Apparatus for producing a decontaminating solution

Claim 1

A PORTABLE DECONTAMINATING APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS PRESSURIZED STREAM OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A MAIN CONDUIT HAVING AN INLET SECTION AND AN OUTLET SECTION; A NATURAL WATER SOURCE; PUMPING MEANS FOR DELIVERING WATER FROM SAID NATURAL SOURCE TO SAID INLET SECTION OF SAID MAIN CONDUIT; AN OPEN TOP MIXING TANK FOR HOLDING A SUPPLY OF COMMINUTED LIME; SAID TANK HAVING A BOTTOM AND AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING WALL STRUCTURE; A BRANCH CONDUIT LEADING FROM SAID INLET SECTION TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID TANK, SAID BRANCH CONDUIT TERMINATING NEAR SAID TANK BOTTOM IN AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING SIMPLE NOZZLE, AND SAID BRANCH CONDUIT DELIVERING WATER TO THE LIME IN SAID TANK WHEREBY A LIME SLURRY IS FORMED; A VENTURI-ASPIRATOR CONNECTING SAID INLET SECTION AND SAID OUTLET SECTION; AN INLET TUBE LEADING FROM SAID TANK TO THE THROAT OF SAID VENTURI ASPIRATOR WHEREBY A PORTION OF THE SAID LIME SLURRY IS DRAWN INTO THE STREAM OF WATER PASSING THROUGH SAID VENTURI-ASPIRATOR; A FLEXIBLE HOSE COUPLED TO THE OUTBOARD DELIVERY END OF SAID OUTLET SECTION, SAID FLEXIBLE HOSE TERMINATING IN A SIMPLE DELIVERY NOZZLE FOR SPRAYING SAID SOLUTION OVER THE AREA OR OBJECT TO BE DECONTAMINATED; A SOURCE OF CHLORINE UNDER PRESSURE; AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SAID CHLORINE UNDER PRESSURE INTO THE OUTBOARD END OF SAID OUTLET SECTION AND SAID HOSE IN THE DIRECTION OF FLOW CENTRALLY OF SAID STREAM WHEREBY THE PRESSURE OF SAID WATER AND LIME SLURRY SOLUTION IS AUGMENTED BY THE PRESSURE OF SAID CHLORINE AND WHEREBY SAID CHLORINE IS INTIMATELY MIXED WITH SAID LIME SLURRY TO PRODUCE SAID PRESSURIZED STREAM OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION.