Abstract: A paint spraying gun with a gun body and a material supply device that can be connected to one another by means of a screw-wedge connection, wherein the screw-wedge connection includes a screw-wedge element that is arranged on the circumference of an essentially hollow-cylindrical connecting part of the material supply device, and a corresponding counter element on the gun body. A new method for connecting the material supply device, which can be inexpensively manufactured and easily handled, and which is characterized by the fact that the screw-wedge element contains a gap and extends over more than half of the circumference of the connecting part, and by the fact that the counter element is arranged on a one-sided projection situated above a receiving bore of the gun body.

Abstract: Apparatus for mixing two fluids has separate supply lines for delivering the fluids to a mixing head. Flow rate of fluid in one supply line is monitored by arranging a pressure transducer to measure a pressure drop across an orifice in an orifice plate arranged in the supply line and a controller is responsive to the detected flow rate to control flow rate of fluid in the other supply line to achieve a desired flow ratio of both fluids at the mixing head for producing a mixed fluid having the correct proportions of both fluids. The fluids may be a concentrate syrup and a plain or carbonated water to produce a beverage.

Abstract: A dispenser for petroleum distillate based household products, such as furniture oil, baby oil, or the like, comprises a non-pressurized spray bottle comprising a reduced volume spray apparatus which dispenses less than about 0.8 ml per actuation, and a removal resistant neck closure which does not permit closure removal or easy opening of the container. Lower risk is also obtained by addition of a thixotropic thickener to the petroleum distillate based product, to provide a product having a viscosity of greater than 100 SUS at rest at 100° F., but which exhibits shear-thinning, so as to be capable of being dispensed as a spray or fine mist by a non-pressurized spray dispenser or pump. Still further risk lowering may be attained by the addition of an effective amount of a bittering or aversion agent so as to substantially discourage voluntary ingestion of the petroleum distillate based product.

Abstract: A coating material supply nozzle has a coating material reservoir where a coating material fed from the outside into a nozzle body, and an elongated nozzle port, from which the coating material passed through a nozzle passage is discharged. A coating material feed pipe for feeding the coating material is mounted in the coating material supply nozzle to extend in said coating material reservoir over the entire length. The coating material feed pipe is provided with at least one coating material feed bore for guiding the coating material within the coating material feed pipe into the coating material reservoir uniformly in a lengthwise direction of the coating material reservoir.

Abstract: A structurally improved spray gun includes a hollow housing having a hollow handle, an electromagnet in the housing to acturate an oscillating armature which repeatedly impinges a piston in a cylinder to aspirate the paint from a container into the cylinder to spray out to the atmosphere through a nozzle at front of the cylinder. It is characterized in a locking device which is disposed in the housing beneath the cylinder to lock or unlock the cylinder in a rapid and convenient manner.

Abstract: A liquid additive dispensing apparatus for dispensing a liquid additive into, above or adjacent to a shower stream emitted from a shower head including an additive reservoir, an additive dispensing conduit, with a valve, which extends from a lower portion of the additive reservoir, and a support having proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion of the support includes a mount adapted for mounting the support to a shower structure, such as the water supply pipe, shower head, a wall, or a curtain rod, and the distal portion is attached to the additive reservoir.

Abstract: A paint sprayer for spraying a fluid includes a pump housing, an electrical housing having a motor and a switch, a handle coupled to the pump housing, a paint cup coupled to the handle, and a mechanical actuator coupled to the pump housing for operating the motor. The actuator has a first portion positioned in the vicinity of the exterior of the pump housing and a second portion that extends into the pump housing. The second portion is configured to engage the switch in the electrical housing to operate the motor. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a mechanical actuator configured to allow fluid isolation of the pump housing from the electrical housing.

