Applicator with collapsible wand

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11338313-B2
Application number	US-201816036501-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2018
Priority date	Mar 1, 2011
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

An applicator comprises a housing having a liquid input, a pump, a motor, and a power source; a trigger for providing selective control over the pump; a wand hingedly connected to the housing; and a nozzle coupled to the wand for discharging liquid from the applicator. The nozzle and the liquid input are in fluid communication via the pump and various conduits of the applicator.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An applicator comprising:
a housing, comprising:
a pump;
an electric motor for driving the pump;
a power source for providing power to the electric motor; and
a flexible housing conduit in fluid communication with the pump;

a trigger in electronic communication with the power source and the electric motor, wherein the trigger provides selective control over the pump;
a wand connected to the housing via a hinge that is configured to (i) allow the wand to be collapsed against the housing in a first position and extended away from the housing in a second position and (ii) allow the wand to move relative to the pump, electronic motor, and power source, the hinge having a hinge conduit that engages the flexible housing conduit and curves around a pivot point of the hinge such that when the wand is in the first position, the hinge conduit keeps the flexible housing conduit apart from the pivot point of the hinge, and the wand further comprising a wand conduit in fluid communication with the hinge conduit;
a nozzle coupled to the wand for discharging liquid from the applicator, wherein the nozzle is in fluid communication with the flexible housing conduit and the pump; and
a liquid conduit having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump and a distal end that extends externally from the housing, the distal end is configured to connect to a container.

2. The applicator of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle comprises:
a first nozzle portion having a first nozzle conduit; and
a second nozzle portion having several second nozzle conduits;
wherein the second nozzle portion is rotatable relative to the first nozzle portion and wherein one or more of the several second nozzle conduits align with the first nozzle conduit depending upon a position of the second nozzle portion relative to the first nozzle portion.

3. The applicator of claim 2 , wherein a configuration of the several second nozzle conduits creates a variety of liquid spray patterns depending upon the position of the second nozzle portion.

4. The applicator of claim 2 , wherein the second nozzle portion and the several second nozzle conduits are configured such that none of the several second nozzle conduits align with the first nozzle conduit when the second nozzle portion is rotated to a particular position relative to the first nozzle portion.

5. The applicator of claim 2 , further comprising a single liquid outlet in fluid communication with the several second nozzle conduits for discharging liquid from the nozzle.

6. The applicator of claim 1 , wherein the wand is rotatable via the hinge through an arc up to 180 degrees between the first position and the second position.

7. The applicator of claim 1 , wherein the housing and the trigger are configured such that a user may grip the housing and actuate the trigger with only one hand.

8. The applicator of claim 1 , further comprising a liquid conduit cap, that is configured to be connected to the liquid conduit, for providing a sealing interface between the container and the liquid conduit to facilitate fluid communication between the container and the pump.

9. The applicator of claim 1 , wherein the hinge conduit is in fluid communication with the pump via the flexible housing conduit.

10. The applicator of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a liquid input; and
wherein the pump is in fluid communication with the liquid conduit via the liquid input.

11. The applicator of claim 1 , wherein the hinge conduit maintains fluid communication between the nozzle and the pump when the wand is collapsed against the housing in the first position, when the wand is extended away from the housing in the second position, and when the wand is between the first position and the second position.

12. An applicator comprising:
a housing, comprising:
a pump;
an electric motor for driving the pump;
a power source for providing power to the electric motor; and
a flexible housing conduit in fluid communication with the pump;

a trigger in electronic communication with the power source and the electric motor, wherein the trigger provides selective control over the pump;
a wand connected to the housing via a hinge that is configured to allow the wand to be collapsed against the housing in a first position and extended away from the housing in a second position, wherein at least a portion of the hinge is external to the housing and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the housing when the wand is in the first position, the hinge comprises a hinge conduit engaging the flexible housing conduit and that curves around a pivot point of the hinge such that when the wand is in the first position, the hinge conduit keeps the flexible housing conduit apart from the pivot point of the hinge;
a nozzle coupled to the wand for discharging liquid from the applicator, wherein the nozzle is in fluid communication with the flexible housing conduit and the pump when the wand is collapsed against the housing in the first position and when the wand is extended away from the housing in the second position; and
a liquid conduit having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump and a distal end that extends externally from the housing, the distal end is configured to connect to a container.

13. The applicator of claim 12 , wherein the nozzle comprises:
a first nozzle portion having a first nozzle conduit; and
a second nozzle portion having several second nozzle conduits;
wherein the second nozzle portion is rotatable relative to the first nozzle portion and wherein one or more of the several second nozzle conduits align with the first nozzle conduit depending upon a position of the second nozzle portion relative to the first nozzle portion.

14. The applicator of claim 13 , wherein a configuration of the several second nozzle conduits creates a variety of liquid spray patterns depending upon the position of the second nozzle portion.

15. The applicator of claim 13 , wherein the second nozzle portion and the several second nozzle conduits are configured such that none of the several second nozzle conduits align with the first nozzle conduit when the second nozzle portion is rotated to a particular position relative to the first nozzle portion.

16. The applicator of claim 13 , further comprising a single liquid outlet in fluid communication with the several second nozzle conduits for discharging liquid from the nozzle.

17. The applicator of claim 12 , wherein the wand is rotatable via the hinge through an arc up to 180 degrees between the first position and the second position.

18. The applicator of claim 12 , wherein the housing and the trigger are configured such that a user may grip the housing and actuate the trigger with only one hand.

19. The applicator of claim 12 , further comprising a liquid conduit cap, that is configured to be connected to the liquid conduit, for providing a sealing interface between the container and the liquid conduit to facilitate fluid communication between the container and the pump.

20. The applicator of claim 12 , wherein the flexible housing conduit provides fluid communication between the pump and the wand conduit.

21. The applicator of claim 12 , wherein the housing further comprises a liquid input; and wherein the pump is in fluid communication with the liquid conduit via the liquid input.

22. The applicator of claim 12 , wherein the hinge conduit maintains fluid communication between the nozzle

Assignees

• Oms Invest Inc

Inventors

• Goodwin Randy M
• Havlovitz Paul
• Montag Sean David
• Perkins Jay F

Classifications

• B05B15/652 Primary

  whereby the jet can be oriented · CPC title

• B05B9/0426

  with a pump attached to the spray gun or discharge device (single-units hand-held apparatus in which the flow is effected by a pump B05B11/10) · CPC title

• B05B9/0861 Primary

  the motor being electric · CPC title