claim: 1. An aerosol packige comprisin.- an -Linreiiil,'Orce-d fran,-ible bottle containing a-ii aerosol uiider pressure and ha@,ing a dispensin-, valve secured thereto provided with a projectiii.- stem pert,'@on, n, plasticprotective housing of resilient shock-absorbin.- mater,.al havin.- side i@ialls and an i-titegral end wal.1, th-- housing adapted to receive said bottle thro,@l-h the other open end, alid a closure for said hotisin.- inserted in said open end and h-,lvi-,ig a portion e--,tendipg along said walls and sectired thereto to prevent the closure from mo-ving out of closing relation with the housing, said projp-ctin.@ valve stem extendin-, throu.-h the closure to the outside of the housing and having a d-ispensin-. means coiiiectp@d thereto, said housin@ preventing the valie froi-ii bein.- proiected therefrom il the event of the bottle having material under pressure becomin.- broken. 2. An a--rosol packag@- comprising a glass boltle containin- an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve provided with a projecting stem portion, a plaslic protec@ive housin.- oj' resil'.ent shock-absorbing material haviii@ , side -%valls and an end wall, the other eid of the hou@sin@ being open to receive said bottle, a closure for said oden end, and means includi-@ig la-@iced-out tongue portions of said side walls adjacent the open end projecting inwardly to form abutments to interlock with fae lo closure to prevent the closurp- from movin.- out of closin.rela@!ion with the housing, s,,id projectin.- valve stem having a dispensin-, means connected thereto. 3. An aerosol packa.-c comprisiri.- a glass bottle colltainiiig an aerosol uqder pressure and having a dispensing 15 valvc,- provided with a rrojecting stem portion, a plastic proteelive housing of resilient shoclc-absorbing material having side walls atid an end wall, the other end of the housina beiii@ ot)eii to rec@-ive said bottle, a closure for said open er@d, aid means inclu-Iiqg portions of said side 20 walls adjac,-r@t the open end projec'@ing inivardly to form abutir@ents to interlock with th-- closi-ire to prevent the closlire from moving out of closing reta'cion wilh the liousiiig, said pr--,;ecting valve stem proiecting Vnrougli said closure and having a dispensing mcans connected O@5 tl-,ereto, said protective ho-asing havin.- at least one small sight openin- adjacent th. end w,,Il to permit the user to deterluine when the bottie is ei-ppty, said ope@iing also ver@tin,@ the housing in the event of breakage of the bottle ar@d preventing fra.-Ments of brokeq bottle from a'o leaving the housing. 4. An aerosol package comprisi-@ig a glass bott-le containing -an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensin.@ valve provided with a projerting stem portion, a plastic protective hoiising of resilient shock-absorbina rlate35 ri,,il hovin- side w@ilis and, an eiid wall, the flousirg being adapted to receive said bottle throu.-b the other end, a ciostir,-- fo@- said bousing inserted in the otliox end thereof, and mea-ns in-,Itiding lanced-otit ton,-Ue portions of said side walls adjacent the iother end of th.- hous40 ing proje,-tiig inwardly to form abutments to interl6c,,k Nvith the closure tO ptevent the closiire, fr@oin movin.a out of closiii.- relation with the said closure having th.- vaINe stem projecting therethrou.-h with adisp,-;nsing means connected thareto for movament there4-5 with relative to the b@ottla to actuate said val-ve, said dispensing means havi@ng a depending flange co@operating v@,ith a n-eck on the clos-are to permit said relative niovement and protect the parl,,age a.-airst foreign material. 5. An aerOSDI packa,-e comprising a glass bottle@ con50 taiiiing an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve provided with a pr@oj,-r-ting stem portion, a plastic protective housing -of resili@nt shock@absoroing material having sidc walls and an end vall, t@he @other end of the housing b--ing open and adapted to receive said 55 bottle, a closure for said open elid at sa@d housing having a skirt disposed within the side walls and provided with me-ans for centering ar@d holding tht bottle against movement therein, and nieans securing together the portions of said side walls and sl@irt to interlock and pre60 v.-nt tb@- closure from mo-ving out of cliosing trelation with the housing, said prcyjer-ting valve stem p-assing through the closure havin.@,a dispensing means connected th--reto. 6. An aexosol pa-@kage comprisin.- a frangible unpro65 tected -jass bottle containin.- an aorosol under pressure and havina a dispensina val@ve provid@-d wit-h @a p:oj(-ating tubular steni portion, a plastic shock-r@- sistant pxotective housin- havin.- side walls and an eiid @vall, the other Tend of the housing bein.@ open to receive said bottle, 70 a closure for said open end havin,@ a skirt portion overlying the inner sur@face of Lhe side w@,alls ladjacent the @c)pen end @of the housing, and means inrluding portions simultar@colisly lanced olit of said side walls and skirt adjq@cent the oinen end to project inwardly -and down75 wardly to intpr@loclc and pre-vent the closlixe from mov-