Abstract: A method and device for causing earthworms to emerge from ground soil for harvesting, including providing a spraying device, having an inlet, an outlet, and a mixing chamber located intermediate the inlet and the outlet, wherein the mixing chamber is arranged to receive a worm lure composition for mixing with a mixing fluid coupled to the inlet to thereby provide a worm lure mixture, spraying the mixture from the outlet onto ground soil containing worms thereby causing worms to emerge from the ground soil, and collecting the worms. The device includes an inlet, an outlet, and a mixing chamber for mixing a worm lure composition with mixing fluid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray nozzle for a two-component, air-assisted, low pressure spray system including a) a static mixer having an inlet port on its upstream end for receiving a first liquid component and a second liquid component that is reactive with the first liquid component and having on its downstream end an optionally removable spray tip for introducing the mixed liquid components into an atomizing zone, b) a static mixer shroud, which encases the static mixer, is dimensioned on its upstream end for connecting the shroud to a dispensing unit for the first and second liquid components and has on its downstream end an optionally removable spray section having inlet ports for receiving pressurized air and outlet ports for introducing air into the atomizing zone, wherein the spray tip passes through an orifice in the spray section such that the mixed liquid components are introduced into the atomizing zone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual spray gun for painting and cleaning, and more especially to a combined tin and pipe dual spray gun for painting and cleaning, which can be used separately and independently, and increase the working radium at willing and can be used in unitized construction, depending on the working environments. The present invention includes a T-shaped main body, which is connected with an air blow-gun with the back end, and connected to a blow head with the front end, and secured a pipe on the vertical sucking tap hole, and a tank is connected on the tip end of said pipe to construct a combined tin and pipe structure; said tank can be connected on said T-shaped main body directly individually to construct a tin structure; if the pipe is connected on the T-shaped main body individually to construct a pipe structure; so the three structures can meet the necessaries of any working environment so that the working radium is extended infinitely.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a casing with an opened end for receiving a liquid and a holding end where the liquid is stored. Between the open end and the holding end there narrow neck. A ball is placed into the opened end of the casing, so that lodging the ball into the neck will seal the neck area so that the liquid contained within the holding area will remain in the holding area until the ball is dislodged upon impact. Attached to the opened end of the casing is a nozzle. The nozzle serves two purposes, first it assures that the liquid contained within the casing does not quickly run out of the device upon impact minimizing the spray area covered by the liquid. Additionally the nozzle contains a number of holes distributed throughout the surface of said nozzle, so that the passage of liquid through the nozzle will cause the device to flail erratically, further maximizing the area sprayed by the device.

Abstract: The invention includes a spraying device (10) for producing a precise degree of liquid droplet generation on a repeatable basis by combining a specified rate of regulated flow of liquid material with a regulated flow of high-pressure air. The spraying device (10) includes an electric or engine driven direct drive compressor (12.) Coupled to the compressor (12) is an air storage tank (14) providing air pulsation reduction to the regulated air and serves as a reservoir for excess airflow generation. A Venturi nozzle (18) is connected to the compressor (12.) A liquid supply tube (24) uses a fixed or variable restriction to regulate the liquid flow to the nozzle (18.) The vacuum in the liquid supply line (24) draws this liquid flow and mixes the liquid externally with the regulated air in exacting proportions forming specified liquid droplet sizes. The device (10) uses air and liquid regulation combined with a Venturi nozzle (18) and is able to generate extremely consistent liquid droplet sizes.

Abstract: A pressure washer includes a chassis as well as a liquid pump, a pump-driving prime mover, plural chemical product containers and a product selecting valve, all supported by the chassis. Each of the containers is attached to a separate valve conduit extending to the valve and the valve is connected to a device conduit extending to the mixing device. A distributor is mounted for movement with respect to the valve body and has a channel for selectively connecting one of the valve conduits to the device conduit. The user may thereby use the pressure washer to dispense any one of plural solutions. A fresh water container facilitates “wash out” of the valve and device conduit before switching to another chemical product.

