Abstract: In a washer nozzle assembly, the upper lip portion defining a nozzle opening extends more forwardly than the lower lip portion so that the part of the washer liquid directed upward is blocked by the longer upper lip portion, and the upper part of the spray pattern includes more liquid droplets of larger sizes as compared to the prior art. Thus, the loss of washer liquid by being flown above the windshield at high speed can be reduced, and the spray pattern of the washer nozzle assembly can be optimized for all speeds.

Abstract: Rechargeable dispensers, in particular spray bottle dispensers including at least one chemical reservoir for recharging the spray bottle dispenser. Preferably, a plurality of separate chemical reservoirs containing chemical concentrate are provided within the spray bottle dispenser to fully contain any inadvertent spillage of chemicals, and to insure a high degree of safety against accidental spills, and/or accidental ingestion by children.

Abstract: A figure eight mechanism moves a thermal spray gun over a substrate such that the deposit pattern has a figure eight configuration. The mechanism and thereby the thermal spray gun and the pattern are traversed along the substrate. The mechanism is such that, when driven by an input drive of constant speed, the deposit travels along the configuration at a non-uniform velocity. A drive system provides an input drive with varying speed so as to reduce the non-uniformity of the velocity. In one aspect a motor has varying speed, and in another aspect a linkage between a constant speed motor and the mechanism provides the varying speed.

Abstract: A device for dispensing a comminuted liquid to the upper respiratory tract, which comprises an electrohydrodynamic comminution device and a supplier of a liquid to the comminution device. And a device for comminuting a liquid, the comminution site of which is provided by fibers projecting from an end surface or edge, the edge or surface being composed substantially of fibers.

Abstract: A generator/dispenser for mono-dispersed aerosol, with droplet size precisely controlled by a stepper motor and a nozzle array having a great number of operational micro-vias, and with fluid volume dosage control. A specified dose is delivered over an accurately controlled interval of time, by decrementing the volume of a fluid reservoir upon each of a specified number of control pulses to a stepper motor, which moves a ball screw linear actuator with great precision on each control pulse. The reservoir is closed at the aerosol delivery position by a nozzle array, which is a thin sheet with myriad micro-via holes. The micro-vias are of the same dimensions and orientation, producing for a medical inhaler the desired micro-droplet volume, for example the volume of a 3-.mu.m diameter droplet from each micro-via, for each pulse.

Abstract: A method of conditioning a flow of fluid comprises the steps of introducing a fluid into a nozzle body having an opening defining an inlet, an opening defining an outlet, and an inner surface connecting the inlet and the outlet, directing the fluid introduced into the inlet of nozzle body over the inner surface, and applying a pressure to the fluid. The inner surface of the nozzle is asymmetric with respect to a centerline of the inlet to provide a first region outside the nozzle of relative maximum pressure and a second region outside the nozzle of relative minimum pressure, where the first and second regions are substantially the same distance from the outlet. A fluid-conditioning nozzle comprises an inlet having an edge defining a first circumference, an outlet, offset from and spaced apart from the inlet, having an edge defining a second circumference, smaller than the first circumference, and a transition surface extending between the inlet and the outlet.

Abstract: An agricultural spray implement includes a plurality of removable valve/filter/nozzle cartridges. Each removable cartridge has a housing that retains a high speed solenoid valve and a spray nozzle. When the solenoid valve is open, an agricultural liquid (for example, herbicide) flows through the solenoid valve, through a chamber in the housing, and through the nozzle. To monitor cartridge operation and/or to detect cartridge failures (for example, a solenoid valve that is stuck open or closed or a nozzle that is clogged), a pressure sensor is provided that detects a pressure in the chamber. A chamber pressure that does not change when the solenoid valve is controlled to open and/or close is indicative of cartridge failure. Operation of each of the many spray cartridges of the agricultural spray implement is monitored from a single display.

Abstract: A sprinkling apparatus constructed as a square sprinkler has a nozzle arrangement with a straight row of nozzles, whereof each has a nozzle inlet connected by a nozzle duct to a nozzle outlet. At least in a portion between the nozzle inlet and nozzle outlet, the nozzles are constructed as rubber-like water guidance ducts, which are disconnectable by a force action transversely to the water flow direction. For the disconnection of individual nozzles clamping sliders are provided and are displaceable transversely to the water flow direction against the rubber-like nozzles and in the case of a displacement in each case disconnect or release again a nozzle. This permits a very variable adjustment of the sprinkling pattern.

Abstract: A liquid sprayer with two side-by-side containers, an interconnecting bridge, and a nozzle insert positioned interiorly of the bridge. Alternatively, a two container piggyback liquid sprayer, a button actuator and a nozzle insert positioned interiorly of the button. One container is for product such as paint, etc., and the other container contains propellant. Very high product/propellant ratios are obtained. An intermediate portion of the nozzle insert has a venturi constriction with an internal propellant outlet orifice. Two product channels transverse to the nozzle insert longitudinal axis overlap the internal outlet orifice by approximately one-half. An outer frustoconical surface surrounds the internal venturi constriction outlet. An expansion chamber diameter is greater than the diameter of both the venturi constriction outlet orifice and the outer frustoconical surface adjacent this orifice.

Abstract: A novelty drinking straw including an elongated straw portion extending into a molded structure for passing liquid through the molded structure. A short straw portion is also attached to the molded structure and is aligned with the elongated straw portion to generate an illusion that the short straw portion and the elongated straw portion form a continuous liquid passage. The molded structure is in the form of an action figure or other character. The elongated straw portion and the short straw portion extend from opposing sides of a first hand of the action figure, thereby generating an illusion that the first hand is holding a single continuous straw. The elongated straw portion extends through a body of the action figure to a second elongated straw portion extending from a second hand. A second short straw portion is also attached to the second hand such that another illusion is generated that the second hand is holding a second continuous straw.