irg out of el-osing relation with tLe housing, said valve stem pro,;ecting from the open end of the housin.@ having a disp@-nsipg means mounted thereon, said closure having meaps for p.-eventing sa-id valve ironi bein.- propelled from the hotisin.- and said housin@ having venting means for reli-@ving pressure therein and preventing fra.ments -of t-he broken bottle from leaving the housin.- iii the ev,-nt of bre,akage of the bottle. 7. An aerosol package conip.-ising a glass bottle rontaining an aerosol under pressure and having a disp-Insing valve provid,-d with a projecting stem portion, a plastic protective hgusing having side walls and an end wall adapted to receive said bottle, a closure for said housing having a skirt portion ovexlying the inner surfaoe of the side walls :adl;acent the open encl of the housing, and means including p,ortions lanced out of said sid.- wa-Us @and skirt adjacent the open :end to project inwardly and downv-/ardly to interlock and pravent t'ne ,closure from m@oving out of closing relation with the housing, said valve sten projecting from the housing having a dispensing mealls mgunted thereon, the openings formed by the lanced out proxtions forming @vepting means for the housing in the event of bre-akage of t@li-bottle having the aerosol under pressure, and preventi-@i.@ fragments of the broketi bottle from leavin@ the housi.,i8. An aerosol packa.ac com@prisin@- a -I@ass bottle containing ai aerosol under pressure and having a dispensm i-@ig valve provided wit@h a PTOJ-,cting ste poxtion, a plastic protective housin.@ having side @walls and an end wall, the other end of the housing bei-ig open to receiv,said botle, a closure for said open end havin- a stirt portio,@l overlying the inner sur-face of the side walls adjacent the,open end of the housin,-, and means inc-luding portions lanced o-,it of said side walls !and skir'c adjar,ent the open end to project inwardly and downwardly to interloek and prevent the closure from moving out (>f clo-sing relation with the housing, said valv@@, stem projecting from the oi)en end of the housing having @a disp.-nsing means mounte-d th@reon, said housin@ having sight op-@nin.-s to permit the user to deterrni@ne when the bot'cle is empty and also cooperatin@ with the op.-nings formed by the lanced out portions for forming ventin., moans for the hotising in the event of breakage of the bottle having the aerosol under pre@-sure and preventing fr@agme,nts of the broken b,ottle from leavin., the housing@ ,9. An aerosol package comprising a @lass bottle containing an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing val-ve profvided with a projecting tubular stem portion, a plastic protectiv@@- housing having sid-, walls and an end wall, the other end of the housin- being 0 en p to receive said blott@le, a closure for said op@-n end, and means including portions -of said side walls adjacent th-open end pr@ojecting upwardly to form abutments to interlock with th-. closure to prevent the closure from moving out of closing relation with the housin,a, said valv e stem proj@cting from the open end -of t'-,ie housing and having a dispensing means mounted thereon comprisin,a button havin,@ a center portion provided with a bore to xeceive the projecting stem p@ortion and a p,assa,@e exte.iding to a !dispensing nozzle to dispense material passin- from thD bottle and through the valve in response to . inward movement of the ste.,n, said button hav@ing a portion forming a cylindrical wall spaced from and concentric with tli:e nozzl@e, a tubular exten@sion slidable within the cylindrical wall f-rom a retracted position to a projected position, mearis on thz@ tubular extension and cylindrical wall portion for limiting the extension in a projected position and a cap Glosing the outer end of the tubular extension. 10. An aerosol p@assage comprising a glass bottle containing @an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve provided with a projectitig slidable tubular stem po-rtion, a plastic protective housing havin.- side walls and an end ,vall, the other end @of the housing 3,184,115 beilig open to receivp. said bottle ' aclosure 'Lor said c@,,Ocn eiid havin- a -skirt poxtion overlying the in-tier surface of the side wallsadjace-iit the iopen end of the hotisir,.g, and means including portions lanced out -of said side v,,alls and siirt adjacent the open end to project inwardly and downwardly to interlock and prevent the closure froni movirg out of closing relation with the housing, said val@@ie stem projectin.- from the housing I-iavinp., a idispensing ir@@-ans mounted thereon, the openings formed lo by the la-nced out portions forming venting means for the housing iii the event of breakage of the bottle hav:sng the aerosol under pressure, aild preventing fra@@ments crf the broken bottle from leaving the housing, said dispensin,@ means comprising a button having la center por15 tion provided with a bore to rer-eive. the pro-j'ecting stem portion and a lateral passa.@e extendin.- to a dispensin.,- nozzle adjacent the ste,.n to disp@-nse material passin.