Abstract: A water and fertilizer dispenser includes a hollow watering container forming a side cavity for holding a fertilizer container that fits into the side cavity and carries a fertilizer composition to be mixed with each new batch of water carried by the watering container. The fertilizer composition is a viscous aqueous composition that clings to a serrated stem on the cap of the fertilizer container, for self-measuring dispensing of the fertilizer composition. A removable sprinkler head for the watering container is stored in a receptacle formed as an integral part of the watering container.

Abstract: A perfumed shower head includes a body conduit that has a perimeter wall for defining a lumen. The coupler member is for coupling to a water supply line. A cap member is removably couplable to the body conduit. The cap member has a plurality of apertures that extend through the cap member. The apertures are for dividing water passing through the lumen of the body conduit into a plurality of streams to bathe a user. A scenting member is removably positionable within the lumen of the body conduit. The scenting member includes a porous material. The porous material includes a scenting agent such that the scenting agent is for transferring to the water and onto the bathing user when water flows through the scenting member.

Abstract: A material dispenser having a dispensing tube assembly having an outlet end with an orifice from which material is dispensed onto a surface, and an inlet end having an opening adapted to receive material from a supply during a dispensing operation; and means for imparting orbital motion to said outlet end relative to an axis; the tube assembly having a first section having the inlet end at a first end thereof, a second section having the outlet end at a first end thereof, and a third section that flexibly joins the first and second sections. In one embodiment the flexible third section includes a plurality of rings or hoops to increase hoop strength. A shield liner and air wash features are used to reduce the amount of dispensed material that collects on and in the gun. The dispensing tube is arranged to prevent pivoting movement at a primary pressure seal.

Abstract: An apparatus for distributing a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved distribution of fluids. One or more conduits are arranged within a single conduit, which provides a compact and inexpensive assembly for conveying the fluids to each conduit's outlet port.

Abstract: A paint sprayer includes a body having a connection hole on a top thereof and a trigger device is pivotably connected to the body. A hose fitting is connected to a handle of the body so as to be connected with a compressor. A connection device is pivotably connected between the body and a paint cup such that the paint cup is pivotable relative to the body so that the surface of the paint in the paint cup can be maintained at horizontal whatever angle the sprayer is operated.

Abstract: A system to produce a high pressure stream of deionized water, for cleaning a body or bodies, comprising, in combination, a deionization bed within a first vessel, a first conduit or conduits to conduct non-deionized water at a relatively low pressure or pressures to pass through the bed to deionize the water, a primary sensor to measure the deionization level of water that has passed through the bed, a second conduit or conduits to conduct water from the bed, a pump to receive water passed by the second conduit or conduits and to pressurize said received water to a level of at least about 1,200 PSI, a nozzle connected to the pump and operable to controllably dispense a high pressure stream of deionized water for highly effective cleaning of said bodies, and a hand truck carrying said vessel, conduits, pump and nozzle for transporting same to the location of said body or bodies.

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 reforestation and nourishing practice by the use of a lighter-than-air airship system, for dispersing and planting tree saplings, primarily in remote regions which may have been devastated by fire, where access to such regions by personnel and ground equipment is difficult. The airship system comprises an aerodynamically configured structure having a semi-rigid keel or skeleton, where lift is provided by helium, with the keel mounting a liquid management mechanism consisting of a reservoir open to the outside for resupply of liquid or water, a conduit leading to a holding tank, and a piping distribution and nozzle assembly below the airship system to spray or dispense the liquid or water over selected areas to water or nourish the newly planted trees. The mechanism for temporarily storing and eventually dispensing the tree saplings is a rack mounting at least one cylindrical canister containing plural compartments.

Abstract: An assembly for making accurate mixtures of liquid components and feeding that liquid mixture to the inlet port of a sprayer. The assembly includes (1) a container of stiff visually transparent polymeric material comprising a side wall with a frusto conical inner surface, and a bottom wall at the bottom end of the side wall opposite a top end of the side wall that defines an opening into a cavity in the container. A flexible liner positioned within the cavity in the container has an outer surface corresponding in shape to the inner surface of said container, an inner surface defining a cavity in the liner, and an annular lip along the top end of the side wall defining an opening into the cavity in the liner.

