Apparatus for atomizing and spraying liquids

Claim 1

IN APPARATUS FOR ATOMIZING AND SPRAYING LIQUIDS, A BODY MEMBER HAVING A CIRCULAR CHAMBER THEREIN, A LIQUID PIPE FIXEDLY MOUNTED IN SAID BOXY AND EXTENDING COAXIALLY OF THE CHAMBER THEREIN, MEANS TO SUPPLY LIQUID TO SAID PIPE, A HUB MEMBER ROTATIONALLY JOURNALLED ON SAID LIQUID PIPE, A SPRAYER HEAD CARRIED BY SAID HUB MEMBER, A TURBINE WHEEL MOUNTED ON SAID HUB FOR ROTATION WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND HAVING A SERIES OF BLADES DISPOSED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY THEREABOUT, MEANS TO DISCHARGE AN IMPELLER FLUID UNDER PRESSURE AGAINST SAID BLADES TO ROTATIONALLY DRIVE THE TURBINE AND SAID SPRAYER HEAD, A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC GROOVES IN THE FACE OF THE TURBINE WHEEL ADJACENT THE SPRAYER HEAD, AN ANNULAR END WALL ON THE BODY MEMBER EXTENDING INTERMEDIATE THE TURBINE WHEEL AND SPRAYER HEAD IN CIRCUMSCRIBING RELATION TO THE HUB AND HAVING ON ITS INNER FACE A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC AXIALLY PROJECTING FINS ARRANGED WITH RESPECT TO THE CONCENTRIC GROOVES IN THE CONFRONTING TURBINE WHEEL FACE SO THAT ONE OF SAID FINS IS RECEIVED FREELY WITHIN EACH OF SAID CONCENTRIC GROOVES THEREBY TO PROVIDE A LABYRINTH SEAL TO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF THE IMPELLER FLUID FROM THE BODY CHAMBER THROUGH THE HUB OPENING IN SAID ANNULAR BODY END WALL, AND MEANS FOR EXHAUSING THE SPENT IMPELLER FLUID FROM THE BODY CHAMBER.