Portable sprayer with connector mounting beams

A portable sprayer, comprising:

• a housing having at least one nozzle, the nozzle including an emitter for releasing an ultra low volume spray from the nozzle;
• a reservoir cartridge removably installed in the housing and defining a liquid chamber;
• at least one liquid pump mounted in the housing and in fluid communication with the emitter and the liquid chamber, the liquid pump delivering liquid to the emitter at the rate of about 35 to 40 milliliters per minute;
• a liquid pump motor connected to the liquid pump in driving relation therewith;
• an air pump mounted in the housing and in fluid communication with the emitter, the air pump delivering air to the emitter at a rate of about 6 liters per minutes at pressure of about 7 to 8 pounds per square inch;
• an air pump motor connected to the air pump in driving relation therewith;
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• a battery mounted in the housing and electrically connected to the air pump motor and the liquid pump motor for supplying power thereto.

A portable sprayer, comprising:

• a housing having at least one nozzle;
• a cartridge bay slidably mounted in the housing and defining a cavity therein;
• a lever pivotally attached to the housing, and a cam associated with the lever and engageable with the cartridge bay to cause the cartridge bay to reciprocate upon pivotal movement of the lever;
• a reservoir cartridge removably installed in the cavity of the cartridge bay, the cartridge defining at least one liquid chamber;
• at least one pump mounted in the housing and in fluid communication with the nozzle and the liquid chamber;
• at least one pair of fluid connectors, the pair including a housing component mounted in the housing in fluid communication with the pump and a cartridge component mounted to the cartridge in fluid communication with the liquid chamber, said components being relatively movable into and out of engagement with one another such that when joined the components define a fluid flow path therethrough and when separated the components define plugs which prevent fluid flow through the component.

A portable sprayer, comprising:

• a housing having first and second nozzles;
• a reservoir cartridge removably installed in the housing and defining first and second liquid chambers;
• at least one pump mounted in the housing and in fluid communication with the nozzles;
• first and second pairs of fluid connectors, each pair including a housing component mounted in the housing in fluid communication with the pump and a cartridge component mounted to the cartridge in fluid communication with one of the liquid chambers, said components being relatively movable into and out of engagement with one another such that when joined the components define a fluid flow path therethrough and when separated the components define plugs which prevent fluid flow through the component;
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• a support beam including first and second compartments each arranged to receive a housing component of a fluid connector pair therein, and a base attached to each of the compartments to secure them in fixed relation to one another.