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US 2023/0141698 A1Published application
Hose end sprayers and methods of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSilgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
InventorsBRANDON RAMSUER, JACOB VANBECELAERE
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Abstract
A dispensing system including a hose-end-sprayer having a sprayer body assembled with a selected valve having a lever to selectively operate the hose-end-sprayer and a shipping clip capable of retaining the valve in a closed position during shipping; methods for manufacturing and assembling the same using a single sprayer body with multiple valve configurations.
Claims20
A hose-end-sprayer, comprising:
- a sprayer body, comprising:
- a central axis;
- a product opening;
- and
- a carrier fluid opening;
- a valve seated in the sprayer body, comprising:
- a valve product opening;
- and
- a valve carrier fluid opening;
- a lever attached to the valve and configured to rotate the valve about the central axis of the sprayer body between a first “off” position and a second “on” position;
- and
- a removeable shipping clip attached to the sprayer body and the valve and preventing rotation of the valve.
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A dispensing system, comprising:
- a container holding a product;
- a sprayer body attached to the container, the sprayer body comprising:
- a recess on an exterior surface of the sprayer body;
- a clip rail in an interior space of the sprayer body;
- at least one clip stop adjacent the clip rail;
- and
- at least one valve detent on the clip rail;
- a valve assembled in the sprayer body and retained therein by the at least one valve detent, the valve comprising a shipping clip orifice;
- a shipping clip removeably attached to the sprayer body and the valve, the shipping clip comprising:
- a recess flange seated in the recess;
- a rail seat seated on the clip rail adjacent the at least one clip stop;
- and
- a valve extension seated in the shipping clip orifice.
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A method for producing a hose-end-sprayer, comprising:
- providing a sprayer body, a seal pad, a lever, a container connection system, a hose connection system, a valve, and a removeable shipping clip;
- assembling the seal pad with the sprayer body;
- assembling the lever and valve in the sprayer body;
- assembling the container connection system to the sprayer body;
- assembling the hose connection system to the sprayer body;
- and
- assembling the removable shipping clip to the sprayer body and the valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.