Abstract: A dispensing system for bottled water, having a vented fluid dispenser assembly secured to the neck of a bottle which is inverted and supported by a bracket. The vent tube extends inward through the fluid to near the bottle bottom and ends with a check valve. A concentric valve member located within a flow tube seals against a valve seat and is manipulated by the reciprocating motion of a sleeve which surrounds the flow tube. The valve member is shaped with varying diameters, to regulate flow rate as a function of its elevation relative to the valve seat. The outer end of the valve member is releasably fastened to the sleeve center.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sanitary chemical spray apparatus mounted to a front bumper of a dump truck, which comprises an extensible jack member and a spray gun including a guide roller and a plurality of nozzles disposed at one end thereof for inserting into a trash container through a door or disposed at the front upper portion of a side wall thereof. The nozzles of the apparatus can be used to spray chemicals within the trash container after removing the solid waste materials therefrom during a sanitary cleaning operation.

Abstract: A tool for assisting spray work at a high position which includes a pole, a holder for holding a spray device at an upper portion of the pole, a valve-opening mechanism for opening an ejecting valve of the spray device, and an operating mechanism for remotely operating the valve-operating mechanism from a lower portion of the pole. The holder for holding the spray device at an upper portion of the pole includes an upper holder fixed on the upper end of the pole, laterally extending and having a fitting portion for holding a neck portion of the spray device, and a lower holder having a tubular portion slidably mounted on the pole, an arm laterally extending from the tubular portion, and a receiving portion provided at a free end of the arm. The receiving portion supports the lower center surface of the spray device. A clamping mechanism is provided for fixing the tubular portion on the pole.

Abstract: A highly-viscous material coating apparatus for use, e.g. in an automobile coating process, to coat a joint of a workpiece, may be mounted on a robot. It provides improved operation where the workpiece provides a reference surface parallel to the joint, where the workpiece provides a reference surface displaced from the joint at varying distances along the length of the joint, and where the workpiece provides no reference surface. Where a reference surface is available, an extendable spring-biased guide pin of the apparatus moves along the reference surface, and any positional errors are compensated-for by action of the spring. If the distance between the reference surface and the joint varies, the varying distance may be compensated for by various disclosed practices. The apparatus also can be used where no reference surface is provided by retracting the guide pin with respect to the nozzle and by controlling the robot so as to direct the nozzle to the joint.

Abstract: A tool for assisting spray work at a high position which includes a pole, a holder for holding a spray device at an upper portion of the pole, a valve-opening mechanism for opening an ejecting valve of the spray device, and an operating mechanism for remotely operating the valve-operating mechanism from a lower portion of the pole. The pole can be telescopic with a rigid wire rod running therethrough. A chuck mechanism at the lower portion of the pole catches the wire rod when the operating mechanism is operated.

Abstract: A portable liquid sprayer has a tank adapted to contain a supply of liquid received through a fill opening, an a pump for pressurizing liquid contained therein. A first spraying mechanism includes a first control valve carried on the tank and a first nozzle removably connected to the tank. A second spraying mechanism and a second nozzle form part of a wand assembly located at one end of a flexible hose. The hose has a coupling at the opposite end adapted to be interchangeably connected to the tank in the place of the first nozzle. The first control valve has a valve seat included as an integral component of the first nozzle and without which the first control valve is incapable of preventing the flow of pressurized liquid therethrough from the tank.

Abstract: A device for watering elevated plants has a small container for holding water mounted on a support structure so as to be rotatable in a vertical plane. The support structure is at the end of a stick which can be used to elevate the small container when it is filled with water. The device also has a rope which is attached to the small container and which runs up and over said support structure and down to the end of the stick so that a pull on the rope will tip the container to water plants.

Abstract: A granular algaecide dispensing device for dispensing granular algaecide in controlled amounts and in specific locations, such as on algae spots, in a fluid vessel, such as a swimming pool, from a position above the surface of said fluid vessel. The device consists of a tubular chamber which may be filled with a granular algaecide, and has a valve assembly at one end and an end cap and handle at the opposite end. The device is readily removably mounted at the receiving end of any standard swimming pool pole by means of the handle connector. An operator at the opposite end of the pole may position the device at any desired location in the fluid vessel and, by pulling a control line which is attached to the valve assembly and which runs the length of the pole, the valve will be forced to open, and the granular algaecide will be steadily released from the dispenser onto the desired location until the control line is released.

Abstract: A remote actuator for an aerosol can is in the form of an elongate rod having a jaw structure at one end for gripping around the neck of the can, a pivoted finger above the jaw structure for depressing the spray-release button of the can, an operating handle for the pivoted finger located adjacent the other end of the rod, and a linkage extending through the rod interior connecting the finger and the handle. Alternative jaw structures are described and the actuator may have a squeegie device for attachment to the other end of the rod to extend its uses.

Abstract: A leak detection device and method for detecting leaks in a fluid vessel such as a swimming pool from a position above the surface of the fluid is disclosed. The device includes a tubular member which may be detachably mounted to a telescoping pole and which houses a flexible dye reservoir. An actuation lever mounted on the tubular member for selective contact with a surface of the flexible reservoir and having a cord attached which runs the length of the pole, permits dye to be expelled from the reservoir by manipulation of the string by an operator positioned at the other end of the pole. Leaks may be detected by attaching the device to the end of the pole and positioning the device beneath the surface of the fluid adjacent a suspected leak. By pulling the cord to cause dye to be expelled, visual confirmation of a leak is determined by seepage of the dye into the leak.

Abstract: A remotely actuated, liquid sprayer unit which is configured to be removably mounted onto most commonly used floor buffing machines of almost any size or design and which can be adjusted to direct the spray in the desired direction and at the desired distance. The sprayer unit of this invention includes a container for the liquid, a frame for supporting the container, a spray head which is attached to the container, a mounting assembly for attaching the container frame to a housing of the buffing machine in a desired position, and a chain which runs from the spray head to the handle of the buffer for convenient actuation of the spray head by the user. The length of the chain is adjustable for any size handle, and includes one loop for hooking the chain onto the handle and a second loop adapted to be grasped for actuation of the spray head.

Abstract: The invention provides an eye drop dispensing bottle, comprising, in addition to the dispensing opening, an elastic supporting finger by which the bottle may be supported, e.g. at the forehead over the eye, thus achieving an easy and accurate tilting of the dispensing opening in the direction towards the eye.

Abstract: A hole, particularly an accidental perforation, is closed by manoeuvering a bladder (g) into the hole employing a hollow rod (f) on which the bladder is mounted at one end. An operator operating from the other end of the rod actuates a device such as a triggered valve to cause the components of a settable foamed plastics material to pass (via tubes b and rod f) from their sources (in a) to fill the bladder (g) so that it closes the hole. The settable foamed plastics material is preferably polyurethane foam. The bladder may be of natural or synthetic rubber and may be protected against tearing by a textile envelope. The sources of foamed plastics material may be either in a portable kit (a) or rupturable containers within the bladder (g) or rod (f).

Abstract: In spraying apparatus for discharging fluid under pressure including an elongate tube having a nozzle pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof and a handle mounted adjacent the other end operable for delivering fluid under pressure from a source through the elongate tube and the nozzle, an improved attachment includes an orienting device mounted adjacent the handle and coupled to the nozzle which is operable for selectively positioning the nozzle, relative to the elongate tube, about a pivot axis extending generally transversely to the longitudinal axis of the elongate tube. The orienting device includes a manually operable rotatable member and a cable coupling the rotatable member to the nozzle for transferring rotational action from the rotatable member, upon rotation thereof, to the nozzle.

Abstract: This invention relates to lawn spreader markers generally, and more specifically to an intermittent manually controlled marking apparatus which delineates the area covered by the spreader hopper opening and which utilizes foam as the marking material.

Abstract: A caulking device consisting of an elongated holder and a conventional caulking gun secured thereto, said caulking gun including a handle and spring biased trigger and adapted to receive a disposable cartridge of caulking compound or other composition, a second handle on said holder, a second trigger pivotally mounted on said second handle, a cable connected to said triggers whereby said second trigger selectively actuates said caulking gun to extrude the composition in said cartridge at a remote location.

Abstract: A marking apparatus includes a wheel-equipped base and a handle for pushing the base. A can holder is adjustably mounted on the handle for holding a can of marking material. The can holder includes a stop plate which engages the actuator of the can and through which the marking material is sprayed. A trigger rod is movably mounted on the handle for pushing the can toward the stop plate for opening the valve of the can.

Abstract: A remote control cap that is adapted to snap fit onto a spray can's head, the cap being of a unitary or one piece molded plastic structure. The cap includes a lever arm connected to a snap-on collar by inherently resilient leaf springs, the leaf springs normally biasing the lever arm out of contact with the can's valve when the cap is assembled with the can. The cap also includes a pole socket connectable to an extension pole, and the lever arm is connectable to an extension cord at an end remote from the leaf spring end, thereby permitting the can's valve to be operated by depressing the lever arm against the leaf springs' bias from a position remote from the can.

Abstract: A large capacity water squirting implement in the form of a cane. This water squirting implement utilizes a reciprocal plunger hand pump which is mounted at the top of a hollow, elongated tube which provides the large water storage capacity. A head is slidably secured to the top of the cane, enclosing the pump in such a way that reciprocal motion of the head is transmitted to the plunger of the pump to cause squirts of water to be emitted from a tube extending from the outlet of the pump to the exterior of the head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for emitting an aromatic substance into the surrounding environment which utilizes a pivoted arm carrying a mass as an actuator for an aerosol container containing the aromatic substance and an electronic circuit for maintaining the arm in a position to continue actuation of the aerosol container for a predetermined period of time. In a preferred form, the electronic circuit is such that the arm is controlled to lie in the position maintaining the aerosol container actuated as a function of the elapsed time between succeeding emissions of the aromatic substance.

