Patents
US 8708254 B2: Sprayer with remotely pivotable and selectively lockable nozzle
- Granted
- 2014-04-29
- Filed
- 2010-05-06 application 12800012
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A fluid sprayer includes a rigid fluid conduit with a conduit side wall extending along a conduit axis between open first and second conduit ends. The conduit side wall defines a fluid passage extending between the open first and second ends. A spray nozzle with a fluid-expulsion bore is connected to the second conduit end such that it can pivot about a nozzle-pivot axis that extends orthogonally to the conduit axis and such that fluid introduced into the first conduit end is expelled through the fluid-expulsion bore. A nozzle actuator is attached to the conduit for bi-directional rotation about an actuator-rotation axis having a component of spatial extension perpendicular to the conduit axis. The nozzle actuator and nozzle are mechanically linked so that rotation of the actuator causes the nozzle to pivot with respect to the conduit axis. A spray-angle selector rotates in tandem with the nozzle actuator and includes an angle-selection surface. A selector stop, with a base portion fixed relative to the fluid conduit, cooperatively engages the angle-selection surface to define a plurality of angular nozzle positions and provide resistance opposing pivotal movement out of each angular nozzle position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140429.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDE TOOLS, Inc. 21 patents | US company or organization | Southbridge, MA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke T. Baxter | Sherman, CT | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William R. Bucknam, Jr. | Woodbury, CT | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard M. Farland | Sturbridge, MA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Corey Talbot | Hebron, CT | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B05B | Spraying apparatus; atomising apparatus; nozzles | B05B15/652 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B08B | Cleaning in general; prevention of fouling in general | B08B3/026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60S | Servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring of vehicles, not otherwise provided for | B60S3/047 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAXTER, BROOKE signed 2010-04-30 BUCKNAM, WILLIAM RAYMOND signed 2010-04-30 FARLAND, RICHARD M. signed 2010-04-30 TALBOT, COREY signed 2010-04-30 | HYDE TOOLS INC. SOUTHBRIDGE, MA | 24406/950 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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