摘要 |
An aerosol valve comprising a mounting cup (10), a gasket (14) having a central opening, a valve housing (12), a valve stem (20) and a valve body (16), wherein the valve stem and valve body move within the valve housing in response to pressure on the valve stem, the improvement comprising a valve body having at least one upstanding wall (26) defining a recess (22) in the valve body and having a slot (21) extending from the top shoulder of the upstanding wall which slot communicates with the interior of the container when the valve is actuated; a valve stem having a longitudinal opening therethrough and a member (24) that frictionally and releasably engages within the valve body recess, said valve stem further having an orifice (42) aligned with the longitudinal opening of the valve stem, which communicates at one side with the slot in the recess of the valve body and at the other side with the longitudinal opening in the valve stem; and the central opening of the gasket sealing the slot defined by the upstanding wall of the valve body when the valve is in a closed position. |