Liquid concentrate and water mixing and dispensing device

Claim 2

A manually held device for discharging water and dispensing a liquid concentrate, such deVice being adapted for attachment to a hose supplying a source of water under pressure, comprising: reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate and a generally elongated body defining a chamber therein serving as said reservoir means, and having fitting means for connection to said hose mounted adjacent one end of said body; a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first and second discharge means mounted at the other end of said body; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source, and said valve means comprising manually engageable means disposed at laterally opposed exterior locations on said body and valve member means interiorly of said body connected to and actuated by said manually engageable means; and conduit means within said chamber connecting said valve means between said fitting means and said discharge means.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1, said body comprising an elongate hand grip portion adjacent the end having said fitting means, and said manually engageable means disposed on said housing intermediate said grip portion and said discharge means whereby such manually engageable means can be operated by the thumb and a finger respectively of the hand holding said grip portion.

Claim 4

The device of claim 2, said manually engageable means comprising push button means having inwardly opposed actuating modes.

Claim 5

The device of claim 2 said discharge means mounted on said body so as to direct their discharges generally laterally of the body axis, and said reservoir means being located in the body chamber defined by said grip portion, whereby said body can be held by said grip portion in a generally upright orientation to direct the discharge laterally from an upper end portion thereof with said reservoir means being oriented in the lower end grip portion.

Claim 6

A manually held device for discharging water and dispensing a liquid concentrate, such device being adapted for attachment to a hose supplying a source of water under pressure and comprising: reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate and a generally elongated body defining a chamber therein serving as said reservoir means and having fitting means for connection to said hose mounted adjacent one end of said body; a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first and second discharge means mounted at the other end of said body; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source; and conduit means within said chamber connecting said valve means between said fitting means and said discharge means; and said body comprising first and second molded halves mated along a plane which includes the axis of said body, said first and second discharge means and said conduit means comprising an integrated constructoon of molded parts, one of said parts having annular structure providing said first and second discharge means and structure integral and asymetrical with said annular structure providing one half of said conduit means and another of said parts having structure providing the other half of said conduit means mated with the former half along the above defined plane, and said body halves having mated portions for cooperatively receiving and securing said molded parts.

Claim 7

A manually held device for discharging water and dispensing a liquid concentrate, such device being adapted for attachment to a hose supplying a source of water under pressure and comprising: reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate and a generally elongated body defining a chamber therein serving as said reservoir means and having fitting means for connection to said hose mounted adjacent one end of said body; a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first and second discharge means mounted at the other end of said body; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source; and conduit means within said chamber connecting said valve means between said fitting means and said discharge means; and said body comprising first and second molded halves mated along a plane which includes the axis of said body, said first and second discharge means and said conduit means comprising an integrated constructoon of molded parts, one of said parts having annular structure providing said first and second discharge means and structure integral and asymetrical with said annular structure providing one half of said conduit means and another of said parts having structure providing the other half of said conduit means mated with the former half along the above defined plane, and said body halves having mated portions for cooperatively receiving and securing said molded parts.

Claim 8

The device of claim 5, said molded parts structure providing said conduit means further having structure providing mated halves of valve seats of said valve means.

Claim 9

The device of claim 6, said molded parts structure providing said conduit means and said valve seats comprising structure defining mated halves of an intake conduit having one end communicating with said fitting, structure defining mated halves of a valve chamber communicating with the remaining end of said intake conduit and with said valve seats, and structure defining mated halves of first and second branch conduits each comMunicating at one end with said chamber through said valve seats and having their other ends connected to said first and second discharge means respectively.

Claim 10

The device of claim 6 wherein said valve means is provided by a pair of valve members cooperating with said valve seats and a pair of valve stems for displacing said valve members, and said molded parts structure providing said conduit means further comprising structure receiving and guiding said valve stems of said valve means, and flange structure sealingly engaging mated recesses in said body halves through which said valve stems extend for manual operation exteriorly of said body.