Abstract: A marking apparatus is equipped with a measuring device so that the marking apparatus can make a series of equally spaced marks. The marking apparatus includes an elongated can holder which is adapted to hold an aerosol can of marking material and a trigger for opening the valve of the can to spray the marking material on a surface. The measuring device comprises an elongated rod which is provided with a longitudinally extending slot, and the rod is pivotally and slidably connected to the can holder by a pin or bolt which extends through the slot and a wing nut which is threadedly engaged with the pin. The rod is pivotable between a storage position in which it extends alongside the can holder and a measuring position in which it extends angularly away from the can holder toward the surface. The rod can be releasably locked in either position by tightening the wing nut, and the distance between the end of the rod and the wing nut can be varied by sliding the slotted rod relative to the wing nut.

Abstract: An extension spray device for aerosol cans having a crimped-cap closure comprises a can holder that grips the periphery of the closure cap, a spray member to engage the can control valve stem and convey fluid from the can to a lateral spray nozzle, an extension tube connecting a remote handle to the aerosol can holder, a wedge to force the spray member against the valve stem to dispense fluid from the can and a line attached to the wedge carried within the extension tube to move the wedge from the handle. The extension tube connection to the can holder can be moveable so that the spray can angle can be varied relative to the extension tube and handle.

Abstract: A handle attachment snap engages over the top of an aerosol can and includes a trigger adapted to depress the spray button. The device fits most sizes of cans and adaptor rings may be provided to ensure a firmer support for smaller cans. The handle attachment and associated aerosol can may be secured to and elevated on a pole or other elongated support and operated remotely for spraying of trees, buildings, and the like. A partially rotatable shroud is provided which, when in one position, enables the trigger to be operated in order to dispense the contents of the can through the spray nozzle and when in the other position, prevents the trigger from being depressed and also shrouds the nozzle if the can is improperly placed within the assembly.

Abstract: A small holder having a pair of jaws, has the general configuration of prior larger holders to be used for opening jars, but the inside surfaces of the jaws have thick cushions to conform to the wall of artist paint tubes. The cushions have thin supporting members to be attached to jaw members and are easily removable for changing to cushions with different thicknesses for holding tubes of different diameters.

Abstract: A paint spray gun is locked into a receptacle at the free end of a tubular arm pivoted at one end of an elongated tubular stock. The spray gun trigger is engaged by an operating finger, spring-biased toward the `off` position, which is operated by means of a sheathed, flexible cable through an operating lever mounted at the end of the stock farthest from spray gun receptacle. The relative angular position of the receptacle-bearing arm and the stock is adjustable. A quick-release receptacle is provided to permit the removal and reassembly of the spray gun to the extension arm with facility.

Abstract: An apparatus for spraying the contents of aerosol spray cans includes a pair of telescopingly related housings so that the length of the apparatus can be varied as desired. The aerosol can is mounted on one end of one of the housings, and a handle is provided on the opposite end of the other housing. The valve of the aerosol can is operated by a pair of actuator rods which are telescopingly engaged within the housings, and a latch releasably locks the actuator rods in the desired position.

Abstract: A device to facilitate dispensing of a spray such as an insecticide, an antiseptic, a deodorizer, a floor wax or polish, or the like in relatively inaccessible or hard-to-reach areas. The device includes a carrier member within which is disposed a container of the desired spray. The spray container may be an aerosol container or one actuated by pumping action. The dispenser includes a depressible plunger mechanism cooperatively engaged with the carrier member to exert a compressive force on the spray container to actuate the spray dispensing mechanism to dispel the spray.

Abstract: Pollen is dispensed from a container through openings in a wall portion thereof by attaching the container to the end of a member which is manually movable by means of a handle at the end opposite the container. The member contacts a stop when moving in one direction, thereby agitating the pollen within the container so that it falls through the openings which are downwardly disposed when the handle is grasped.

Abstract: A tool designed to carry a spray canister and to enable spraying at a distance from and controlled by the user, which tool includes an arm adapted to removably receive a spray canister and means for activating the spray mechanism in the canister as desired by the user.

Abstract: A device to facilitate dispensing of a spray such as an insecticide, an antiseptic, a deodorizer, a floor wax or polish, or the like in relatively inaccessible or hard-to-reach areas. The device includes a carrier member within which is disposed a container of the desired spray. The spray container may be an aerosol container or one actuated by pumping action. The dispenser includes a depressible plunger mechanism cooperatively engaged with the carrier member to exert a compressive force on the spray container to actuate the spray dispensing mechanism to dispel the spray.