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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. 12, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J Laderoute, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Kiddie-Fenwal, Inc., Ashland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C / ; A62C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
169 46 ; 169 74 ; 239 71 ; 239309 ;
Abstract
A nozzle includes a housing defining a fluid passage. A member is positioned to block the fluid passage when the nozzle is not spraying fluid. A retainer attached to the housing retains the member in the disposed position. The surface of the housing has one or more marks. The number of marks indicates the spray profile produced by the nozzle. The member is disposed within the fluid passage and bursts under the flow of fluid.