharge port 288 so oriented substantially axial. Application member 274 is insured to valve 52 as shown in Figures 5 and 6.

The actuator cover 60 provides a useful centering function in which the peripheral surfaces of the pillars 276, 278, 280 maintain a discharge point 287 of the lid 60 of actuator in a centered position relative to the discharge opening 82, thereby minimizing the potential shock of the product against the surface of the wall 108 with taper. The surfaces may optionally have taper. Doing reference to Figure 5, the pillars 276, 278, 280 of the cover 60 of actuator have a defined length L between a center line longitudinal C (Figure 5) of the actuator cover and a surface peripheral 168 of the pillars 276, 278, 280. The length L is select in relation to the interior dimensions of the wall 18 with taper so that peripheral surface 260 is arranged in an interference relationship with wall 108 that It has taper. It should be noted that the cover 60 of actuator and / or the pillars 276, 278, 280 can have any suitable form provided that the pillars 276, 278, 280 are sized to have an interference relationship with the wall 108 with taper. The length L can have any value adequate as one greater than about a quarter (25%) of the largest diameter of the product replacement or equal to or greater than about a third (33%) of the largest diameter of the replacement product, if the largest diameter is defined by the container 50, the actuator cover 60, or some other component of the replacement of product. The length L can be greater than about a quarter (25%) of a larger diameter D of the actuator cover 60, measured in the first end 152. The length L may be equal to or greater than about a third (33%) the largest diameter D. Of course, the L length may be equal to or greater than about one third (33%) of the largest diameter D. Of course, the length L can be expressed alternatively in relation to the size of the container 50. In any case, a maximum lateral dimension through the product replacement cannot exceed section C1 size internal cross section (Figure 6) of housing 70, and L may have any suitable value such as greater than about a quarter (25%) of this maximum lateral dimension C1. Can be selected any size S of the appropriate cross section (Figure 5) for discharge opening 82, such as a section size transverse of about 34 mm, and the appropriate values of L they can be between about 18 mm and about 33 mm to provide the interference ratio above described. For example, a value for L can be around 25 mm It must be taken into account that wall 108 with conicity of the housing 70 is illustrated as symmetric around the line longitudinal central C of housing 70, wall 108 could become asymmetric, with the size of the larger cross section in one plane than in another, and the shape of the actuator cover 60 could be made complementary with this to serve as a coding function to orient the container 50 in relation to housing 70 with a particular angular orientation. This It could be advantageous for various reasons, such as where the Product is downloaded in an asymmetric model.

A cover (not shown) can be mounted also in actuator cover 60 to protect surfaces 290, 292, 294 contact to prevent inadvertent actuation of valve 52 during transport.

Referring now to Figure 6, relatively moving the container 50 and the housing 70 so that the main body 56 of the container 50 and the opening 82 of discharge move towards each other originates that surfaces 290, 292, 294 of the arms 268, 270, 272 of actuator are applied to surface 164 of wall 108 with taper, deviating from that drive arms mode. During that deviation, the arms 268, 270, 272 actuators and application member 274 moves down towards the container 50 flexing the flexible bands 282, 284, 286. Flexible bands 282, 284, 286 can be dimensioned and / or of a rigidity such that the movement of the member actuator 266 causes the substantially axial movement of the member 274 of central application in relation to an axis of the container 50 when the arms 268, 270, 272 actuators are deviated For example, a shorter flexible band 282, 284, 286 may require more force than a band, on the other hand similar, but longer flexible before extending to a point in the which actuates valve 52 of container 50. Illustratively, when the actuator arms 268, 270, 272 are separated by a arc angle of less than about 180 degrees, the bands flexible 282, 284, 286 are sized so that the movement of at least three of the original actuator members substantially linear movement and / or axial movement, by example, the non-tilting movement of member 274 of application. In other embodiments in which the arms actuators are separated by an arc angle of about 180 degrees (not shown), the movement of two actuator arms originates substantially linear movement and / or axial movement of the member 274 of central application. Axial displacement enough of the application member 274 drives the stem 52 of valve so that the product contained in the container 50 is dispensed from the container through the discharge hole 288 and outside accommodation 70.

