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US 4,359,188 AGranted
Assembly means for full coverage recirculating sprayer
AssigneeSprayrite Manufacturing Company
InventorJohn O. Moore
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AssigneeSprayrite Manufacturing Company
InventorJohn O. Moore
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A recirculating sprayer assembly directs treatment spray streams against a collector means having its lower end extending through an enlarged opening in a reservoir means. A screen means extends between the collector means and the adjoining edge or edges of the reservoir means. Alternatively, a fibrous mat collector is folded over with its free ends positioned within a tray member. A plurality of ports pass the recovered liquid retrieved by the mat into the reservoir as well as limit the admission of foreign particles into the reservoir. At the upper end of the tray, lip surfaces flare outwardly away from the collection plane of the mat to collect loose drops falling from the mat and return them to the tray for passage into the reservoir. In a still further embodiment, a folded-over fibrous mat collector fits into an upper slot opening of a trough-shaped reservoir having upper wall side openings extending generally outwardly from the collection plane of the mat. These side openings are covered by screen filter means through which drops falling from the mat pass into the reservoir and by which foreign particles are prevented from entering the reservoir.
In a recirculating spray assembly adapted for attachment to a vehicle for applying liquids to vegetation as the vehicle is driven over the vegetation and having support means, an upright collector mat mounted thereon, spray nozzles mounted on the support means directed toward the mat, an elongated open top reservoir mounted on the support means receiving the bottom end of the mat, a source of pressurized spray liquid carried by the vehicle connected to the nozzles, and means returning liquid from the reservoir to said source, the improvement comprising:
In a recirculating sprayer assembly for the application of herbicidal and other liquids to standing vegetation with recapture of liquid not contacting the vegetation, said assembly being carried on a vehicle and comprising a source of pressurized liquid carried on said vehicle, a plurality of spray nozzles communicating with said source and mounted on support means extending outward from said vehicle, at least one collector means mounted on said support means and having a collector surface substantially facing across from said spray nozzles to intercept spray streams issued from said spray nozzles, a reservoir means located below said collector means for collecting liquid flowing from said collector surface, and a recirculation flow means for returning liquid recovered in said reservoir means to said source, the improvement comprising:
In a recirculating sprayer assembly for the application of herbicidal and other liquids to standing vegetation with recapture of liquid not contacting the vegetation, said assembly being carried on a vehicle and comprising a source of pressurized liquid carried on said vehicle, a plurality of spray nozzles communicating with said source and mounted on support means extending outward from said vehicle, at least one collector means mounted on said support means and having a planar collector surface substantially facing across from said spray nozzles to intercept spray streams issued from said spray nozzles, a reservoir means located below said collector means for collecting liquid flowing from said collector surface, and a recirculation flow means for returning liquid recovered in said reservoir means to said source, the improvement comprising:
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