US3711028A
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Spray device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-04-16
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Granted: 1973-01-16
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Expires: 1991-04-16
Abstract
Abstract The spray device comprises an elongated metal body having at one end a discharge nozzle and at the other end an integral internally threaded inlet fitting adapted to be detachably coupled to a conventional external threaded outlet fitting such as provided on a garden hose. Intermediate its ends the body has a hand grip portion. The body is enclosed in sealed relation in an imperforate, heat insulating, flexible, vinyl plastisol jacket which extends from adjacent the nozzle to and beyond the inlet fitting. The portion of the jacket which extends beyond the inlet fitting is in the form of a shield of larger internal diameter than the inlet fitting and extends beyond the inlet fitting a distance such that when the hose fitting is screwed into the inlet fitting, the joint therebetween is within and fully surrounded by the shield so that hot water or dangerous chemicals being fed to the spray device and escaping at the joint is prevented from striking the operator. The jacket is soft enough to absorb shocks when the device strikes hard objects.
Inventors
- 👤 R Hengesbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:07
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B15/00; B05B1/00; B05B1/30; B05B1/3013
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
A spray device comprising a body having a passage for fluid therethrough; a discharge nozzle on the body and connected to one end of the passage; said body having an internally threaded inlet at the other end of the passage and adapted for detachable connection to a conventional externally threaded garden hose outlet fitting; a manually operable stop valve in the body for opening and closing the passage; an imperforate jacket of flexible, shock absorbing, heat insulating material enclosing the body throughout at least the major portion of the length of the body; said jacket having, at the end adjacent said inlet a shield which is integral with the jacket and extends from the body outwardly endwise of the inlet a substantial distance beyond the outermost end of the inlet and sufficiently so that, when the hose is connected to the inlet, the outlet fitting of the hose, and the joint between it and the hose, will be disposed entirely within the shield and spaced substantially from the outer end of the shield; said shield being open at its outer end and having an internal diameter substantially larger than the maximum diameter of the inlet for receiving the hose endwise, outlet fitting foremost, for connection to the inlet fitting and sufficiently large so that liquid squirting from the outlet fitting is intercepted and caused to pass freely to, and discharge from, the outer end of the shield.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
A spray device comprising a body having a passage for fluid therethrough; a discharge nozzle on the body and connected to one end of the passage; said body having an internally threaded inlet at the other end of the passage and adapted for detachable connection to a conventional externally threaded garden hose outlet fitting; a manually operable stop valve in the body for opening and closing the passage; an imperforate jacket of flexible, shock absorbing, heat insulating material enclosing the body throughout at least the major portion of the length of the body; said jacket having, at the end adjacent said inlet a shield which is integral with the jacket and extends from the body outwardly endwise of the inlet a substantial distance beyond the outermost end of the inlet and sufficiently so that, when the hose is connected to the inlet, the outlet fitting of the hose, and the joint between it and the hose, will be disposed entirely within the shield and spaced substantially from the outer end of the shield; said shield being open at its outer end and having an internal diameter substantially larger than the maximum diameter of the inlet for receiving the hose endwise, outlet fitting foremost, for connection to the inlet fitting and sufficiently large so that liquid squirting from the outlet fitting is intercepted and caused to pass freely to, and discharge from, the outer end of the shield.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spray device according to claim 1 wherein the jacket is in two symmetrical mating half shells separated along a plane extending longitudinally of the jacket; and detachable fastening means are provided which interconnect the half shells and hold them in firm embracing relation to the body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A spray device according to claim 1 wherein the jacket is molded onto the body and is in sealed relation to the body from the inlet to a location near to the nozzle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
231 words
A spray device according to claim 1 wherein the body has an enlarged hollow valve housing portion between the inlet and the nozzle, and said jacket fully encloses said housing portion; a control valve is disposed in said housing portion and has an operating stem, the body has a lateral passage leading from the inside of said portion to the outside, the valve stem extends through the lateral passage to the exterior of said portion, a hand lever extends endwise of the body exteriorly of the jacket and is pivotally connected to the body for swinging toward and away from said body for operating the stem to open the valve; said jacket, at the end opposite the shield, terminates endwise of the body short of the stem and pivotal connection, but close to the pivotal connection, and is in sealed relation to the body at its point of termination; and said jacket has a slit at at least one side extending endwise the entire length of the body and shield so that the body can be received laterally through the slit of the jacket when the jacket portions at opposite sides of the slit are stressed apart so that the jacket is open along the entire length of the body and shield; and means are provided for securing the edges of the slit together with the body enclosed in the jacket
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A spray device according to claim 4 wherein the body has a wall portion extending endwise thereof generally parallel to, and offset peripherally from, the slit arranged for flexing hingedly readily for facilitating spreading said portions of the body between said wall portion and edges of the slit apart from each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spray device according to claim 1 wherein the outermost end of the inlet is substantially at the innermost end of the shield, and the jacket firmly embraces the body from the outermost end of the inlet at least partway toward the other end of the body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A spray device according to claim 1 wherein a flexible hose is proVided and has an outlet fitting in screw-threaded engagement with the internally threaded inlet; said fitting and the joint between it and the hose being disposed within the shield and spaced from the open end of the shield.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-01-16 | 1976-07-17 | 1977-01-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-01-16 | 1980-07-17 | 1981-01-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-01-16 | 1984-07-17 | 1985-01-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |