Spray and foam producing nozzle apparatus

A spray and foam producing nozzle apparatus, comprising:

• a. an elongate rigid conduit member having a passageway extending from an inlet port to an outlet port spaced from said inlet port;
• b. a spray producing nozzle connected to said conduit at its said outlet port, suitable for forming and for directing a spray outwardly therefrom of solution passing under pressure through said passageway;
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• c. means slidably attached in overlying engagement with said conduit member for selectively producing foam from said spray and for directionally ejecting said foam outwardly from said nozzle apparatus in a predetermined spread pattern.

A convertible spray and foam producing nozzle apparatus, comprising:

• a. a first rigid tube member defining an internal passageway extending from an inlet port to an outlet port at one end thereof, said first tube member having an elongate generally cylindrical shaft portion adjacent said outlet port thereof;
• b. a spray-forming nozzle connected to said first tube member at its said outlet port for forming a spray of fluid passing under pressure through said outlet port and for directing said spray in a predetermined pattern longitudinally outward from said spray-forming nozzle;
• c. foam forming means movably attached to said first tube member between first and second positions for selectively forming foam and for ejecting said foam in the direction longitudinally outward from said spray-forming nozzle, said foam forming means being operable in said first position to enable uninterrupted spray ejection from said spray-forming nozzle, and being operable in said second position to intercept and to convert said spray into foam;
• c. foam dispersing means operatively mounted to said foam forming means for intercepting and directionally shaping said foam into a fan-shaped pattern;
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• d. means connecting said foam forming means to said first tube member for securing said foam forming means between its said first and second positions.

The combination with a wand-type spray nozzle apparatus having an elongate rigid conduit member defining a passageway extending between inlet and outlet ports, a spray-forming nozzle connected at the outlet port for forming and projecting therefrom a spray pattern of fluid passing under pressure therethrough, and handle means connected to the conduit member for enabling an operator to directionally aim the conduit outlet port, of a foam-producing attachment, comprising:

• a. an elongate foam producing tube means connected to the conduit member and being movable between first and second positions relative to the conduit member, said foam producing tube means being operable in its said first position to enable the spray-forming nozzle to uninterruptedly project a spray pattern outwardly therefrom and being operable in its said second position to intercept the formed spray pattern, to convert said intercepted spray into foam when the fluid being sprayed contains a surfactant agent and to project the produced foam longitudinally outward from said foam producing tube means;
• b. foam dispersing means operatively connected with said elongate foam producing tube means for dispersing the projected foam in a predetermined spread pattern;
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• c. manually operable attachment means for selectively securing said foam producing tube means to said conduit member between said first and second positions.