Abstract: A spraying device comprises a nozzle casing surrounding an interior which holds a nozzle block and a conduit coupler therein. The nozzle block and the coupler are axially aligned, a front wall of the coupler facing a rear wall of the nozzle block. The nozzle block and the coupler are relatively rotatable, enabling the front wall of the coupler to rotate relative to the rear wall of the nozzle block. A plurality of spray pattern forming apertures pass through the nozzle block, from the rear to the front wall thereof. A fluid passage in the coupler has a liquid outlet on the front wall of the coupler that is sealingly disposed against the rear wall of the nozzle block, eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the coupler in a manner which permits the liquid output to be brought into fluid communication with any one of the spray generating apertures.

Abstract: A hose nozzle comprising a tubular body having female threads on one end portion thereof. The tubular body provides a hand grip portion adjacent the one end portion suitable to be grasped in one hand with the thumb naturally extended into an actuating position on an opposite end of the hand grip portion. The tubular body defines an interior water passage and has an inner annular ball valve seat facing toward the passage therein on which a ball valve is mounted for varying the flow rate of the water through the valve seat. A manually actuatable flow directing assembly is provided for receiving water flowing through the valve seat and for directing the same into variable stream formations. An actuating member is provided having a thumb-engaging portion extending in the actuating position for effecting pivotal movements of the actuating member about the pivotal axis of the ball valve by thumb engagement.

Abstract: A spraying device (10) includes a compound fourway rotatable control valve (30), an additive fluid control disc member (84) and a spray selector disc member (104), whereby a primary fluid, such as water, and an additive fluid, such as detergent, can be sprayed or dispensed in various spray patterns separately, or as a mixture having selectively variable concentrations of the additive fluid in the primary fluid. The compound fourway rotatable valve 30 is movable from an inoperative "OFF" position into first, second and third "WATER RINSE", "SOAP-AND-WATER" and "SUDS ONLY" operative positions. The control disc member (84) includes a plurality of orifices (86) of various diameters for controlling the amount of additive fluid dispensed into the primary fluid from a resilient bladder (16) containing the additive fluid as the bladder is collapsed in response to external pressure thereon by the primary fluid.

Abstract: A spraying head for spraying material such as herbicides comprises a rotary distribution member (22) and a body made up of a housing (4) and a cap (6) which is rotatable on the housing (4). The housing (4) has a projection (28) which projects into an aperture (74) in the cap (6) to define an annular gap (78). The housing (4) and the cap (6) also define an annular cavity (72) into which material is introduced in use, the material then flowing to the member (22) through the gap (78). A device utilizing rotation of the cap (6) on the housing (4), is provided for adjusting the flowrate of material to the distribution member (22).

Abstract: A rotatable nozzle assembly for sprayers having a fluid reservoir and spray head wherein the nozzle assembly includes a spray control barrel which receives liquid from the reservoir and which includes a number of annular spaced orifices. The barrel is rotatably mounted in eccentric relationship within a tube portion of the spray head which is closed by a cap having a discharge opening therein so that the orifices in the barrel may be selectively aligned with the discharge opening in the cap to thereby vary the spray pattern discharging from the sprayer.

Abstract: An assembly for providing a number of different size orifices for a sprayer unit, such as a hand-held paint sprayer, has an orifice plate with a number of orifices of different diameters radially disposed near a periphery of the plate. The plate has a centrally disposed pivot pin which is received in a complementary slot in the nozzle guard for the sprayer unit. The orifice plate has a like number of detents in the periphery thereof, and is held in place both within the slot and so as to align one of the orifices with the discharge nozzle for the sprayer unit, by a clip spring having angled free ends respectively received in detents on opposite sides of the orifice plate. Axial movement of the orifice plate is restrained by tightening the nozzle guard which is received by threads on the sprayer unit.

Abstract: An overcap assembly for a container having a pressure valve or the like, for dispensing a product selectively as a spray or a fog. The assembly has an overcap and a nozzle device which can be attached to the overcap outlet and is rotatable or otherwise movable between two positions relative to the overcap. In one position, a first outlet of the nozzle device communicates with the pressure valve of the container, while a second outlet of the nozzle device does so in the second relative position. One outlet is suitable for producing a spray, while the other is for producing a fog. Preferably, locking members are provided to lock the overcap actuator in a position to hold the container valve open when the nozzle device is in one (but not the other) of the two positions, to ensure complete use of the product in the container.

