Spray apparatus

A device for proportioning pressurized water with another liquid and forming a spray outlet, comprising:

• an open-topped container means for receiving a quantity of said liquid;
• a cover mounted onto said container top having means for connection to a supply of said pressurized water and including a first opening communicating with said pressurized water and a second opening communicating with the container interior;
• a cylindrical body rotatably mounted on said cover having a pair of passages extending therethrough generally parallel to the axis of rotation, each aligned at a different rotating position of said body with the first opening in said cover and lateral openings interconnecting each said body passage and the body exterior, said lateral openings communicating with the cover second opening when the associated cylindrical body passage is aligned with said first opening;
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• insert means removably received within each of said pair of body passages, each insert including walls defining a bore passing therethrough generally parallel to said passages.

A device for proportioning pressurized water with another liquid in an open-topped container and forming a spray, comprising:

• a cover removably mounted onto said container top for connection to a supply of said pressurized water and including first means communicating with said pressurized water and second means communicating with the container interior;
• a drumlike body rotatably mounted to said cover having a pair of passages extending therethrough generally parallel to the axis of rotation, each passage being aligned at a different rotative position of said body with the first communicating means in said cover, and a lateral opening interconnecting each body passage with the body exterior, said lateral openings respectively communicating with the cover second communicating means when the associated cylindrical body passage is aligned with said first communicating means;
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• individual inserts removably received within each of said pair of body passages, each insert including walls defining a bore passing therethrough generally parallel to said passages, said bores being of different predetermined cross-sectional areas.

A device for proportioning pressurized water with another liquid and forming a spray outlet, comprising:

• an open-topped container having side and bottom walls for receiving a quantity of said liquid;
• a cover mounted onto said container top for connection to a supply of said pressurized water;
• a cylindrical body rotatably mounted on said cover having a first passage extending therethrough generally parallel to the axis of rotation, communication with said pressurized water, and a lateral opening interconnecting said first passage with the interior of said container;
• a hollow tube having one end connected to the lateral opening and its other end located immediately adjacent the center of the container bottom wall for drawing liquid from the container;
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• said container bottom wall including a plurality of channels extending outwardly from the center of said bottom wall.

In a hose end spray apparatus for receiving and spraying pressurized water and mixing a contained liquid therewith comprising a liquid container, a cap fittable on the container including means for connection to a source of pressurized water and a nozzle for ejecting a spray of mixed water and liquid, a hollow tube extending from the cap into the container for withdrawing liquid therefrom, the improvement comprising:

• a rotor mounted in the cap for pivoting about an axis extending generally in a direction of water flow;
• a plurality of passages through the rotor;
• an aspiration opening in fluid communication with each passage and individually alignable in fluid communication with the feed tube in a respective pivot position of the rotor;
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• a removable insert in each passage having a predetermined bore size for mixing of said liquid with water in a predetermined ratio.

In a hose end spray apparatus for receiving and spraying pressurized water and mixing a contained liquid therewith, comprising a liquid container, a cap fittable on the container including means for connection to a source of pressurized water and a nozzle for ejecting a spray of mixed water and liquid, and means for aspirating liquid from the container for mixing with the water, improved means for selectively directing pressurized water from the cap into the container, comprising:

• a fluid passage having a relatively smaller diameter portion and a relatively larger diameter portion;
• a piston in the passage having a seal around the periphery in the relatively smaller diameter portion and a seal around the periphery in the relatively larger diameter portion, and longitudinally movable in the passage between a depressed open position and an extended closed position;
• a fluid outlet from the passage into the container between the larger and smaller seals in either position of the piston;
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• a fluid inlet from a pressurized water region of the cap into the passage between the smaller seal and the larger seal when the piston is in its open position and on the opposite side of the smaller seal from the larger seal when the piston is in its extended closed position.

A device for proportioning pressurized water with another liquid carried in an open-topped container and forming a spray therefrom, comprising:

• a cover removably mounted onto said container top for connection to a supply of said pressurized water and including first means communicating with said pressurized water and second means communicating with the container interior;
• a drumlike body rotatably mounted to said cover having a pair of passages extending therethrough generally parallel to the axis of rotation, each passage being aligned at a different rotative position of said body with the first communicating means in said cover, and a lateral opening interconnecting each body passage with the body exterior, said lateral openings respectively communicating with the cover second communicating means when the associated cylindrical body passage is aligned with said first communicating means, and said drumlike body preventing passage of water therethrough at all other rotative positions;
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• individual inserts removably received within each of said pair of body passages, each insert including walls defining a bore passing therethrough generally parallel to said passages, said bores being of different predetermined cross-sectional areas.