- from the bottle and through the Yalve in response to inward movemer@t of t@he stem, said btitton havin_@ 20 ia pc)rtion forming a cylindrical wall sp@aced from and concentr.,c with the nozzle, a tubular extension slidable within the cylindric,@,l wall from an inoperative retr@acted position to an operative projected pdsition, means on @t-he tubular extension and cylindrical wall p,ortion for 25 li t @ ap m: in@ the extension in a projecl:ed position, and a c closin@- the outer end of the tubular extension, the inner end of said extension being provided with means disposed iinder said center portion Wilen the extension is in inopetative ret@racted position to prevent inadvertent -'O inw-ard movement of the @stem to disp,ense the ae-losol. II. An aerosol package comprising a glass bottle contain:na q-@i a--rosol u-ider presslire and having a diso aiising valve provided with a tubular stem portion, a plastic protective housing having side walls and an end wall, the 35 other end of the housing being open to receive said bot@tle, a closure for said open end, means securing the closure to the side walls to prevent the closure from moving out of closin., relation with the housing, said valve stem projec-ting from the open end and havin- a dispensing means connected thereto and having a transverse bore closed at one end by a wall and having a center portion to receive the stem, and means d-isposed in the bore and having a p;assage means conrieoting tie stem to a dispensing nozzle adjacent said wall. 45 12i An -aerosol park-age comprising a glass bottle containing;an aerosol underpressure and having a dispensing valve provided with a tubular stem por-tion, a plastic protective housing having side walls and an end wall, the ousing being adapted to receive said bottle, a closure for 50 said housing, and means including por-tions of said side walls adjacent the open end projecting inwardly to formabutinents to interlock with the closure to prevent the closure from moving out of closing relation wit-h the hous-ing, said valve -stem having a dispensing means connected 55 thereto and ha - ving a transverse bore form@ing a directing @chamber closed at one end by a wall, said means having a center portion to receive the valve stem and a thimble disposed in the bore and having a passage means connecting the stem to a dispensing nozzle adjacent said wall. S-1 60 13 An aerosol package compri 'ng a glass bottle r-ontaining an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve ptovided with a tubular stem portion, a plastic protective housidg having side walls and an end wall the other end of the housing being open to rec-ive said b@tti,, 65 a closure for said open end, means inclu@@ing portiotis of -said side wall-s adjacent the open end projecting inwardly -to form abu-trnents to interlock with the closure to, prevent the closure from moving out of closing relation with the housing, said valve stem having a dispensing means con70 nected thereto and having @a transverse bore closed a-t one end by a wall and forming a directing chamber, said means having a center portion to receive the valve stem, and means forming an elongate passage meansconnecting the valve stem to a dispensing nozzle adjacent said wall, 75 operation of said valve causing the aerosol to move along

said passage and be dispensed from a point adjacent said wall into the directing chamber to be directed thereby. 14. An aerosol package comprising a glass bottle containing an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve provided with a tubular stem portion, a plastic pro- 5 tective housing havin.- side walls, an end wall havin.- means to interloek- wi-th -the side walls to prevent separation therefrom and slidable within the side walls to provide an operating button, the housing being adapted to receive said bottle, and a closure secured to the other end 10 of said walls and having a dispensing means secured thereto, said valve stem bein- connerted to said dispensin.- means and having a transverse bore closed at one end by a wall and having a center portion to receive the stem and a thimble disposed in the bore and cooperat@ing 15 therewith to form a passage means connecting the stem to -a dispensin.- nozzle adjacent said wall to dispense material into said transverse bore -upon pre-ssure beinapplied to said operating button to move the bottle - relative to the valve stem. 20 15. An aerosol package comprising a glass bottle containing an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve -provided @with a projecting stem portion, a - pl@astic protective housing having side walls and an end wall, the other end of the housin.- bein.- open to receive said bottle, 25 a closure for said housing having a skir-t slida'aly mounted on said open end, and means including portions of said side walls adjacent the open end projecting inwardly to fopm abut-ments to en,-a.@e a shoulder on said - skirt.to interlocl,- tberewith to prevent the elosure from moving 30 out of closin-, relation with the housing, said closure receiv@ing the projecting valve stem and havin.- a dispensing means thereon. 16. An aerosol paela,-e comprising a glass bottle containin.- an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing 35 valve provided with a projectin.- stem portion, a plastic protective housin.- having side walls and an end wall, the other end of the housin.& being open to receive said bottle, a rlosurefor said housin.- having a sl-irt slidably mdunted on said open end, and means including portions of said 40 side walls adjacent the open end projecting inwardly to -form abutments to enaage a shoulder on said skirt to interlock therewith to prevent the clADsure fr-om moving out of closin.- relation with the housing, said pr-otective housing having at least one small sight openin.- - adjacent 4- @the end wall to permit the user to determine Nvhen the bottle is empt3@ said opening also venting the housing iTi the event of breakage of the bottle and preventing frag@ments of brol-en bottle from leaving the housing and said closure receivin.- the projectin.- valve stem and having a dispensing means m communication therewith. 17. An aerosol packa.-e comprising a -lass bottle co-ntaining an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing 'valve provided w-ith a prgjecting tubular stem portion, a plastic protective housin.