Abstract: A plastic container and lid assembly for storing liquid coating materials including a container and a lid. The container has a body with a bottom wall, at least four sidewalls and a neck. The neck defines a wide mouth opening and including threads for receiving mating threads on the lid. The lid also has a plurality of lugs, preferably two lugs, extending radially from the lid and terminating at or before the lugs extend beyond the container sidewalls when the lid is in sealed engagement with the container. The body also has an integral handle for lifting the container and the container neck supports a bail-type handle also for lifting said container. The integral handle and bail-type handles do not extend beyond the container sidewall. The container and lid assembly having an effective packing footprint and an effective packing volume which substantially conforms to the effective packing footprint and the effective packing volume of a conventional metal paint can.

Abstract: A nozzle for dispensing viscous fluid to avoid spraying and stringing, the nozzle including an inner tubular portion of a first cross-sectional area and an outer tubular portion of a second cross-sectional area, the inner tubular portion opening into the outer tubular portion and the outer tubular portion having an outlet, wherein fluid passes through the inner tubular portion into the outer tubular portion and subsequently out of the outer tubular portion via the outlet.

Abstract: A nozzle for delivering a measured quantity of viscous liquid including a flared opening defined by a horizontal perimeter and a flare wall extending inward from the perimeter, a cylindrically-shaped barrel wall extending from the flare wall downward to a break point defined by a circle parallel to the flare opening and spaced-apart therefrom, a cone-shaped wall extending downward from the circular break point and inward therefrom to a circular exit opening, and a small-diameter exit tube extending from the circular exit opening to a circular exit aperture.

Abstract: A hand-held plant watering device used by a gardener or plant caregiver for watering difficult to reach plants. The watering device can be used both indoors and outdoors and is designed for holding and dispensing various quantities of water to each plant. The device includes broadly a flexible water tube attached at one end to a clear plastic water cylinder with a slidable plunger. The flexible water tube includes a first end having a removable defuser for spraying water onto a plant. A second end of the flexible water tube is attached to and is in fluid communication with a first end of the water cylinder. The water cylinder has a liquid measurement index along it's length for metering a desired amount of water from the cylinder. A second end of the water cylinder is used for receiving a first end of the slidable plunger. The first end of the plunger includes a piston with “O” ring therearound.

Abstract: A reforestation and nourishing practice by the use of a lighter-than-air airship system, for dispersing and planting tree saplings, primarily in remote regions which may have been devastated by fire, where access to such regions by personnel and ground equipment is difficult. The airship system comprises an aerodynamically configured structure having a semi-rigid keel or skeleton, where lift is provided by helium, with the keel mounting a liquid management mechanism consisting of a reservoir open to the outside for resupply of liquid or water, a conduit leading to a holding tank, and a piping distribution and nozzle assembly below the airship system to spray or dispense the liquid or water over selected areas to water or nourish the newly planted trees. The mechanism for temporarily storing and eventually dispensing the tree saplings is a rack mounting at least one cylindrical canister containing plural compartments.

Abstract: A device for automatic spray application of paint through a spray nozzle comprises a container containing paint, arranged in the immediate proximity of the spray nozzle and connected to the spray nozzle through a conduit for supply of paint to the nozzle for spray application. The container is arranged rotatably, and the device comprises members adapted to drive the container to rotate for pressing paint contained therein outwardly towards a peripheral region of the container. The conduit has an opening in this region. An overpressure of a pressurized medium in the container for pressing paint out through the opening to the spray nozzle is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing foaming substances, especially foaming cement substances, consisting essentially of a starting product, especially cement paste, and a foaming agent. The inventive substances are produced in a mixing reactor which is connected to a supply container for the starting product by a feed pump. A product flow taken from the mixing reactor is conveyed to the supply container in a circuit, the foaming agent and atmospheric air being added and the supply container being kept at a minimum level. After a mixing phase, a sub-flow is taken from the product flow for processing.

