360 degree Rotational directional nozzle for trigger sprayers
Assignee360 Enterprises
InventorsJohn M. Norville, James B. Caldwell
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing device generally comprising an improved nozzle that is adaptable, connectable, threadable or integrally formed with a standard trigger spray head. The improved nozzle is also swivelable or rotatable and directional to spray in any direction, up or down, left or right, straight ahead, or any variation thereof. It also has a cap that can be turned to produce a stream, a spray or a foam, or any variation thereof. The nozzle may be manufactured either as an attachment to an existing trigger spray unit or as a pre-manufactured integral assembly.
Claims24
Apparatus for dispensing a fluid in a desired direction from a fluid container, the apparatus comprising:
- a spray applicator in fluid connection with the fluid in the container;
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- a nozzle assembly positioned downstream in fluid flow relation to said spray applicator, said nozzle assembly comprising:
- a conduit having an inlet end, a discharge end and a fluid passage, wherein an axis extending through said inlet end is at an angle with respect to an axis extending through said discharge end;
- wherein the inlet end of said conduit is integrally formed with said spray applicator.
A sprayer nozzle assembly for dispensing fluid from a container in any desired direction, the nozzle assembly comprising:
- a conduit having an inlet end, a discharge end and a fluid passage, wherein said inlet end and said discharge end are connected by a movable joint in said conduit, and wherein the movable joint comprises a receptacle and an elongated conduit having complementary contact surfaces and a central fluid passage;
- wherein fluid can be dispensed in any desired direction by positioning the movable joint.
A fluid dispensing device for dispensing a fluid from a container in any desired direction, the fluid dispensing device comprising:
- a dispenser apparatus in fluid connection with the fluid in the container;
- a nozzle assembly comprising:
- a rotatable conduit having an inlet end formed integrally with the dispenser apparatus, a discharge end and a fluid passage, wherein said inlet end and said discharge end are connected by a movable joint, and wherein the movable joint comprises a receptacle and an elongated conduit having complementary contact surfaces and a central fluid passage;
- wherein fluid can be dispensed in any desired direction by positioning the movable joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.