Abstract: A spraying head for spraying material such as herbicides comprises a rotary distribution member (22) and a body made up of a housing (4) and a cap (6) which is rotatable on the housing (4). The housing (4) has a projection (28) which projects into an aperture (74) in the cap (6) to define an annular gap (78). The housing (4) and the cap (6) also define an annular cavity (72) into which material is introduced in use, the material then flowing to the member (22) through the gap (78). Means, utilizing rotation of the cap (6) on the housing (4), is provided for adjusting the flowrate of material to the distribution member (22).

Abstract: A spraying device (10) includes a compound fourway rotatable control valve (30), an additive fluid control disc member (84) and a spray selector disc member (104), whereby a primary fluid, such as water, and an additive fluid, such as detergent, can be sprayed or dispensed in various spray patterns separately, or as a mixture having selectively variable concentrations of the additive fluid in the primary fluid. The compound fourway rotatable valve 30 is movable from an inoperative "OFF" position into first, second and third "WATER RINSE", "SOAP-AND-WATER" and "SUDS ONLY" operative positions. The control disc member (84) includes a plurality of orifices (86) of various diameters for controlling the amount of additive fluid dispensed into the primary fluid from a resilient bladder (16) containing the additive fluid as the bladder is collapsed in response to external pressure thereon by the primary fluid.

Abstract: A multiple purpose water spray gun comprises: a main body, a revolving ring, a water control rod, a press trigger, a seal plate and an adjusting knob, wherein at the front end of the revolving ring, five nozzles of different types are arranged for various purposes. One of the nozzles is a rain-drop nozzle consisting of a central recessed hole where water is led in, a plurality of grooves which are radially disposed around the recessed hole and by each of which the water is conducted into a different large opening to then pass through a small hole to spray out as mist. The press trigger and the main body have matched lugs for direct pressing together to save assembling cost; leakage prevention rings are provided along the front and rear ends of the water control rod, to ensure perfectly tight seals.

Abstract: A generally cylindrical nozzle assembly having several relatively rotatable cylindrical members directs water streams in different directions in response to manual rotation of these members and fits on a water gun to provide modes of operation including the forward, sideward and backward discharge of streams of water. A rotatable cap has a plurality of orifices for alignment with passageways transmitting water streams as the rotatable members are relatively positioned manually to discharge water pumped from an attached water gun in different directions.

Abstract: A toy water shooting gun for shooting water in a plurality of directions with respect to the axis of the gun. The toy water gun is operable by a plunger/piston rod movable within a water storage cylinder. A cap having a plurality of apertures is located at the discharge end of the water gun and is rotatable to operate a valve to selectively align the apertures with the water cylinder for discharge therethrough. The apertures when in communication with the water cylinder discharge water in different directions, i.e., forward, rearward and sideways.

Abstract: A multiple-nozzle head to be exchangeably mounted to jet tubes, in particular of spray cleaning apparatus, comprises a cavity into which issues at the rear a feed aperture opposite to which are mounted on the front end side of the cavity several discharge apertures connected to several preferably different nozzles, at least one freely moving valve sealing element being located in said cavity and by gravity can be moved in front of one of the discharge apertures, each discharge aperture receiving one valve seat, one support ring holding the valve seat, and connected thereto in the direction of flow one jet-aligner which in cross-section is preferably cross-shaped and which joins the nozzle.

Abstract: A fluid dispenser, preferably a pistol grip type hose nozzle, affords no flow, solid misty cone spray and solid jet spray capabilities and contains a fluid flow rate control feature for instantaneous adjustment of the rate of fluid flow through the dispenser.

Abstract: The invention relates to various improvements to a hand-operated hose for atomizing a liquid, especially for the treatment of plants. A tubular filter is tightened in a tubular handle by a box-nut against a transverse wall mounted in the tubular handle. This transverse wall is integrated with a rigid tube connected to a flexible feed-pipe. After dismantling of the box-nut, the filter is easily accessible for cleaning.

