Patent Application
20180014525
The present disclosure relates to dispensers, and more particularly, to apparatus for converting a powered air blower to a dispenser dispensing a spray by adapting a spray dispenser to be mounted to the blower.
Gasoline and electric powered air blowers have been provided for consumer use to perform certain tasks such as blowing leaves from sidewalks, driveways, and the like. Another consumer need, particularly for maintenance or operation of yards, gardens, and similar venues, is that of spraying chemicals. Herbicides, pesticides, and other chemicals are available for dispensed onto grass, shrubs, other plants, the ground, buildings, and other environmental objects. Some chemicals are commercially available with dedicated spray dispensers. Others are not so provided.
There exists a need to provide spray dispensers for chemicals not ordinarily provided with spray type dispensers.
The disclosed concepts address the above stated situation by providing a removal spray dispenser mountable to and usable in conjunction with a commercial powered air blower. Atomized or droplet discharge from the spray enters an air stream being discharged by the blower.
It is an object to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof by apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable, and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
These and other objects will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
Various objects, features, and attendant advantages of the disclosed concepts will become more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
Referring first to
Apparatus 100 may further comprise a chassis 108, wherein each one of the at least one discharge port 102 and each one of the at least one clamp are mounted on chassis 108. Alternatively stated, chassis 108 provides a convenient structural platform for mounting functional components of apparatus 100. As depicted in
Spray nozzle 104 has an aperture (not separately shown) so that fluid supplied under pressure will be discharged as droplets easily carried by air discharged from the powered air blower.
The at least one discharge port 102 may comprise a first discharge port 102 and a second discharge port 102 arranged to discharge a fluid (not shown) in mirror opposition to fluid discharged from first discharge port 102. That is, where two discharge ports 102 are provided, they are diametrically opposed to one another, and arranged to discharge fluids downwardly (as shown in
It should be noted at this point that orientational terms such as downwardly refer to the subject drawing as viewed by an observer. The drawing figures depict their subject matter in orientations of normal use, which could obviously change with changes in body posture and position of a human user. Therefore, orientational terms must be understood to provide semantic basis for purposes of description only, and do not imply that their subject matter can be used only in one position.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “first”, “second”, etc., are used herein merely as labels, and are not intended to impose ordinal, positional, or hierarchical requirements on the times to which these terms refer. Moreover, reference to, e.g., a “second” item does not either require or preclude the existence of, e.g., a “first” or lower-numbered item, and/or, e.g., a “third” or higher-numbered item.
Still referring to
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one clamp comprises an alligator jaw clamp 112. Alligator jaw clamps enable ready, intuitive connection to discharge tube 10.
Turning now to
The invention may be thought of as a method of converting a powered air blower to a sprayer. The method may comprise coupling at least one discharge port 102 connected to a feed conduit 106 to a discharge conduit 10 of the powered air blower such that a direction of discharge of associated spray nozzle 104 is generally aligned with a direction of air discharged from a discharge tube 10 of the powered air blower, coupling the at least one discharge port 102 to discharge tube 10 of the powered air blower, operating the powered air blower, and feeding fluid under pressure into discharge port 102 and subsequently into the air discharged from the powered air blower.
It should be understood that the various examples of the apparatus(es) disclosed herein may include any of the components, features, and functionalities of any of the other examples of the apparatus(es) disclosed herein in any feasible combination, and all of such possibilities are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Many modifications of examples set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings.
Therefore, it is to be understood that the present disclosure is not to be limited to the specific examples presented and that modifications and other examples are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, although the foregoing description and the associated drawings describe examples of the present disclosure in the context of certain illustrative combinations of elements and/or functions, it should be appreciated that different combinations of elements and/or functions may be provided by alternative implementations without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
This application claims priority in accordance with 37 CF.R. 1.19(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/363,134 filed for HAND HELD LEAF BLOWER EXTERNAL MOUNT LIQUID DISPENSING MIST NOZZLE ASSEMBLY filed Jul. 15, 2016 which is included herein in its entirety by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62362759 | Jul 2016 | US |
