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US 6,089,477 AGranted
Backpack spreader
OwnerPatrick Dilloninventor
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Abstract
A backpack spreader comprising a hopper having an outlet port. The hopper holds chemical materials therein. A mounting means is for mounting the hopper on a back of a person. A flexible feed tube has a first end connected to the outlet port of the hopper. A dispensing gun is connected to a second end of the flexible feed tube. The dispensing gun held and operated by a hand of the person will evenly spread the chemical materials over large areas.
Claims2
A backpack spreader comprising:
- a hopper having an outlet port, said hopper holds chemical materials therein;
- wherein said hopper further includes an agitation means for agitating the chemical materials therein, so as to keep the chemical materials from sticking together, and wherein said agitation means is a main double ratchet assembly mounted within said hopper adjacent said outlet port;
- mounting means for mounting said hopper on a back of a person;
- a flexible feed tube having a first end connected to said outlet port of said hopper;
- and
- a dispensing gun connected to a second end of said flexible feed tube, whereby said dispensing gun held and operated by a hand of the person will evenly spread the chemical materials over large areas.
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