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US 2022/0331820 A1Published application
Stainless Steel Spray Boom for Aerial Spraying
AssigneeTexas Transland LLC
InventorCalvin L. Kroes
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to spray boom for aerial spraying comprising an elongate housing operable to be mounted to an underside of an aircraft, the elongate housing defining a hollow cavity, and a plurality of couplings positioned along at least a portion of a length of the elongate housing, wherein each of the plurality of couplings comprises a cylindrical boss that is unitary with and thermally formed from the elongate housing.
Claims20
A spray boom for aerial spraying comprising:
- an elongate housing operable to be mounted to an underside of an aircraft, the elongate housing defining a hollow cavity;
- and
- a plurality of couplings positioned along at least a portion of a length of the elongate housing, wherein each of the plurality of couplings comprises a cylindrical boss that is unitary with and thermally formed from the elongate housing.
A method for forming a spray boom for aerial spraying, the method comprising:
- heating an elongate housing at a plurality of locations along a length of the elongate housing using a carbide tool, wherein the step of heating softens a composition of the elongate housing at the plurality of locations;
- redistributing the softened composition to form a cylindrical boss at each of the plurality of locations, wherein the cylindrical boss is unitary with and thermally formed from the elongate housing;
- and
- threading an interior surface of each cylindrical boss to form a coupling.
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