- having side @walls and an end ,wall, the other end of -the housing bein.- open to receive said bottle, a closure for said housing havin @- a skirt slidably mounted on said open end, and means includinportions of said side walis adja--ent the open end - project' in.- in,%vardly and downwardly to form abutmen@ts to enga.-e a shoulder 4on said skipt to interlock therewith to prevent the closure from movina out of closin- relation with ,the housing, said closure having a cylindrical projection havin.- a central bore to recp-ive the valve stem and term.inating in a partial hemisphere having a surface p-arallel 6a to the axis of the cylindrical portion provided with a laterally directed dispensing nozzle communic-ating with sa.id bore, a pair of slots in the sides of the cylindrical p,rojection extending to a point adjacent the end thereof and lying in a plane parallel to the nozzle and passing 70 through -the axis of the cylindrical portion, an extension sleeve telescopin.- and cylindrical por-tion, said sleeve ,having a pair of pivot pins adjacent the inner end disposed in the slots whereby said sleeve r-an be raised until the pivots reach the ends of the slots and the extension 75 55 60 10 thereafter turned la@terally -to be aligned with the dispensing nozzle, t-he sleeve being cut away to receive the cy@lindrical projection when turned to said aligned position. 19. An aerosol package comprising a glass bottle containing an aerosol under pressure and having a dispensing valve provided with a projecting ttibular stem portion, a plastic protective housing having side walls and an end wall, the other end of the housing being open to receive said bottle, a closure for said housing having a skirt slidably mounted on said open end, and means including portions of said side walls adjacent the open end lanced inwardly and downwardly to form abutments to engage a shoulder on said skirt to interlock therewith to prevent the closure from moving out of closing relation wth the housing, said closure having acylindrical projection havin.- a central bore to receive the valve stem, said cylindrical projection terminating ina partial hemisphere havina surface parallel to the axis of the cylindrical portion and' having a dispensing nozzle therein conimunicating with said bore, a telescoping extension s'ieeve and means mounting said sleeve for sliding and pivotal movement on said cylindrical portion whereby said sleeve can be rais@-d and then pivoted at the end of said extension to be aligned with the dispensing nozzle. 19. An aerosol package comprising a glass bottle containing an aerosol under pressure ar@d havin- a dis,-,oensin@ valve provided with a projecting tubular st@r@ portion, @a plastic protective housing having side walls and an end wall, the other end of the housing being open to receive aid bottle, a closure for said housing having a skirt slidably mounted on said open end, and means including portions of said side walls adjacent the open eid projecting inwardly and downwardly to form abutinents to engage a shoulder on said skirt to interlock therewith to prevent the closure from moving otit of closing relation ivith the housing, said ciosure being slidable on the housing and having a cylindrical projection provided with a central bore to receive the valve stem and to actuate the vaINe upon inward sliding movement, said cylindrical projection terminating in a partial hemisphere having a surface parallel to the axis of the cylindrical portion and having a dispetising nozzle therein communicating with said bore, a pair of slots in the sides of the cylindrical projection extending to a point adjacent the end thereof and lying in a plane parahel to the nozzle ayid passing through the axis of the cylindrical portion and an extension sleeve ' elescopiiig said cylindrical portion, said sleeve having a removable closure for the outer end and a pair of pivot pins 'idjacent the inner end and disposed in the slots whereby 5o said sleeve can be raised until the pivots reach the ends of the slots and the extension thereafter turned laterally to be aligned with the dispensing nozzle, the sleeve being cut away to closely embrace the sides of the cylindrical projection when turned to said aligned position. 20. An aerosol packa,-e compnsing a container having a tubular valve stem projecting therefrom and a dispensing means therefor comprising a mounting member havin@ cylindrical projections provided with a central bore to receive the valve stem and to actuate the valve upon inward niovement thereof, said cylindrical projection terminating in a partial hemisphere having a surface parallel to the axis,of the cylindrical portion and having a dispensing nozzle therein communicating with said bore, a pair of solts in the sides of the cylindrical projection extending to a point adjacent the end thereof and lying in a plane parallel to the nozzle and passing throu,@h the axis of the cylindrical portion and an extension sleeve telescoping said cylindrical portion, said sleeve havii2g a removable closure for the outer end and a pair of pivot pins adjacent the inner end and disposed in the slots whereby said sleeve can be raised until the pivots reach the ends of the slots and the extension thereafter turned laterally to be aligned with the dispensing nozzle, the sleeve being cut away to closely embrace the sides of the cylindrical projection when turned to said aligned position.

