Patent · US Expired

Liquid sprayers

US6752330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 2001
Grant dateJun 22, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H3/0206
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A liquid sprayer is provided. This liquid sprayer includes a bottle having an opening and a sprayer housing attached to the bottle. This sprayer housing includes an electrical motor, a voltage source for powering the electrical motor, a pump driven by the motor, a switch for completing an electrical circuit, a nozzle mechanism attached to the sprayer housing for spraying a liquid. The liquid sprayer also includes a deformable “pinched tube” mechanism which prevents liquid from flowing through the nozzle when the sprayer is not being used. The sprayer housing also includes a trigger movably connected to the sprayer housing for closing the switch, translating the piston and creating a leak-tight seal by squeezing the “pinched tube”.

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