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US5046449A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicle spray apparatus

Assignee: NELSON MARK C R
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Filing: 1989-12-26
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Granted: 1991-09-10
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Expires: 2009-12-26
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Abstract

Abstract A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto includes a reservoir for a predetermined liquid material which reservoir is mounted to the vehicle. A pump is coupled to the reservoir for pumping the liquid from the reservoir and a fan is attached to the vehicle grill on the front of the vehicle and has a dispensing tube connected from the pump to the fan for dispensing the material from the reservoir directly into the fan blade for spraying liquid over the front of the vehicle. A second embodiment connects the pump to a plurality of dispensing nozzles, such as a hose attached across the front of a vehicle with a predetermined number of openings or nozzles therein for spraying the liquid over the front of the vehicle. The liquid may also be sprayed through the windshield washer nozzles for spraying liquid from the reservoir onto the windshield.

Inventors

  • 👤 Riley H. Nelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 09:04
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R99/00; B60S; B60S1/00; B60S1/02; B60S1/46; B60S1/48; B60S1/481

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
A spray apparatus attached to a vehicle for coating a front end of the vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto comprising: a vehicle having a front end and a rear end; and a battery; a reservoir for a liquid material, said reservoir being mounted to the vehicle for coating the front of the vehicle; a pump coupled to said reservoir for pumping liquid therefrom; a fan located on the front end of the vehicle; and a dispensing tube connected to said pump at one end and having the other end thereof mounted adjacent said fan for dispensing pumped liquid into said fan whereby liquid pumped from said reservoir is sprayed onto the front end of the vehicle by said fan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
A spray apparatus attached to a vehicle for coating a front end of the vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto comprising: a vehicle having a front end and a rear end; and a battery; a reservoir for a liquid material, said reservoir being mounted to the vehicle for coating the front of the vehicle; a pump coupled to said reservoir for pumping liquid therefrom; a fan located on the front end of the vehicle; and a dispensing tube connected to said pump at one end and having the other end thereof mounted adjacent said fan for dispensing pumped liquid into said fan whereby liquid pumped from said reservoir is sprayed onto the front end of the vehicle by said fan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 55 words
A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto in accordance with claim 1 in which said pump is connected to the vehicle battery through a switch located in said vehicle whereby said pump can be turned on and off from inside said vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 61 words
A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto in accordance with claim 2 in which said fan has an electric motor connected to the vehicle battery through said pump switch located in said vehicle whereby said fan is turned on and off from inside said vehicle with said pump.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto in accordance with claim 3 in which said fan is attached to a grill on the front end of said vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 222 words
A spray apparatus for coating a front end of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto comprising: a vehicle having a battery, a windshield, a front end extending forwardly of said windshield, and windshield washing means for spraying windshield washer fluid upon said windshield, said windshield washer means having a tank and a plurality of windshield washer nozzles aimed at the windshield and coupled to the tank through a tube; a reservoir for a liquid material mounted to a vehicle for coating the front end of the vehicle; a pump coupled to said reservoir for pumping liquid therefrom; a plurality of dispensing nozzles attached to the front end of the vehicle, said dispensing nozzles being spaced a predetermined distance from each other across the front end of the vehicle; and dispensing tube means connected to said pump and to each dispensing nozzle for dispensing pumped liquid from said plurality of dispensing nozzles onto the front end of the vehicle whereby liquid pumped from said reservoir is sprayed onto the front end of the vehicle by said dispensing nozzles, said dispensing tube means also being connected to the tube coupled to said windshield washer nozzles with a solenoid valve having a switch connected thereto for switching said windshield washer nozzles from the windshield washer tank to said reservoir.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 222 words
A spray apparatus for coating a front end of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto comprising: a vehicle having a battery, a windshield, a front end extending forwardly of said windshield, and windshield washing means for spraying windshield washer fluid upon said windshield, said windshield washer means having a tank and a plurality of windshield washer nozzles aimed at the windshield and coupled to the tank through a tube; a reservoir for a liquid material mounted to a vehicle for coating the front end of the vehicle; a pump coupled to said reservoir for pumping liquid therefrom; a plurality of dispensing nozzles attached to the front end of the vehicle, said dispensing nozzles being spaced a predetermined distance from each other across the front end of the vehicle; and dispensing tube means connected to said pump and to each dispensing nozzle for dispensing pumped liquid from said plurality of dispensing nozzles onto the front end of the vehicle whereby liquid pumped from said reservoir is sprayed onto the front end of the vehicle by said dispensing nozzles, said dispensing tube means also being connected to the tube coupled to said windshield washer nozzles with a solenoid valve having a switch connected thereto for switching said windshield washer nozzles from the windshield washer tank to said reservoir.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 46 words
A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto in accordance with claim 5 in which said plurality of dispensing nozzles are located in one dispenser tube mounted across the front end of said vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 55 words
A spray apparatus for coating the front of a vehicle with a liquid to prevent the adherence of insects thereto in accordance with claim 6 in which said pump is connected to the vehicle battery through a switch located in said vehicle whereby said pump can be turned on and off from inside said vehicle.

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