Chemical applicator
AssigneeAriana Holdings Pty Ltd
InventorOmid Rad
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Abstract
A device and method for applying chemicals to internal tissue of living organisms, including the internal tissue of plants and animals, which organisms reside in mediums such as land, air or water. Piercing elements are engageable with a chemical reservoir in order to coat of the piercing elements with a chemical. Once coated, the piercing elements are used to pierce a living organism's tissue, such as plant tissue, to deliver the chemical.
Claims15
A device for applying a chemical, said device including:
- A. a plurality of piercing elements, each having a first end for piercing a living organism for introducing a chemical into the living organism;
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- B. a chemical reservoir for containing said chemical which comprises a body which includes a plurality of valves, each valve corresponding to a piercing element, each valve configured to open in response to the engagement of a corresponding first end of one of the piercing elements and configured to bias closed when the piercing element is disengaged from the valve to prevent further escape of the chemical;
- wherein the first end of each of the plurality of:
- piercing elements is engageable with the chemical reservoir such that said chemical is substantially specifically coated onto the plurality of piercing elements on exit of said reservoir.
A method of applying a chemical to a target using a device with a plurality of piercing elements, each having a first end for piercing a target and a chemical reservoir, including the steps of:
- a) disposing said first end of each of said piercing elements through a respective one of a plurality of valves within a chemical reservoir, thereby opening said valves to apply a chemical to said piercing elements within said reservoir such that said piercing elements are chemically coated;
- b) emerging said chemically coated piercing elements from said reservoir whereby said valves are biased closed in response thereto;
- c) drawing said first ends of said piercing elements through said target;
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- d) releasing said chemical from said chemically coated piercing elements into said target;
- such that said delivery of said chemical is undertaken from said piercing elements that are forced upon said target's surface to pierce said target when the plurality of piercing elements, biased to be retained within said reservoir are forcibly extended outwards from said reservoir into said target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.