Abstract: A hose end pattern sprinkler has a sprinkler housing supported on a base with a hose end coupling for connecting a garden type hose to a water inlet of the housing, a pressure regulator having an inlet pressure balanced valve member which is adjustable externally of the housing for controlling the pressure of water flowing within the housing, a variable leaf spring stator for shaping water flow from the pressure regulator into a variable width stream in response to the water pressure, a water driven turbine including an impeller wheel having turbine vanes positioned to be impinged with water flowing past the variable leaf spring, a rotatable nozzle having an outer drive gear and triangular bottom nozzle inlets having apexes converging in a center bore, and an annular pattern plate of ring configuration having an internal gear, the plate being operable externally of the housing for moving the plate beneath the associated nozzle inlets with the pattern plate having a plurality of different configured pattern or

Abstract: Aerial spray nozzle is selectively adjustable for rate of delivery of the fluid to be sprayed and for droplet size of the sprayed fluid.

Abstract: A turret type sprinkler comprising a base having inlet hose fitting for connection with a hose communicating with a source of water under pressure and a turret assembly mounted on the base for indexed rotational movement about a generally vertical axis. The turret assembly includes upper and lower cooperating annular members fixedly secured in cooperating relation providing a plurality of spray head structures spaced annularly about the axis of indexed rotation thereof. Each of the spray head structures includes a water inlet extending upwardly from a downwardly facing annular surface on the lower annular member in a position to be communicated with a water outlet on the base in one operative position of indexed rotation.

Abstract: A stream of water introduced to a shower head is split into two paths. The first water path is discharged in the form of a cone shaped spray. The second water path is channeled into a chamber containing a rotor rotationally responsive to the flow of water into the chamber and which rotor includes a chopper for regulating pulsed discharges of water through varying ones of a plurality of discharge ports. The proportional water flow in the two water paths is selectively variable. Air is introduced to the stream of water upstream of the water path split to aerate the water and reduce the quantity of water flow without an apparent water flow reduction to a user. A non-pulsating aerated shower head is also described.

Abstract: A two-piece nozzle for use on hand actuated pump dispensers is disclosed. The nozzle features a tubular member, which may be a part of the main body of the pump, having a circular, planar face at its terminal end. A hollow bore extending through the tubular member and the hollow face is in liquid passage communication with a recess in the planar face. A cap is rotatably mounted to the tubular member and has an end wall with a planar inside surface which will form an interface with the circular planar face of the tubular member. Radially displaced from the center axis of the circular skirt is a dispensing orifice which is registerable with the recess present in the planar face of the tubular member. A sealing boss surrounds the dispensing orifice and bore to provide a liquid-tight seal with the planar face when the orifice is not in registration with the recess. Mounting structure is provided on the cap and tubular member for achieving a rotating mount of the cap to the tubular member.

Abstract: Nozzle apparatus includes a head having a plurality of holes for sequential alignment with a delivery port and a cleanout hole also sequentially aligned with a delivery port, and a curved surface extends about the head for producing a fan-shaped spray when a hole is aligned with the delivery port and a fluid is pumped through the delivery port.

Abstract: The present pump has a manually operated actuator frictionally coupled to a floating valve to dispense liquid or other fluent product from a container. The floating valve coacts with the actuator and the pump housing to control:(1) the inlet flow of product from a dip tube in the container up into the pump;(2) the outlet flow of product from the pump to a discharge spout; and(3) the connection of an air vent opening to the inside of the container at the top at the proper time in each pumping cycle.The pump housing has a circular recess on the bottom for a snap fit on a complementary support bead, such as on the top lid of the container itself. A discharge selector valve on the discharge spout enables the selection of either a droplet spray discharge or a continuous flowing stream discharge from the pump. The pump actuator carries an end cap which may be removed for use as a scrub brush.