Abstract: A device and method for dispensing precise amounts of dry particulate matter, such as agricultural chemicals, directly into a liquid carrier stream, such as a flow of water, and a method of employing such a device to distribute chemicals. The device includes a bin for holding a quantity of particulate matter, a conduit for transporting a stream of liquid carrier, and a meter at the bottom of the bin for controllably releasing a desired amount of the particulate matter from the bin into the conduit while disallowing entry of the liquid carrier to the bin. The bin, conduit and meter are all mounted upon a portable structure for transportation with particulate matter in the bin. The meter includes a multi-vaned rotor turned by a controlled motor, and defines discrete pockets of known volume. The operator simply connects the device to a flow of water and keys into the controller an amount of material to be released.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is directed to an ultrasonic nebulizer for use in a portable and collapsible cleaning and refreshing apparatus for treating fabric garments. Said ultrasonic nebulizer comprises a housing, said housing being divided into at least two compartments by a membrane, preferably made out of a flexible film, more preferably made out of an inox film, such that at least one compartment is liquid and vapor tight, said nebulizer further comprising at least one piezoelectric vibrator for ultrasonic wave generation and located in said liquid and vapor tight compartment, a high-frequency generator for exciting said piezoelectric vibrator, wherein said liquid or gel medium is heated by a built-in heating means to a temperature of at least 30° C., preferably at least 40° C., more preferably at least 50° C.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a fine liquid mist includes a container capable of holding fluid; one of a perforated basket and a porous bag disposed in the container; a liquid supply connector connected to the container; a mixing chamber connected to the container; and at least one convergent/divergent nozzle connected to the mixing chamber. A method of forming an effervescent fine liquid mist includes mixing liquid and chemical reactant to form non-toxic, noncombustible gas bubbles; mixing the liquid and the gas bubbles to form a two-phase fluid flow; and directing the two-phase fluid flow through at least one convergent/divergent nozzle.

Abstract: Liquid to be atomized is supplied from a wick to the underside of a vibrating orifice plate which pumps the liquid up through atomizing orifices in the plate and ejects the liquid from is upper side; and liquid which is pumped up through the orifices in an elevated region of the plate, but which has not been ejected, is directed back down through larger openings in a lower region of the plate. The liquid also flows back onto the wick which places the liquid in capillary communication along the underside of the plate with the atomizing orifices for reputing and ejection.

Abstract: An improved hose is used to install loose fill insulation. The hose includes projections extending from an inner surface which serve to condition the insulation as it proceeds through the hose and is dispensed. In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed so as to be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the hose. In a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed so as to be angled, by an angle less then ninety (90) degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hose. In a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed with a serrated edge. In a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed as part of a cap member which is disposed around the periphery of the hose. In a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the projections include an additional perpendicular projection member extending therefrom.

Abstract: A passenger and cargo area fire safety system for a vehicle actuated by a collision comprising a series of impact sensors and a series of fire extinguishing gel injector nozzles placed around the perimeter of the vehicle including the passenger compartment and the trunk compartment. The gel is stored as a dry, powdered concentrate which when expelled and contacting air becomes a semi-solid gel protecting the passengers from injury and the cargo from damage.

Abstract: An apparatus for spraying a liquid into the atmosphere includes a container (1) for containing the liquid (2), having at least one outlet (3) for the liquid to be expelled outside the container, the outlet being located above the liquid, a device generating (4) a gas stream for expelling the liquid outside the container, a vaporizer (5) that vaporizes the liquid in the gas stream, a sprayer (6) that sprays the vaporized liquid and that includes a column with baffles located downstream of the vaporizer, the vaporizer and the sprayer being integral with a body (7) that is removably mounted on the container.