3,184,115 12 21. An aerosol package coinprisin,- a containe'r for qn References Cited by the Ei@aininer aerosol under pressure having a dispensing valve provided UNITED STATES PATENTS Nvith a tubular stem portion, and a dispensing means cOnnected to the valve stem for movement therewith and hav1,411,542 4/22 VaTi Orsdale --------- -- 222@156 ing a transverse bore closed at one end to provide a direct5 2,948,439 8/6t) Glover et al - ------- --- 222@183 in- chamber, said dispensin.- means h@ving a center por2,965,100 12/60 Bridges ------------ 222-153 X tion to receive the stem :and a passage extend;ng from 2,966,283 12/60 Darvie ---------------- 222-183 the ste -m-to a dispens I iiig nbzz'ie at said closed end for con3,101,160 8/63 Picot ----------------- 222-183 ducting @the aerosol frorq the sten and projecting the aetosol into the directing chamber to travel the full lo LOUIS J. DEMBO, PrimaryExaminer. length thereof to be controlled and guided thereby throu.-h LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Exa)7iiiier. the open end of the bore.

3 9 1 8 4 , 1 1 5 United States Patent Office Patented May 18, 1965 3,184,115 AEROSOL DISPENSING PACKAGE PWI!P Meshber- 15 Stoneleigh 7@Road, Fairfield, Conn. Filed i*'I'ay 7, 1962, Ser. No. 192,737 21 CWms. (Cl. 222-156) 5 The present innention relates to an aerosol packa@,e and more particularly to an aerosol packa.-C having an uncovered glass bottle disposed in a protective holisin.- and to dispensin.- means therefor. 10 I-T@--retofore, in packa,-ing aerosol under pressure in a glass container, it has been the pract-ice to provide a plastic coatin@ on the bottle to prevent the glass fra,@ments of the bottle from causin.- injury should the bottle break becalise of excess pressure therein or for other reasons. 15 NVhile the plastic coating served this purpose, it did not prevent the material under pressure in the bottle from projectin- the valve stem carried by the top of the bottle at a hi.-h rate of sp-.ed, N,@ith the danger of ir@jury or damage. 20 The present inventio-.i overcomes these diffictilties by pron,iding a plain -lass bottle hav@'@ng the valve sectired by a mounting means to the neck of the bottle with the valve stem projecting therefrom. The bottle is then disposed within a protective housin.-, preierably ol' molded 25 shock resistant plastic, having a bottom a-.id side walls and a closure therefor whicli is adapted to be secured to the walls of the hoiising and have a portion exte-@iding over the end of the bottle to prevent the valve from being projected in the event of breakage of tl,@e bottle. 30 The protective housing is 13rovided with ventin@ means to permit the pressire to be dissipated, in th. event of breakage of the bottle, without damaging the housing. Preferably, part of the venting means can be formed as al)ertures adjacent the bottom of the housing which serve 35 as si.-ht openings to permit the user to determine when the enclosed container is empty. The basic unit can be provided w-ith various types of dispensina means to form the dispensing paelage. In one form of the invention the dispensin.- mep@ns incILides 40 telescoping sleeves forming a directing chamber for directina the material for oral application, the telescopic sleeves h:i,in- means for preventing inadvertent operation of the device when in a retracted inop-@rative position. 1-n another form of the invention a fluid directip-g sleeve 45 is pivotally mounted on a projectlon of the closure for the housing and cooperates with the holising to be mo-%,ed into a dispensing posit,on. In other forms of !he invention the dispensing means 50 is provided with aii elongate dispensing passage which places the nozzle at the back of the applying chamber to provide for a better distribution of the spray formed by the nozzle. While the closiire for the walls of the honsing can be 55 heat sealed in position so as to form a 'Linitary structure, in the preferred form of the invention the - interlock betiveen the closiire and the walls of the protective housing is formed by lancing o-ut or otherwise forming tongues in the side walls which will cooperate with the closiire member to prevent it from being moved out of closing 60 relation. In some instances the lanced oiit tongues cooperate with a shoulder on the closure member to permit sliding movement of the closure for dispensing the material. 2 Other features and aclvantages of the invention will be apparent from the specifica:tion and claims when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in wbich: FIGURE 1 shows a longitlidinal sectional view of one f-orm of the dispensing package with the dispensing sleeve in retracted position. FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. I with the sleeve in projected operative position. FIG. 3 is a sectional vienv taken along lines 3-3 of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a front view of a dispenser as shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a side view of the dispenser. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the telescopic sleeve. FIGS. 7 and 8 show a front view and a longitiidinal sectional view of another, form of package. FIG. 9 shows a view of a still flirther form ol' the invention. FIG. 10 shows a view, partly in section, of a still further form of the invention. F.TG. I I is a side view of the form of the invention shown in FIG. 1 0. FIG. 12 is a view of the invention of FIG. 10 in a dispensing position. '-FIG. 13 is a view, partially in section, taken alon.- lines 13-13 of FIG. II. As shown -in the,- drawings, the basic iinit or container includes a breakable bottle 10, which may be -Lincoated glass or the lil-e frangible material, having therein material 10a under pressure. this can be any sort of aerosol malerial having a propellant to provide a pressure for disrensing the materi-,tl from the bottle under control of a valve II Which may be a metering or nonmeterin.- valve, as required, and ",hicli is secured in place by the valve mouiiting ferrule 12 and has a valve stem 13 provided wi'@.h ti-ie usual passages projectin,- therefrom. The bottle is positioned in a plastic protective bousing 14 havi@ig s-,de walls 15 and a bottom wall 16. Preferably, the housing is formed from a strong shock resistant material, such as polyethylene or the like, which will absorb shock to resist breakage of the bottle by outside forces as when the device is dropped or hit a blow and v@hich is strong enough to resist expansive forces such as might be present if the bot'tle should break because of excess pressure therein. It is provided with vents 17, 17a, -vihich are very small so as to prevent passage of glass fragments therethrough, for permitting passage of gaseotis niaterial from the housing to relieve the pressure therein in the even'Ltl-ie bottle should break. in the preferred form of the invention the vetits 17 are positioned on opposite sides of the bousing and are fornied as elongate slits, as shown in FIGS. I and 5, which also provide sigl@it openin-s so that the contents of the bottle caii be viewed and t'he Liser deterrnine when the bottle is empty or almost empty. While sliding shlitters or the like may be provided to close the sight opening in the case of materials in the bottle which may be affected by light passing through the sl,'.ts, in the herein illustrated form of the invention plain Linshuttered slits are e.-nployed. le is inserted througl-i the open end 16a of The bott, the housing and the housing is closed by a closure 13.

