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US 5,072,884 AGranted
Elliptical tank portable garden sprayer
AssigneeRoot-Lowell Corporation
InventorsGarry L. Ellison, Kim W. Sears
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Abstract
A tank for use with a portable sprayer. The tank is made of plastic and is elliptical in shape to provide increased strength for the tank when pressurized. The elliptical configuration also makes less visible the harmless distortions which tend to occur in plastic tanks when pressurized.
Claims24
A tank for a portable sprayer comprising:
- a one-piece tank having an elliptical sidewall configuration extending substantially entirely from the bottom of said tank to the top of said tank;
- an internally threaded inlet disposed on the top of said tank;
- an externally threaded outlet disposed near the top of said tank;
- and
- a plurality of spaced supporting surfaces formed on the bottom of said tank.
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A portable sprayer comprising:
- a tank having an elliptical sidewall configuration extending substantially entirely from the bottom of said tank to the top of said tank for holding a material to be dispensed;
- a pump for applying pressure to the material in said tank;
- a hose connected to said tank for conveying the material from said tank;
- a valve for controlling the flow of material through said hose;
- and
- a wand for dispensing the material from said tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.