Patent · US Expired

Backpack sprayer

US5636791A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
19References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 1995
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B9/0877
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is for a backpack sprayer which has a reservoir tank fixedly attached to a support frame, the tank having a fill opening located at the top end and a pressure vessel located therein. The pressure vessel has a pump housing located therein which has a one way check valve leading into the pressure vessel, the pump housing also having a cylinder actuated by a hand crank for compressing the sprayed liquid into the pressure vessel. The pressure vessel expels the compressed liquid through a hand held wand operated by the user.

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