Spray pattern demonstration kit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9620032-B2
Application number	US-201514616190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2015
Priority date	Jun 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

The present application relates generally to a demonstration kit for various nozzles. The demonstration kit may include a spray assembly and a control assembly. The spray assembly may include a case having a base and a cover rotatably coupled to the base, a plurality of back wall panels configured to be secured to a sidewall of the base, a boom connected to an interior surface of the case, and one or more nozzles connected to the boom and repositionable along a length of the boom. The control assembly includes at least one pump that when in an operating orientation is fluidly connected to the one or more nozzles and a portable power supply in electrical communication with the at least one pump.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A demonstration kit comprising:
a spray assembly comprising:
a case having a base and a cover rotatably coupled to the base;
a plurality of back wall panels configured to be secured to a sidewall of the base;
a boom connected to an interior surface of the case; and
one or more nozzles connected to the boom and repositionable along a length of the boom; and

a control assembly comprising:
at least one pump that when in an operating orientation is fluidly connected to the one or more nozzles; and
a portable power supply in electrical communication with the at least one pump.

2. The demonstration kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pump comprises a first pump and a second pump.

3. The demonstration kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of back wall panels are a corrugated plastic material.

4. The demonstration kit of claim 1 , wherein the kit can be assembled by hand without tools.

5. The demonstration kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pump is controlled by a pulse width modulation signal.

6. The demonstration kit of claim 1 , wherein the control assembly further comprises a dampening assembly to dampen pulses in the fluid pumped by the at least one pump.

7. The demonstration kit of claim 6 , wherein the dampening assembly comprises a plurality of elastomeric tubes connected between an outlet of the at least one pump and the one or more nozzles, wherein a length of the elastomeric tubes corresponds to the dampening provided by the dampening assembly.

8. A spray pattern demonstration system comprising:
a control case, comprising:
a portable power supply;
a control panel in electrical communication with the portable power supply; and
a first pump in electrical communication with the control panel and the portable power supply; and

a spray case in selective fluid and electrical communication with the control case, comprising:
a nozzle support rod;
a plurality of nozzles positioned along a length of the nozzle support rod and movable along the length thereof; and
a first reservoir in selective fluid communication with the first pump.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein during operation the first pump pumps fluid from the reservoir to the plurality of nozzles.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the spray case further comprises a fluid drain path fluidly connecting the nozzles to the reservoir, wherein during operation fluid is recirculated within the system.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein
the control case further comprises a second pump in electrical communication with the control panel and the portable power supply; and
the spray case further comprises a second reservoir in selectively communication with the second pump; wherein
the first reservoir and the second reservoir are fluidly separated from each other; and
the first pump and the second pump are independently controlled by the control panel.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the portable power supply is a direct current supply that has an operating voltage of about 12 volts.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control panel varies one or more characteristics of the first pump via a pulse width modulation signal provided to the first pump.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first reservoir is formed integrally with the spray case.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first reservoir comprises at least one drainage area.

16. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a divider connected to the control case, wherein the divider defines the first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the divider is formed integrally with the control case.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the divider is removable from the control case.

Assignees

• Winfield Solutions Llc

Inventors

• Spandl Eric P
• Ledebuhr Mark
• Wolf Ryan

Classifications

• G09B25/02 Primary

  of industrial processes; of machinery · CPC title