The actuator cover 60 described in this memory can be designed to reduce the probability of inadvertent dispensing that can be originated by the user inadvertently shaking or hitting housing 70 with a container 50 arranged inside. For example, where the valve 52 of container 50 is a valve that can be vertically depressed, flexible bands 282, 284, 286 can be sized so that non-axial movement of the member of central application is insufficient to operate the stem of valve thereby potentially reducing or minimizing the product discharge from container 50. The pillars 276, 278, 280 of the actuator cover 60 may also be substantially immovable having an inherent resistance to movement provided by nerves 276a and 276b, 278a, 278b, 280a, 280b, and the resistance can be increased or decreased as desired to a particular actuator cover design. Where the pillars 276, 278, 280 are rigid, a sufficient amount of mechanical force external must act on contact surfaces 290, 292, 294 of actuator arms 268, 270, 272 to overcome resistance  provided by flexible bands 282, 284, 286. To this respect, the resistance of the flexible bands 282, 284, 286 against movement provides a reaction force against forces directed by the container 50 towards the opening 82 of discharge, so that the reaction force must be overcome before that the dispensation may occur. This reaction force is advantageous because low strength levels may be insufficient to overcome it to actuate the valve 52 of the container 50 and dispensing product from housing 70. For example, such levels Low force may occur if a user hits the housing 70 while walking or handling the accommodation, or it may occur if a user shakes the housing to mix the contents of the container 50. Such agitation could cause the lid 60 of actuator was in a condition in which one or more of the contact surfaces 290, 292, 294 were slightly diverted and the application member 272 was not diverted or was diverted a degree lower than necessary to operate the valve 52. The reaction force provided by bands 282, 284, 286 flexible reduces inadvertent dispensing until a moment when that the user intentionally applies sufficient force, to deflect contact surfaces 290, 292, 294 and divert axially the application member 272 to a position of drive it. Therefore the user can press the trigger 96 shown in Figure 3 for dispensing intentionally product, at the same time as the dispensation involuntary is minimized or avoided.

In other embodiments of the present invention, and now referring also to the Figures 15-20, one or more guide members 400, 402, 404 are provide about, or dispose of, member 274 of application to help provide linear or axial movement of the application member when one or more of the arms actuators 268, 270, 272 are depressed in one direction towards the first end 262 of the actuator cover 60. The 400 members, 402, 404 guide can be positioned anywhere inside of the actuator cover 60, and as shown in Figures 15 to 17 guide members can be arranged on pillars 276, 278, 280 as on one or more of the walls 277a, 279a, 281a inner sides, and / or, as shown in the Figures 18-20, guide members can be arranged on the application member 274. Guide members 400, 402, 404 they can also be sized so that the depression of any number of actuator arms creates the movement substantially axial of the application member 274. In the figures 15-17, the side walls 408, 410, 412 have taper from the first end 262 to the second end end 264 to help guide the application member 274 in a substantially linear or axial direction. The figures 18-20 illustrate guide members 400, 402, 404 with straight walls 408, 410, 412 forming a cylinder opened by three sides around the application member to allow the  actuator arms 268, 270, 272 pass through the members of guide if necessary to operate the valve 52 of the container fifty.

Guide members 400, 402, 404 as they shown in Figures 15-20 can work on combination with and / or independently of bands 282, 284, 286 flexible guiding the movement of the application member 274. The Guide members 400, 402, 404 can also help, for example, in reducing the number of flexible bands 282, 284, 286 required to fix application member 274 to base 260, and / or increase or decrease the length, width and / or thickness of a band flexible, and / or reduce the stiffness of a flexible band, to achieve a desired movement of the application member 274. Also where valve 52 is a valve that can be depressed vertically, guide members 400, 402, 404 may be positioned or configured to help guide member 274 of application in a substantially linear or axial movement. When the valve 52 is a rocker valve guide members 400, 402, 404 can be positioned or configured to collaborate in the guidance of application member 274 at an address that triggers the rocker valve, for example, in the direction transverse to the axial direction of the rocker valve. The members 400, 402, 404 guide can also be sized, positioned, and / or configured so that only one actuator arm 268, 270, 272 is necessary to create the desired movement of member 274 application independently or in combination with the bands 282, 284, 286 flexible.