Abstract: A spray device comprises a fluidic element formed as recesses in a first surface of one member and sealed by abutting a second surface of another member against the first surface and pressing the two members together in a forced-fit arrangement. In order to prevent leakage of fluid, the power nozzle of the element is spaced from the edges of said surface, and the supply fluid is conducted to the nozzle via a passage which intersects the nozzle from out of the plane of the element.

Abstract: An improvement of a power controlling apparatus is included in a showerhead.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a stem and a cap. The stem includes two passages for carrying the same liquid or different liquids under high pressure. The passages terminate at a conical end surface of the stem. The cap is seated on the end surface of the stem and cooperates with the end surface of the stem to define two nozzle openings or orifices. The cap is arranged so that rotation of the cap on the stem changes the size of the orifices.

Abstract: A multi-nozzle high pressure fluid sprayer which can be safely indexed to a selected nozzle while the sprayer is under high fluid pressure. The sprayer head contains an offset member having at least one fluid nozzle therein. The offset member can be rotated to align a selected nozzle with a source of high pressure fluid.

Abstract: Dispensing apparatus is provided suitable for application of residual insecticides in a liquid carrier with which the fluid may be dispensed in spray form or delivered into cracks and crevices through an elongated tip extension of flexible plastic tubing and movable into, or out of operating position, the elongated tip extension being readily removable and insertable as desired.

Abstract: A multi-function shower head having an internal flow passage provided with an inlet end and an outlet end. A stationary cover plate is disposed at the outlet end of the passage, the cover plate being formed with an axially open and eccentric counterbore. A nozzle plate is rotatably mounted at the outlet end, outwardly of the cover plate, and in close proximity thereto. The nozzle plate is provided with a plurality of nozzle passages peripherally spaced apart and eccentrically disposed, such that each of the nozzle passages is adapted to selectively register with the eccentric counterbore. The shower head includes also a U-shaped baffle carried in the flow passage, and a coil spring extending in the counterbore passage, that serve to impart turbulence to water flowing through the counterbore and being discharged from the nozzle plate.

Abstract: A spray head including a handle disk having an exposed front wall and manually engageable peripheral portion the wall having a set of jet nozzles arranged in a circle, the perforations having common communication with a set of fine spray nozzles; the handle disk being mounted for limited arcuate movement with respect to a housing having a mating perforated wall for exposing the jet nozzles or the perforations communicating with the spray nozzles. The interior of the housing forms a chamber in which water is caused to rotate and drive a rotor having at least one opening which passes intermittently across the jet nozzles or perforations depending on the position of the handle disk. When the jet spray nozzles are activated the effect of the rotor and its slot is to cause the jet nozzles to produce pulsating jets. When the fine spray nozzles are activated, the water entering the perforations is diffused to produce essentially constant flow through the fine spray nozzles.

Abstract: In a device to be mounted on a vehicle for spraying, a nozzle holder having a plurality of nozzles selectively alignable with a duct carrying fluid for spraying, said nozzles being alignable by remote control means, said nozzle holder having an anti-flow device to prevent leakage when said device is not activated.

Abstract: An adjustable shower head is defined so that in one operating state thereof, the discharge from the shower head, upon contact with the body of a user, produces a massage-like effect. The shower head includes a body which defines therein a cavity and which has a front face defining an opening therein. Means are coupled to a rear portion of the body to adapt the body to be connected to a source of water for flow of water from the source to the cavity. A nozzle is disposed in the cavity with a discharge end thereof mounted in alignment with the opening fo discharge of water from the cavity only through the nozzle. The nozzle has no moving parts and is arranged to produce a randomly directionally unstable discharge characteristic in water discharged therefrom during use of the shower head. Modulatng means are mounted to the body and are operable by a user of the shower head for modulating the effective force for water discharged by the nozzle.

Abstract: A multi-nozzle shower head having a housing secured to a holder and a nozzle section with a plurality of nozzles rotatably mounted on the housing. The housing and nozzle section each have a wall transverse to the flow of water. The housing wall has a water passage opening spaced from the center of rotation by the same distance as each of the plurality of nozzles so that only one nozzle may register therewith at a time. A separator plate is rotatable with the nozzle section but is mounted to bear against the side of the housing wall opposite that with respect to which the nozzle section rotates. This separator plate maintains the contact and parallel relation between the walls and supports the walls to prevent any tilt which might result in transverse leakage. In addition the nozzle section is gasketed to prevent transverse leakage within the nozzle section from nozzle to nozzle.

