Hand operated water sprayer and soap dispenser
AssigneeWaxman Consumer Products Group Inc.
InventorsDennis M. Futo, Erin Q. Riddell, Jesse P. Carlson
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Abstract
A hand held water sprayer for connection to a source of water under pressure by a flexible hose has a manually displaceable trigger actuator on the front of the sprayer housing for controlling the flow of water therethrough from the source and includes a soap reservoir in the sprayer housing and a push button soap pump actuator on the rear of the sprayer housing for dispensing a quantity of soap from the reservoir to the outlet end of the sprayer. A cleaning attachment is adapted to be removably mounted on the outlet end to facilitate the cleaning of an article in connection with the dispensing of soap and the spraying of water thereonto.
Claims54
A hand held liquid sprayer comprising a housing having front and rear ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said front end, a valve for enabling and disabling the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said front end, a soap pump for pumping soap from said reservoir through said soap outlet, a valve operator on one of said front and rear ends of said housing, and a pump operator on the other of said front and rear ends of said housing.
A hand held liquid sprayer comprising a housing having front and rear ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said front end, a valve for enabling and disabling the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said front end, a soap pump for pumping soap from said reservoir through said soap outlet, a valve operator on one of said front and rear ends of said housing, and a pump operator on the other of said front and rear ends of said housing, said valve operator including a pivotal lever and said pump operator including a reciprocable plunger, said pivotal lever being on said front end of said housing, and said reciprocable plunger including an outer end on said rear end of said housing.
A hand held liquid sprayer comprising a housing having front and rear ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said front end, a valve for enabling and disabling the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said front end, a soap pump for pumping soap from said reservoir through said soap outlet, a valve operator on one of said front and rear ends of said housing, and a pump operator on the other of said front and rear ends of said housing, said soap pump having suction and discharge strokes for respectively receiving soap from said reservoir and discharging received soap to said soap outlet, said pump including a piston and said pump operator being attached thereto and manually displaceable for displacing said pump through said discharge stoke, a spring for displacing said pump through said suction stroke, said soap outlet having an axis, and said piston and said pump operator being coaxial with said axis.
A hand held liquid sprayer comprising a housing having front and rear ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said front end, a valve for enabling and disabling the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said front end, a soap pump for pumping soap from said reservoir through said soap outlet, a valve operator on one of said front and rear ends of said housing, and a pump operator on the other of said front and rear ends of said housing, said housing including a head having a head axis, said soap pump having a pump axis parallel to and laterally offset from said head axis and said valve including a valve seat having a valve axis and a reciprocable valve element coaxial with said valve axis, said valve axis being parallel to said head axis and offset from said head axis and from said pump axis, said pump including a piston coaxial with said pump axis and having suction and discharge strokes and said pump operator being attached to said piston and manually displaceable to displace said piston through said discharge stroke, said valve element having open and closed positions respectively spaced from and engaging said seat, and said valve operator including a pivotal lever manually displaceable to displace said valve element to the open position.
A hand held sprayer comprising a housing including a head having front and rear ends and an axis in the direction between said ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said head, a water valve having open and closed conditions with respect to the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, said valve including a valve actuator reciprocable along a valve actuator axis for displacing said valve between said open and closed conditions, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said head, a pump for pumping soap from said reservoir to said soap outlet, said pump including a pump actuator reciprocal along a pump actuator axis parallel to and laterally spaced apart from said valve actuator axis, each said valve and pump actuator axis being parallel to said head axis, a valve operator for displacing said valve actuator along said valve actuator axis, and a pump operator for displacing said pump actuator along said pump actuator axis.
A band held liquid sprayer comprising a housing having front and rear ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said front end, a valve for enabling and disabling the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said front end, a soap pump for pumping soap from said reservoir through said soap outlet, a valve operator on one of said front and rear ends of said housing, and a pump operator on the other of said front and rear ends of said housing, said housing including a handle extending from said head at an angle to said head axis, said water valve and said pump being in said head, and said pump operator being at said rear end of said head.
A hand held sprayer comprising a housing including a head having front and rear ends and an axis in the direction between said ends, an inlet for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet for discharging water forwardly of said head, a water valve having open and closed conditions with respect to the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, said valve including a valve actuator reciprocable along a valve actuator axis for displacing said valve between said open and closed conditions, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet for discharging soap forwardly of said head, a pump for pumping soap from said reservoir to said soap outlet, said pump including a pump actuator reciprocal along a pump actuator axis parallel to and laterally spaced apart from said valve actuator axis, each said valve and pump actuator axis being parallel to said head axis, a valve operator for displacing said valve actuator along said valve actuator axis, and a pump operator for displacing said pump actuator along said pump actuator axis, said housing including a handle having front and rear ends and extending from said head at an angle to said head axis, said water valve and said pump being in said head, said pump operator being at said rear end of said head and coaxial with said pump actuator axis, and said valve operator being pivotally mounted on said housing and having a trigger portion at the front end of said handle and below said valve actuator axis.
A hand held sprayer comprising a housing including a head having front and rear ends and a head axis in the direction between said ends, a handle extending from said head at an angle to said axis and having an outer end spaced from said head and front and rear ends, a water inlet in said handle for connection to a source of water under pressure, a water outlet in said head for discharging water forwardly of said head, a water valve in said head comprising a valve seat having a valve axis parallel to said head axis, a valve element including a valve head reciprocal along said valve axis between seated and unseated positions relative to said seat for respectively closing and opening said valve with respect to the flow of water from said inlet to said water outlet, a valve operator on said front end of said handle and supported on said housing for displacing said valve element from said seated to said unseated position of said valve head, a soap reservoir in said housing, a soap outlet in said head for discharging soap forwardly of said head, a pump in said head, said pump comprising a cylinder and a piston reciprocable in said cylinder along a pump axis parallel to and spaced from said valve axis, said piston having suction and discharge strokes for respectively drawing soap into said cylinder and displacing soap in said cylinder to said soap outlet, and a pump operator at said rear end of said head for displacing said piston through said discharge stroke.
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