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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Thomas Lund, West Chester, OH (US);
William Scott Andes, Springfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239211 ; 239104 ; 239106 ; 239337 ; 239589 ; 239601 ; 239602 ; 222 78 ; 222108 ; 222571 ; D944 / ; D944 / ; D952 / ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a spray nozzle with both desirable aesthetic and functional attributes. The spray nozzle includes a central orifice and a plurality of blind recesses concentrically disposed around the central orifice, as well as an annular channel connecting all of the blind recesses. The recesses and the channel each individually provide desirable aesthetic properties, while in combination they each reduce the likelihood of product residue buildup in the other. The recesses interrupt the smooth walls of the channel to divert liquid product out of the channel before it can dry out.