Abstract: The improved showerhead disclosed herein includes at least two, and preferably four, separate spray nozzles and is constructed so as to permit users to select the particular spray nozzle through which water is to be discharged. The showerhead may be mounted on the end of a conventional shower arm extending from a wall or may be held in the user's hand and connected with a source of water by a flexible conduit.The showerhead comprises a housing having disc member and dial assembly mounted thereon. The dial assembly includes the spray nozzles, and the selection of a particular spray nozzle is achieved by manually rotating the dial assembly, with respect to the disc member and housing, about its central axis. A novel "butterfly" seal is disposed between the disc member and the dial assembly. A latch is mounted on the housing and cooperates with the dial assembly to retain the dial assembly in its proper position with respect to the disc member.

Abstract: A gun for spraying resin and catalyst and for holding an air-powered chopper that chops and deploys fiberglass, wherein the gun has an air-powered spray release valve, and has an air control valve operated by a single trigger to separately control the flow of air to the spray release valve and to the chopper. A nozzle plate at the front end of the spray gun has a convex rearward surface with two holes for receiving nozzle inserts, the holes being formed perpendicular to the convex surface so the sprays from the two nozzles cross a short distance in front of the gun.

Abstract: A multi nozzle high pressure fluid sprayer which can be safely indexed to a selected nozzle while the sprayer is under high fluid pressure. The sprayer contains separate seals at the inlet of each nozzle to permit a safe and effective indexing to either of the nozzles while the fluid is under high pressure or to provide a total shutoff of the fluid. The sealing arrangement includes a channel to provide back pressure to the seal area around each of the nozzles to prevent the seals from being disgorged or damaged as the sprayer head is indexed from nozzle to nozzle while under high pressure.

Abstract: A caplike member is received onto a container for including a supply of materials to be sprayed onto lawns, shrubs and the like. A swivel nut mounted on the caplike member interconnects with, say, a water hose. A rotatable drumlike body on the caplike member has a pair of inserts with different sized bores passing therethrough, and which bores or passages are selectively positionable in alignment with a feed opening connected to inlet water, which tube lower end has a single proportion balance control orifice. The insert openings have lateral communication channels opening into a feed tube that extends into the container. A nozzle is rotatably affixed to the drumlike body and is individually adjustable to select any one of several exit openings which form different spray patterns. A further aspect is the provision of a hand operable valving device which directs inlet water into the container as a pressurized jet for initial mixing with the spray materials.

Abstract: A caplike member is received onto a container for including a supply of materials to be sprayed onto lawns, shrubs and the like. A swivel nut mounted on the caplike member interconnects with, say, a water hose. A rotatable drumlike body on the caplike member has a pair of inserts with different sized bores passing therethrough, and which bores or passages are selectively positionable in alignment with a feed opening connected to inlet water, which tube lower end has a single proportion balance control orifice. The insert openings have lateral communication channels opening into a feed tube that extends into the container. A nozzle is rotatably affixed to the drumlike body and is individually adjustable to select any one of several exit openings which form different spray patterns. A further aspect is the provision of a hand operable valving device which directs inlet water into the container as a pressurized jet for initial mixing with the spray materials.

Abstract: The improved showerhead disclosed herein includes at least two, and preferably four, separate spray nozzles and is constructed so as to permit users to select the particular spray nozzle through which water is to be discharged. The showerhead may be mounted on the end of a conventional shower arm extending from a wall or may be held in the user's hand and connected with a source of water by a flexible conduit.The showerhead comprises a housing having disc member and dial assembly mounted thereon. The dial assembly includes the spray nozzles, and the selection of a particular spray nozzle is achieved by manually rotating the dial assembly, with respect to the disc member and housing, about its central axis. A novel "butterfly" seal is disposed between the disc member and the dial assembly. A latch is mounted on the housing and cooperates with the dial assembly to retain the dial assembly in its proper position with respect to the disc member.