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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1997
Joseph Sandor, Newport Beach, CA (US);
John R. Woods, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A spray nozzle assembly composed of a support member defining a product flow path for conducting a flowable product which is to exit the nozzle assembly in the form of a spray; a spray nozzle member providing a spray opening communicating with the flow path, the spray nozzle member being operative for emitting the flowable product from the spray opening in a form determined by the size and shape of the spray opening; and a holding member for holding the spray nozzle member in position relative to the support member, wherein the spray nozzle member is made of an elastic material which is deformable in a manner to vary the size of the spray opening, and the holding member is movable relative to the support member for deforming the elastic material of the spray nozzle member to vary the size of the spray opening.