Abstract: A watering container with a rotatable nozzle having a plurality of water delivery patterns. In particular, a rotatable nozzle having a plurality of water delivery patterns is rotationally attached to a water spout on a watering container. A user can turn the rotatable nozzle to select the desired water delivery pattern. In a preferred embodiment of the watering container, the user may select either a steady stream water pattern or a dispersed rosette water spray pattern. The watering container includes an internal fluid reservoir which can vary in volume based on the needs of the user. Water exits the internal fluid reservoir and flows through the water spout and then through the water delivery pattern selected by the user on the rotatable nozzle when the watering container is properly tilted. An integral elongated handle on the watering container enables the user to reduce stress on their hand and wrist during the tilting process.

Abstract: A bin for a sand spreading vehicle is provided with curved lower sidewalls that deliver sand to a central conveyor. The curvature of the sidewalls lowers the center of gravity of the vehicle for a given load; or permits carriage of a greater load for a given height for the center of gravity of the loaded bin.

Abstract: An accessory for a material spreader having a hopper. The accessory comprises a removable insert which constitutes a divider when placed in the hopper of the material spreader such that the hopper is divided into at least two compartments. In particular, the accessory may comprise a first removable panel and a second removable panel. In such case, the second removable panel is arranged to engage the first removable panel in a mutually perpendicular manner such that the first and second removable panels constitute a divider which divides the hopper of the material spreader into four compartments when placed in the hopper. The accessory is preferably molded of plastic material and may be provided with handle portion(s) and raised ribs.

Abstract: A carton for a portable two-component polyurethane foam spray kit has front and rear panels interconnected at their vertically extending ends with carton sides to form a rectangular opening closed at its bottom by bottom flaps. A top cover flap has valve openings allowing the kit user to open and close pressurized “A” and “B” polyurethane cylinders carried in the carton without opening the carton. The carton is carried by a strap secured to the cylinders extending through the top of the carton. A closeable, punch-out front flap formed as part of the front panel allows the kit hoses to be attached to the cylinders and the dispensing gun and stored for shipment and use within the carton between the cylinders and the front panel.

Abstract: A spraying nozzle, system, and associated methods for applying a liquid to foliage are provided. A container having an opening supplies liquid to be sprayed to a nozzle that includes a spray tip at an upstream end. The nozzle is made of an inert material, and a magnet is affixed adjacent the spray tip's orifice along the liquid pathway. The liquid is pumped out of the container, passing by and contacting the magnet, which affects the liquid droplets by orienting the dipoles of the molecules comprising the liquid. This serves to reduce the droplet size owing to mutual repulsion, creating a “cloud” of spray. The smaller droplets are better able to penetrate smaller spaces in the foliage such as insect habitats and difficult-to-access foliage pockets. The transient magnetization also increases the attraction of the droplets for the foliage, which thereby further increases the efficiency of spraying and coverage achieved.

Abstract: A liquid processing apparatus is provided to improve its processing efficiency, together with a liquid processing method. The apparatus is capable of both reduction in temperature-variation of a processing liquid at processing and shortening for temperature-recovery of the processing liquid. Further, the liquid processing apparatus can facilitate the establishment of respective designated temperatures for different processes and carry out different processes continuously and effectively. The apparatus includes an inner cylinder 25 to accommodate semiconductor wafers W and a chemical supply unit 50 to supply the semiconductor wafers W in an inner cylindrical chamber 23 with a chemical liquid. The apparatus further includes a case heat exchanger 90 arranged in an outer peripheral position of the inner cylinder 25 and allowing a temperature-adjustment medium to flow and a medium supplier 100 to supply the regulator 90 with the temperature-adjustment medium.

