Tree injection assembly and method
OwnerThomas D. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A tree injection assembly and method includes fluidly coupling a source of pressurized liquid to a chamber. The chamber is comprised of a resiliently elastic perimeter wall and the chamber is inflated with a predetermined amount of the pressurized liquid. After being the chamber is inflated with the pressurized liquid, the perimeter wall exerts pressure on the pressurized liquid. An injection nozzle, fluidly coupled to the chamber with a conduit, is inserted into a borehole formed in a tree. The chamber is allowed to deflate to force the liquid into the tree through the borehole.
Claims14
A tree injection assembly configured for injecting a liquid into a tree, said assembly comprising:
- a conduit having a first end and a second end, said conduit being configured to allow liquid to flow into said first end and outwardly of said second end;
- an injection nozzle being fluidly coupled to said second end, said injection nozzle being extendable into the tree to allow liquid from the conduit to flow through the injection nozzle and into the tree;
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- a chamber being fluidly coupled to said first end of said conduit, said chamber having a perimeter wall bounding an interior of said chamber, an opening in said perimeter wall being fluidly coupled to said first end, said chamber being comprised of resiliently elastic material, wherein said chamber is inflated with liquid when the liquid is pressurized externally of said chamber and delivered into said chamber through said conduit, said perimeter wall of said chamber being configured to exert pressure on the liquid when positioned within said chamber such that the liquid is ejected into said first end and outwardly of said second end of said conduit.
A method of injecting liquid into a tree comprising the steps of:
- fluidly coupling a pressurized liquid to a chamber, the chamber being comprised of a resiliently elastic perimeter wall;
- inflating the chamber with pressurized liquid with a predetermined amount of the liquid, wherein the perimeter wall exerts pressure on the liquid;
- inserting an injection nozzle into a borehole formed in a tree, the injection nozzle being fluidly coupled to the chamber with a conduit;
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- allowing the chamber to deflate and force the liquid into the tree through the borehole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.