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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Gary Brown, Faribault, MN (US);
Jaime Harris, Rosemount, MN (US);
Dave Kennsinger, Richfield, MN (US);
Chris Molitor, Savage, MN (US);
Gary Brown, Faribault, MN (US);
Jaime Harris, Rosemount, MN (US);
Dave Kennsinger, Richfield, MN (US);
Chris Molitor, Savage, MN (US);
Hydra-Flex Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Abstract
A configurable rotary spray nozzle having lower manufacturing and maintenance costs through the use of an external shell providing strength and resistance to damage such that molded internal components can be utilized to provide the desired spray characteristics. The molded internal wet components can comprise molded polymeric structures that allow for the formation of complex flow geometries and structures that are either impossible or economically impractical to achieve with conventional tooling and machining operations. The use of an external shell provides for use of replacement kits to maintain or otherwise replace worn and/or damaged internal wet components while reusing the external housing. The use of the external shell also allows a user to customize and change spray performance of the configurable rotary spray nozzle by swapping internal wet components having selected flow geometries and characteristics so as to provide a desired spray performance.