Apparatus for applying chemicals to textiles

An applicator for applying a liquid chemical to textile goods, wherein said textile goods move across said applicator while said applicator discharges said liquid chemical, said applicator including a body, a nozzle face at one end of said body for receiving textile goods thereagainst, a mixing chamber defined within said body, a slot defined in said body for connecting said mixing chamber to said nozzle face, and means for supplying a metered quantity of said liquid chemical and a quantity of gas under pressure to said mixing chamber, said body further defining a first cavity and a second cavity therein, said second cavity constituting said means for supplying a metered quantity of said liquid chemical, said first cavity constituting said means for supplying a quantity of gas under pressure, first passage means for connecting said first cavity with said mixing chamber and second passage means for connecting said second cavity with said mixing chamber, said body including a first part and a second part, said mixing chamber being generally cylindrical and including a first portion of said mixing chamber defined in said first part and having a first radius, a second portion of said mixing chamber defined in said second part and having a second radius, said second radius being larger than said first radius for defining a step in said mixing chamber, said first cavity being in said first part and said second cavity being in said second part, said first passage means opening into said mixing chamber on said step so that said gas under pressure is directed generally tangentially of said mixing chamber.