The closure has a socket or shoulder Iga thereon engap@ing the end of the side walls 15 to limit insertion of a depending flange 19 thereon adapted to exlend into the end of the housing. The closure also has an end wal.1 20 extending over the mounting ferrule of the valile and provided with @an opening 20a throu@ @h Which the steiii of the valve passes to project above the container. The closure may b@- heat sealed in plac-. or, as hereinillustrated, side wall 15 and flange 19 are lanced to provide inwardly and downwardly exlending interlocked tongues 21, 22 as shown in FIG. 1, at a plurality of places around the side wall to effectively lock til-e closure to the container and prevent the closure frori i-noving out of closing positi6n under pressure should the bottle break. Further ' if desired, the ends of the flange 19 can cooperate with the boitle @as shown in FIG. 1 to provide a means for centering and holdin@ the bottle in proper positio-.i within the housing. Since the end wall 20 overlies the valve niounting fer,rule, it will prevent the valve from being projected out of the container in the event that it is released due to the breakage of the bottle. This basic container unit including the bottle and housing may be used with various types of dispensing rpeans. As herein illustrated, thedispensing rpeans -,vill be described as various f6rms of applicators for use iii direct,ing the aerosol int6 body cavities. In the form of the invention sh6wn in FIGS. 1-6, the dispensing nieans or button 30 has a central portion 31 provided with a bore 32 for receivi-ng the eii-d of the valve stem to be secured thereto for mov-lment therp.with. A passage 32a exteids from the stem and opens iii a nozzle 33. While a mechanical break up or the like may be used, the nozzle herein illustrated is a conical depression in the button for dispersing the fluid as it passes therefrom. The dispe-@ising means has @ an outer wall 34 formed by a transverse bore 3-4,a closed at one end, said bore having ,slidably mounted th.erein a tubillar sleelie 35 to form a directing chamber concentric with the nozzle. In the illustrated from of the inventi6n the transverse bore and sleeve are cylindrical and means are provided for controlling the sliding movement of the sleeve with respect to the bore. This is accomplished by providing longitudinal external grooves 36 in the si.eeve terminating short of the inner end of th,- sleeve to form an abutment 37 ahd by providing lanced olit tongues 38 in the outer Nvall extending into the grooves to prevent rotation of tb-e sleeve in the bore while permitting sliding movement therein with the abutments 37 engaging th-- ends of the tongues to limit the outward movernent of the slee-ve. The sleeve has a slot 39 in the bottom thereof in line with a groove 36a which permits the sleeve- to straddle the valve stem aid to move the blocking portion 35a under the central portion 31 to prevent it from m6ving inwardly to a position in which it woiild operate th . e valve when the sleeve is in its retracted in6perative position, as shown in FIG. 1. The directing chamber can be closed by a plu,a or clostire member 40 having a sleevelike ilange 41 adapted to be inserted in the open end of the sleeve 35. In order to prevent foreign material from passing into the container through the opening 20a, the d;spensing device is provided with a depending skirt 42 which closely embraces the sides 43 of the closure to provide a complete enclosure therefor while still permitting the d;spens@ ing button to be move downwardly toward the contanier by finger pressure being applied to a top flat surface 44 of the dispensing means when it is desired to actuate the valve through the operation of the valve stem to dispense material tliere,froni. In the fbrm of the invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 the basic unit as described ab6ve is provid6d wilh a dis. pensing device which is oval in cross section and may 4 be used as an oral applicator or as an "eye cup," depending upon the inaterial in the container. Th.