Abstract: A roadway deicing system uses a pressurized gas stored in a high pressure tank to dispense a solid or liquid deicer onto a roadway. An electrically powered controller responds to control inputs to control valves, such as solenoid valves, to cause the deicer to be dispensed at appropriate times. Since electrical power is not used for propelling the deicer onto the roadway, conventional storage batteries can provide long service life for the system between maintenance intervals.

Abstract: An improved hose is used to install loose fill insulation. The hose includes projections extending from an inner surface which serve to condition the insulation as it proceeds through the hose and is dispensed. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed so as to be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the hose. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed so as to be angled, by an angle less then ninety (90) degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hose. In a third embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed with a serrated edge. In a fourth embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed as part of a cap member which is disposed around the periphery of the hose.

Abstract: An electronically controlled micro-dispensing apparatus (10) is described. The apparatus includes a container (12), an adaptor (18), a nozzle (28) and a control circuit (34 or 42). The container is filled with the chemical (104) and propellant (102). The adaptor, nozzle and control circuit are removable from the container and are reusable. The control circuits controls the length of pulse and the time duration between each pulse. By controlling these factors, the apparatus dispenses a precise amount of liquid over a set time period. The ejector allows for controlled dispensing and allows the liquid to be sprayed a greater distance. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus are used to dispense a pheromone in an outdoor setting, such as an orchard (100), to control insects.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a fine liquid mist includes a container capable of holding fluid; one of a perforated basket and a porous bag disposed in the container; a liquid supply connector connected to the container; a mixing chamber connected to the container; and at least one convergent/divergent nozzle connected to the mixing chamber. A method of forming an effervescent fine liquid mist includes mixing liquid and chemical reactant to form non-toxic, noncombustible gas bubbles; mixing the liquid and the gas bubbles to form a two-phase fluid flow; and directing the two-phase fluid flow through at least one convergent/divergent nozzle.

Abstract: An improved hose is used to install loose fill insulation. The hose includes projections extending from an inner surface which serve to condition the insulation as it proceeds through the hose and is dispensed. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed so as to be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the hose. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed so as to be angled, by an angle less then ninety (90) degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hose. In a third embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed with a serrated edge. In a fourth embodiment of the present invention, the projections are formed as part of a cap member which is disposed around the periphery of the hose.

Abstract: A garden sprayer for spraying liquids such as pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides. The garden sprayer includes a housing defining a reservoir therein for holding fluid therein. The housing also has a lower compartment beneath the reservoir of the housing. A tubular flexible elongate conduit is outwardly extended from the housing. A pump is disposed in the lower compartment of the housing and is in fluid communication with the reservoir of the housing and the elongate conduit. The pump pumps fluid from the reservoir to the elongate conduit when actuated. A spray nozzle is coupled to a free outer end of the elongate conduit. The spray nozzle has a trigger pivotally coupled thereto. The trigger has a switch for selectively actuating the pump.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mixing block for mixing fluid components of a multi-component system and which includes at least two component inlets, wherein each component inlet receives a respective component or components of the multi-component system; and a solvent inlet, wherein the solvent inlet receives solvent for use in cleaning the mixing block. The mixing block further includes at least two flow channels, which intersect, wherein an upstream end of each of the intersecting flow channels is connected to at least one of the component inlets and a downstream end of each of the intersecting flow channels is connect to a mixed material reservoir, wherein the mixed material reservoir is further connected to and supplies mixed material to an outlet.

Abstract: An image forming solvent stored in a bottle is sent to a sub tank by a pump. The image forming solvent with the bubbles eliminated at a sub tank with the upper end open is filled into a jetting device having nozzle holes. The water level of the sub tank is kept constant by a discharge pipe communicating with the sub tank at a position lower than the jetting device. As a result, the inside of the jetting device is in a constant negative pressure state so that the atomized image forming solvent is jetted from the jetting device. At this time, the atomized image forming solvent can be jetted stably. The jetting state of the jetting device is not effected by the pulsation of the sub tank pump.