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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2000
Alen David Streutker, Florence, KY (US);
Travis Edward Langevin, Olathe, KS (US);
Robert James Good, Raytown, MO (US);
Ka-Nam Ho, Shatin, HK;
Steve Lynn Sweeton, Lee-S Summit, MO (US);
Phillip Joseph DiMaggio, Kansas City, MO (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A liquid sprayer is provided. This liquid sprayer comprises a bottle having an opening and a sprayer housing attached to the bottle. This sprayer housing includes an electric motor, a voltage source for powering the electric motor, a pump driven by the motor, a switch for completing an electrical circuit, a nozzle mechanism attached to the sprayer housing for spraying a liquid. The liquid sprayer also comprises a venting mechanism. This venting mechanism comprises a vent housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a translating piston disposed in the vent housing.