Trigger sprayer with hand pad

10) A trigger sprayer that is manually held and operated to pump liquid from a bottle connected to the trigger sprayer and dispense the liquid from the trigger sprayer, the trigger sprayer comprising:

• a sprayer housing containing a manually operated pump, a liquid inlet opening positioned on the sprayer housing to receive liquid from a bottle connected to the trigger sprayer, a liquid supply passage in the sprayer housing communicating the liquid inlet opening with the pump to direct liquid from the liquid inlet opening to the pump on operation of the pump, a liquid outlet opening positioned on the sprayer housing to discharge liquid from the sprayer housing in a forward direction relative to the sprayer housing, a liquid discharge passage in the sprayer housing communicating the pump with the liquid outlet opening, the sprayer housing having an external top surface that faces in an upward direction, an external rear surface that faces in a rearward direction that is opposite the forward direction, and a pair of external side surfaces that face away from each other in opposite side directions;
• a trigger mounted on the sprayer housing for manually engaging and moving the trigger relative to the sprayer housing, the trigger being operatively connected to the pump to operate the pump in response to manual movements of the trigger;
• a shroud mounted on the sprayer housing, the shroud covering over the top surface, the rear surface, and the opposite side surfaces of the sprayer housing;
• and,
• a pad on the shroud, the pad having an external surface that faces in the rearward direction from the shroud.

22) A trigger sprayer that is manually held and operated to pump liquid from a bottle connected to the trigger sprayer and dispense the liquid in a forward direction from the trigger sprayer, the trigger sprayer comprising:

• a sprayer housing containing a manually operated pump, a liquid inlet opening positioned on the sprayer housing to receive liquid from a bottle connected to the trigger sprayer, a liquid supply passage in the sprayer housing communicating the liquid inlet opening with the pump to direct liquid from the liquid inlet opening to the pump on operation of the pump, a liquid outlet opening positioned on the sprayer housing to discharge liquid from the sprayer housing in the forward direction;
• and a liquid discharge passage in the sprayer housing communicating the pump with the liquid outlet opening to direct liquid from the pump to the liquid outlet opening on operation of the pump;
• a trigger mounted on the sprayer housing for movement in the forward direction and movement in an opposite rearward direction relative to the trigger sprayer in response to manual manipulation of the trigger by a user's hand holding the trigger sprayer, the trigger being operatively connected to the pump to operate the pump in response to movement of the trigger in the forward direction and the rearward direction;
• a shroud mounted on the sprayer housing, the shroud having a top wall that covers over a top surface of the sprayer housing, a rear wall that extends downwardly from the top wall and covers over a rear surface of the sprayer housing, and a pair of side walls that extend downwardly from the top wall and cover over opposite side surfaces of the sprayer housing, the pair of side walls extending outwardly away from the sprayer housing and then extending inwardly toward the sprayer housing as the side walls extend downwardly from the top wall, thereby forming a projecting ledge that extends across the opposite side walls of the shroud, the ledge being positioned on the shroud to engage over a thumb and forefinger of a user's hand holding the trigger sprayer;
• and,
• a pad positioned on the shroud to engage the user's hand holding the trigger sprayer.