Abstract: The injector has a hollow body carrying a nozzle, and a metering valve hag a valve body housed in a cylindrical seat of the hollow body. The valve body has a distribution cavity for distributing high-pressure fuel to a control chamber of the valve, whereas the seat communicates with a cavity at atmospheric pressure and in which the control rod slides. The sealing device has an annular seal, which is compressed between two shoulders carried by the surface of the seat and by an outer surface of a portion of the valve body so as to provide for redundant sealing between the two surfaces.

Abstract: A liquid atomizer for, e.g., fuel, comprises a tube having an opening for receiving pressurized liquid flow. The tube has a closed end, a wall, and a plurality of bores in the wall. The bores are disposed in consecutive circumferential rows, and are oriented at an acute angle .alpha. with respect to a radius of the tube and at an acute angle .beta. with respect to a longitudinal axis of the said tube. A shell having a discharge end with a discharge orifice encircles a portion of length of the tube, including the closed end of the tube. The shell forms an annular chamber around the tube end and an end chamber between the closed tube end and the shell discharge end. Liquid under pressure entering the tube opening is directed outwardly through the wall bores into the annular chamber, into the end chamber, and out through the discharge orifice for introduction, for example, into a combustor.

Abstract: An electrically powered device for dispensing particulate material by an air stream is formed from a housing with a handle portion and a reservoir portion which is positioned in front of the handle portion and includes an arcuately shaped bottom wall, a top wall, an exit passage associated with the top wall, and an inlet passage leading from the handle portion to the reservoir portion, and further including an air supply associated with the inlet passage for providing air thereto.

Abstract: A fountain includes a container having a top with an opening therein, a bottom, and an interior for holding a liquid, such as water. An elongated, hollow support member is positioned within the interior and extending from the opening in the top. This support member has a first end mounted at or near the bottom of the container, a second end terminating a predetermined distance above the opening in the top, and an exterior surface over which liquid flows. A pump positioned within the interior and operably connected to the first end of the support member pumps liquid in the interior into and through the hollow support member to flow out its second end and then along the exterior surface of the support member to return to the interior of the container. A faucet is attached to the second end of the support member in a manner which allows the liquid to flow from the second end.

Abstract: A horizontal oxidation furnace injector comprising an inner tube and an outer tube. The inner tube has an inner tube inlet and an inner tube outlet. The inner tube inlet is used for receiving a first gas and the inner tube outlet is used for outputting the first gas. The outer tube has a branch tube and an outer tube outlet. The branch tube further includes an outer tube inlet. The outer tube inlet is used for receiving a second gas, and the outer tube outlet is used for outputting the secord gas. Furthermore, the outer tube outlet and the inner tube outlet are at the same end. In addition, part of the inner tube is enclosed by the outer tube of the injector while the remainder of the inner tube is exposed, and the inner tube has no bends.

Abstract: A pop-up rotary sprinkler with adjustable arc limits has a memory arc mechanism separate from its arc adjustment and head reversing mechanisms for automatically returning the head to oscillation between its pre-set sector limits should its head be twisted or held against normal rotation by a vandal. The sprinkler may optionally include a throttling valve for substantially reducing the flow of water from the nozzle in the head until the head has rotated back within its pre-set arc limits. The amount of water that would otherwise be sprayed onto walkways and highways, for example, is greatly reduced, thereby eliminating safety hazards.

Abstract: A spray dispensing device is provided which can be used with non-pressurized containers. The device includes passageways for directing streams of air and, liquid where the liquid is broken up into droplets and emitted as a fine spray through an orifice. An annular air passageway is concentrically disposed around a liquid passageway, and the air is lead through air swirl passages, where the annular stream of air is given a rotary motion as the result of swirl vanes forming the air swirl passages. The velocity of air past a product passageway exit orifice also creates a Bernoulli effect which reduces pressure at that orifice, which acts to draw liquid to the spray orifice. The device may include a dip tube for the liquid which is provided with a check valve for retaining liquid at a high level in the dip tube after each spray cycle so that spraying is nearly instantaneous upon actuation.

Abstract: A choke plate or damper is removably mounted in the bottom of the broadcast spreader hopper. The choke plate is formed with three apertures, each of which is surrounded by a boss which, with the choke plate in an operative position, projects through a material discharge outlet in the hopper bottom for sliding engagement with a shutter plate slidably mounted on a rear underside portion of the hopper. A deflector is slidably mounted on a forward underside portion of the hopper and is formed with a rearwardly projecting and downwardly inclined portion that, as the deflector is adjusted, moves between positions of greater and lesser interposition between the hopper outlet and a rotary impeller disposed therebelow.

Abstract: A shower head comprising an insert which is suitable to make the cap that covers the monolithic assembly formed by a button and a return lever for the actuation of the device for switching from a central jet to a peripheral jet and viceversa appear to be divided into two portions: one which lies above the button and one which lies above the return lever.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a spray gun adapted for spray-applying fiber-reinforced resins with ceramic fiber loadings of at least about 55 wt-%. Such novel spray gun has an inlet for admitting the fiber-reinforced resin; an air inlet for atomizing the fiber-reinforced resin; a catalyst inlet; and an outlet for expelling catalyzed fiber-reinforced resin from the spray gun. The spray gun also has a straight-line delivery channel in fluid communication with the resin inlet, the catalyst inlet, and the outlet. A flow actuator is provided for selectively actuating admission of the fiber-reinforced resin and the catalyst into the spray gun. The resin inlet and the catalyst inlet are disposed for admitting resin and catalyst, respectively, in line into the straight-line delivery channel.