A device for proportioning pressurized water with another liquid and forming a spray outlet, comprising:

• an open-topped container for receiving a quantity of said liquid therein and having walls defining a generally circular rim about the container open top;
• a cover mounted onto said container top for connection to a supply of said pressurized water, said cover having a rim for cooperatively engaging the container rim;
• a cylindrical body rotatably mounted on said cover having a plurality of passages extending therethrough generally parallel to the axis of rotation which individually communicate with said pressurized water at different positions of rotation, and a lateral opening interconnecting said first passage with the interior of said container;
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• a tube having one end connected to the lateral opening and its other end located immediately adjacent the center of the container bottom wall for drawing liquid from the container;
• said container rim containing at least one pair of outwardly projecting lugs spaced circumferentially from one another and extending outwardly different amounts, and said cover rim having an inwardly projecting lug which is so dimensioned as to pass over the lesser projecting container rim lug with interference and to be obstructed by the greater projecting container rim lug, thereby locking the cover to the container against inadvertent removal.

A device for proportioning pressurized water with another liquid carried in an open-topped container and forming a spray therefrom, comprising:

• a cover removably mounted onto said container top for connection to a supply of said pressurized water and including first and second water inlet openings of respective first and second cross-sectional areas and means communicating with the container interior;
• a drumlike body rotatably mounted to said cover having a pair of passages extending therethrough generally parallel to the axis of rotation, each passage being aligned at a different rotative position of said body with a respective one of said first and second water inlet openings in said cover, and a lateral opening interconnecting each body passage with the body exterior, said lateral openings respectively communicating with the cover second communicating means when the associated cylindrical body passage is aligned with the said first or second water inlet openings;
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• individual inserts removably received within each of said pair of body passages, each insert including walls defining a bore passing therethrough generally parallel to said passages, said bores being of different predetermined cross-sectional areas and of lesser cross-sectional area than the corresponding first and second water inlet openings with which they are aligned for water passage therethrough.

Apparatus for mixing a liquid with pressurized water and providing a spray thereof, comprising:

• an open-topped container for receiving a quantity of said liquid;
• a cap carried by said container including means for connecting the cap to a supply of pressurized water with a water inlet opening in communication with said pressurized water and further having a port communicating with the container interior;
• a cylindrical body rotatably mounted on said cap including first and second passages extending through said body, said passages containing first and second inserts, respectively, having different sized bores extending therethrough, said passages and the bores of the inserts received therein arranged to be individually aligned with said water inlet opening at respectively different positions of rotation of the cylindrical body, said body having walls defining first and second openings interconnecting the respective first and second passages to the body exterior and so located as to align with the port in said cap when the respective passage is aligned with the water inlet opening;
• a nozzle interconnected with said cylindrical body for ejecting a spray;
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• a hollow tube carried by said cap having an end interconnected with said port in said cap and the other end extending into said container, said tube other end terminating in means having an opening for receiving liquid from the container and said opening in said means having a lesser sectional area than the port in said cap.

Apparatus for mixing a liquid with pressurized water and providing a spray thereof, comprising:

• an open-topped container for receiving a quantity of said liquid;
• a cap carried by said container including means for connecting the cap to a supply of pressurized water with a water inlet opening in communication with said pressurized water and further having a port communicating with the container interior;
• a cylindrical body rotatably mounted on said cap including first and second passages extending through said body, arranged to be individually aligned with said water inlet opening at respective different positions of rotation, said body having walls defining first and second openings interconnecting the respective first and second passages to the body exterior and so located as to align with the port in said cap when the respective passage is aligned with the water inlet opening;
• a nozzle interconnected with said cylindrical body for ejecting a spray;
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• a hollow tube carried by said cap having an end interconnected with said port in said cap and the other end extending into said container, said tube other end terminating in means having an opening for receiving liquid from the container and said opening in said means having a lesser sectional area than the port in said cap, said means being positioned within a sediment trap fixedly located in the bottom of said container.

In a hose end spray apparatus for receiving and spraying pressurized water and mixing a container liquid therewith, including a liquid container, a cap fittable on the container with means for connection to a source of pressurized water and a nozzle for ejecting a spray of mixed water and liquid, and means for aspirating liquid from the container for mixing with the water, improved means for selectively directing pressurized water from the cap into the container, comprising:

• a fluid passage in said cap interconnecting said pressurized water source with said liquid container;
• a piston longitudinally oriented in and continuously movable along said passage from a first depressed position at which said pressurized water can move from the cap to said container to a second extended position where said piston closes said passage to the pressurized water;
• a fluid outlet in said cap that interconnects the passage with the container throughout the full range of positions of the piston;
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• a fluid inlet that interconnects a pressurized water region of the cap with the passage when the piston is in its open position and prevents liquid flow therethrough to the container when the piston is in its extended closed position.