Guide members 400, 402, 404 and / or the bands 282, 284, 286 can also help in the distribution of a downward force applied irregularly to one or more of the actuator arms 268, 270, 272 of the actuator arms Remnants In such cases, the force necessary to depress a actuator arm 268, 270, 272 independently on a member 266 of multi-link actuator, can be increased due to the resistance provided by the actuator arms remnants and associated guide members 400, 402, 404 and / or the flexible bands 282, 284, 286. This redistribution of force it can, for example, reduce or minimize the possibility of a accidental actuation of valve 52 at least all of the actuator arms 272, 274, 276 are depressed, as happens, for example, when a user is transporting the container 50 and the actuator cover in the accommodation 70.

Industrial applicability

The above embodiments are useful for dispense a variety of products such as insecticides, cleaning products, air treatment products (for example, air fresheners), or other products.

The invention has been described in a way illustrative, and it should be understood that the terminology used is intended to be descriptive rather than limiting. Many modifications, equivalences and variations of this invention are possible in light of the above teachings, so Therefore, it must be understood that within the scope of attached claims, the invention can be practiced differently than specifically described.

Claims (10)

1. An actuator cover (60) that understands: a base (260) having a first plurality of substantially immovable pillars (276, 278, 280) that are extend axially from it; a member (266) actuator that includes a application member (274) to be fixed to the valve (52) of a aerosol container (50) and a plurality of arms (268, 270, 272) arranged in spaces between the pillars (276, 278, 280), extending each arm (268, 270, 272) transverse actuator out from the application member (274) and including a contact surface (290, 292, 294) extending outward from an outer surface of a pillar (276, 278, 280) adjacent; Y a flexible band (282, 284, 286) coupled flexibly to the application member (274) and at least one of the first plurality of pillars (276, 278, 280) spaced apart, substantially immovable. 2. An actuator cover (60), according to the claim 1, wherein each immovable pillar has a wall lateral (277, 279, 281) facing inward, being connected the flexible band to at least one of the pillars immovable (276, 278, 280) on said side wall (277, 279, 281). 3. An actuator cover (60) according to the claim 2, wherein there are three pillars (276, 278, 280) substantially immovable and the actuating member has three actuator arms (268, 270, 272) displaced 120 degrees between yes, each extending radially from the member (274) of application in the space between respective pillars (276, 278, 280) adjacent immovable, being fixed the member (274) of application to each of the immovable pillars by means of the flexible band (282, 284, 286) extending from the member of application to each side wall (277, 279, 281) faced internally. 4. The actuator cover of claim 1, in which at least two actuator arms (268, 270, 272) are separated by substantially the same arc angle. 5. The actuator cover of claim 1, in which the flexible band (282, 284, 286) is sized so that at least one of the actuator arms (268, 270, 272) it is separated by an arc angle of about 180º, causing the movement of two actuator arms (268, 170, 272) the substantially axial movement of the application member; Y when the actuator arms (268, 270, 272) are separated forming an angle of less than about 180 degrees, the movement of at least three actuator arms (268, 270, 272) originates the substantially axial movement of the member (274) of application. 6. The actuator cover of claim 1, wherein the pillar (276, 278, 280) substantially immovable is sized to attach to a valve cup flange of a container (50). 7. The actuator cover of claim 1, wherein the actuator cover (60) is fixed to a container (50) and the movement of the contact surface (290, 292, 294) in one direction towards the container (50) actuates a valve (52) of the container (50). 8. An actuator cover (60) according to any of claims 1 to 6 further comprising: a guide member (400, 402, 404) arranged adjacent to the actuating member (266) and configured to guide the movement of the member (274) of application. 9. The actuator cover of claim 7, in which the guide member (400, 402, 404) is arranged on the pillar (276, 278, 280) substantially immovable. 10. The actuator cover of the claim 7, in which the guide member (400, 402, 404) is arranged about the member (274) of application.