- dispensing means 130 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 includes a central portion 131 having a bore 132 to receive and be mounted on the end of the valve stem 13 and has a wall 133 formed by a transverse bore 133a which is provided with a closed end 134. A thimble 135 is ;nserted in the transverse bore 133 and is provided with an elongaled groove 136 opening in the bottom of 10 th,- thimble adjacent th,- closed wall of the bore of the disperisipg device to provide a nozzle l.'y7 for dispensing the material from the container with a predetermined spray pattern. This locates the nozzle a pr-,determined distance from the open end of the bore, and preferably 15 iii a position concentri-, Nvith the bore vihich forms the dispensing char@iber for the device, preferably, the open end of the thimble is beveled at 135a so as not to ir@terfere with the spray pattern established by tile nozzle. A depending skirt 1,48 extends from the dispensing 20 nieans and slides over the wall 149 of the closure 120 to provide -for sliding movement of the dispensing means as it moves the stem invvardly.under finger pressuke applied to the top portion 130a to control the valve to dispense the material from the bottle. 25 If desired, a closure plug 150 having a fla-tige 151- insertable in the open end of the bore 133a in the dispensing means may be provided for closing the bore when the device is not in use. In the form of the invention shown in FIG. 9 the basic 30 unit iticludes the bottle 10 positioned in a housing 214 having side Nvalls 215. One end of the housing has a,noperatin.- member 216 formed by a sliding closure button 217 having upturned edges 211'a cooperating with in. turned edges 218 tlae adjacent side walls to preveiit th-, 35 button 217 from b---ing moved out of closin.- position, yet permitting inward niovement of the button for moving the bottle in the housing and causing the valve to be operated as will be explained. The other end of the housing is clbsed by a closure member 219 having a 40 fange 220 adapted to be inserted within the wqlls 215 with the ends of the wall di@posed in a socket 221. The wall and flange are then heat sealed to permanently secure theri to,-ether. The clos-are member has a shouldered neck 222 overlying the mounting ferrule 12 cif 45 th-- bottle on which the dispensing unit 230 is mounted by means of a flange 230a being secured thereto. The dispensing means has a cenILral portion 231 provided vvith a bore 232 for receivi-ng the stern 13 and has a traverse bore 233 having a closed end 234 forming the 5o dispensilig chamber. A thimble 235 is inserted i-ii 'Lhe bore and is provided with grooves 236 forming a passage from the valve stem to a nozzle 237 at the end of the bore adjacent the closed wall. Preferably, the dispensiig chamber is set at an angle to the housing as shown in 55 FIG. 9 so that when the end of the dispensing device is appl@.ed to the mouth in the position shown in the drawings, the container portion will be slightly tilted so as not to be interfered with by the nose while it is b@-ing operated. 60 In operatioii, @the dispensing means is supported by a thumb engaging a -flat bottoni portion 238 in proper apPlYir-9 Positioli in t'ne mouth cavity ix@hile the finger p.,esses on the closure button ZI-7 to move the b6ttle downwardly in the housiiig and actuate the valve to dispense 65 t'@-c material tind--r presslire from the bottl--. In the form of the iiivention shown in F.'GS. 10-13, the basic Linit is the same as described above, except that i'L has a sliding c'ostire member and includes the bot'Lle 10 positioned in t'he plastic protective ho-.jsing 14 having 70 - side walls l@5. Tlle valve mounting Lerrule is secured to the neck of the bottle with the valve stem 13 projecling 11-ierefrom. T.,ic closure meriber 3!4,3 comprises a centr-,il project-on 319, here;n illusl.-ated as cylindrical i.,i form, having a substantially hemispherical top portion 320. The 75 bottom cr@d of the projection 319 is provided with a.