Claim 11

A manually held device for discharging water and dispending a liquid concentrate, such device being adapted for attachment to a source of water under pressure, comprising: a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first discharge means comprising a jet nozzle means for delivering a jet of water with concentrate and said second discharge means comprising a spray nozzle means for delivering a water spray, said jet nozzle means comprising aerator means for mixing air with the water and liquid concentrate; reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source; and aspirator means extending between said reservoir means and the first discharge means for aspirating liquid concentrate from said reservoir means into the discharge stream associated with the first discharge means; said jet nozzle means comprising structure defining an elongate discharge passage with a first end thereof in water stream receiving relation with conduit means from said valve means and a second end providing the jet discharge, said aerator means comprising air duct means extending adjacent said discharge passage from the second end thereof to the first end and communicating with said passage thereat, whereby air is drawn into and mixed with the water stream by aspiration at the first end of said passage.

Claim 12

A manually held device for discharging water and dispending a liquid concentrate, such device being adapted for attachment to a source of water under pressure, comprising: a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first discharge means comprising a jet nozzle means for delivering a jet of water with concentrate and said second discharge means comprising a spray nozzle means for delivering a water spray, said jet nozzle means comprising aerator means for mixing air with the water and liquid concentrate; reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source; and aspirator means extending between said reservoir means and the first discharge means for aspirating liquid concentrate from said reservoir means into the discharge stream associated with the first discharge means; said jet nozzle means comprising structure defining an elongate discharge passage with a first end thereof in water stream receiving relation with conduit means from said valve means and a second end providing the jet discharge, said aerator means comprising air duct means extending adjacent said discharge passage from the second end thereof to the first end and communicating with said passage thereat, whereby air is drawn into and mixed with the water stream by aspiration at the first end of said passage.

Claim 13

A manually held device for discharging water and dispensing a liquid concentrate, such device being adapted for attachment to a source of water under pressure, comprising: a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first discharge means comprising a jet nozzle means for delivering a jet of water with concentrate and said second discharge means comprising a spray nozzle means for delivering a water spray, said jet nozzle means comprising aerator means for mixing air with the water and liquid concentrate; reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source; aspirator means extending between said reservoir means and the first discharge means for aspirating liquid concentrate from said reservoir means into the discharge stream associated with the first discharge means, and said spray nozzle means comprising a chamber having an opening connected to conduit means from said valve means, a wall of said chamber having a plurality of discharge openings so as to generate a spray, and said jet nozzle means and aerator means comprising a hollow generally cylindrical body portion extending through said chamber and having an open end in registration with an opening provided in said wall and having an opening at the other end communicating with conduit means from said valve means, an elongate generally cylindrical nozzle member having an axial discharge passage therein being coaxially mounted with said cylindrical body, said discharge passage of said member having a first end in water stream receiving relation with said body portion opening ans a second end providing the discharge jet, means forming an air duct extending from the second end of said member to the discharge passage at the first end thereof between the outer circumference of sAid cylindrical nozzle member and the inner surface of said cylindrical body portion whereby air is drawn into and mixed with the water stream by aspiration at the first end of said member passage.

Claim 14

A manually held device for discharging water and dispensing a liquid concentrate, such device being adapted for attachment to a source of water under pressure, comprising: a first water discharge means and a second water discharge means, said first discharge means comprising a jet nozzle means for delivering a jet of water with concentrate and said second discharge means comprising a spray nozzle means for delivering a water spray, said jet nozzle means comprising aerator means for mixing air with the water and liquid concentrate; reservoir means for containing a liquid concentrate; manually operated valve means for selectively communicating the first and second discharge means with said source; aspirator means extending between said reservoir means and the first discharge means for aspirating liquid concentrate from said reservoir means into the discharge stream associated with the first discharge means, and said spray nozzle means comprising a chamber having an opening connected to conduit means from said valve means, a wall of said chamber having a plurality of discharge openings so as to generate a spray, and said jet nozzle means and aerator means comprising a hollow generally cylindrical body portion extending through said chamber and having an open end in registration with an opening provided in said wall and having an opening at the other end communicating with conduit means from said valve means, an elongate generally cylindrical nozzle member having an axial discharge passage therein being coaxially mounted with said cylindrical body, said discharge passage of said member having a first end in water stream receiving relation with said body portion opening ans a second end providing the discharge jet, means forming an air duct extending from the second end of said member to the discharge passage at the first end thereof between the outer circumference of sAid cylindrical nozzle member and the inner surface of said cylindrical body portion whereby air is drawn into and mixed with the water stream by aspiration at the first end of said member passage.