shoulder 321 connected to a flange 322 liavin.- slidingen-age-@ment with the inner siirface of the walls YL5. The sicie walls 15 have the usually lanced in tongues 21 which e,xtend inwardly and dow-jiwardly and cooperate with the slio,-llder 321 to prevept the closure membz@r from movinoutwardlv out of Qlosin@ relations!-., , yet permit the p closure member to mov.- inwardly to operate the valve as will be described. The proje:ction 3'-,9 has a central portion 323 provided N@,ith a bore 324 to receive and be secured to the en--I of the valve stem 13. A passa,@e Z-25 extends from the bore axially o@t the projection and to substanti,,illy the center of the hemispherical portion as shown in FIGS. 10 and 13. The hemisph,-rical top portion 320 of the proi.- ction is clit away, as shown in FI.G. 10, to provid@ a laterally facing -,vall or surface 326 in ivhich is positionzd a srilable dispeisin.- nozzle 327 connected to the passage Slid,-,bly mounted on the projection -is a sleeve @2S,. As shown in -FIGS. 11 to 13, the sides of the pro-jection are provided with ---rooves 329 in which the integral pins 'lz3O on the sl--eve are disnosed, the grooves being located in a pl@aiie which is parallel to the wall 326 haviii.- the nozzle there;n and iv'@ii-.h also inclu@d-es the axis of tb.e ttibul,ir extension. The sleeve is in tho norriial inoperative position as showq in FIGS. 10 and 1 1 wli--rein it is in telescopinl- rela'@ion with tne projection. 14-owever, when it is desired to use the unit to dispense the material froni th@, pac'-a-e, iiie sleeve is raised until the pins en@.a.-e the tipper epds ol the slots 329 and the sleeve is the-@i pivot,-d into a lateral operative position as siiown in FIG. 12 in Nvh"ch it is substantially concentric with the nozzle and -forms a directing chamber for directin.- ilie passage of @he aerosol mater;ai used. Ttie side wall of tlie sleeve is cut a-v,)ay at 331, as sho-wn in FIGS. 11 -tnd 12, to permit tl-ie sleeve to be moved to the hor;zontal position and to en.@a.-e aid be posilioned by the sides of the projectin-. portion 3;19 wheii in said horizonlal position. In iLe operative position the sl@@,-eve overlies the tot) of 'the projection so th,,it pressure cin be applied to tll-_ sleeve in th.- direction of the closure m-.mb@zr causip@ the closure meniber to slide inwardly and actuate the valio Lo dispense niate.-ial from the container. In order to prevent inadvertent operation of the device when the sleeve is in LTioperative position, it will be r@oted that the ir@ner erd of the siceve in FIG. 13 enga.-es the top of the ton,-aes 21 and prevents inwardrnovem.-ilt of the sleeve and closure member as mi.-h@ caiise movement of the valve to dispense material from the bottle. If desired, a pl-og or closure 332 having a depending fange 333 can be i-.lsertpd in'Lo the end of 'Lhe sleeve shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 13 to close th@@ end of the sleeve and prevent foreign material froin passing into the sleeve to contaminalle the m,tterial beirig dispensed thereirom. Variations and modifications may be made -%,ithin the scope of the claims and portioiis of the improvements may be used wilhoat others. 1