US3727841A
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Multiple jet fluid sprinkling, spraying and diffusing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-09-07
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Granted: 1973-04-17
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Expires: 1991-09-07
Abstract
Abstract Small diameter, normally straight tubes, some having discharge ports distributed along their lengths, and some being imperforate, are detachably connected in selected orders to form an elongated dispensing pipe line which is connectable at one end to a source of fluid under pressure and is plugged at the other end. The tubes are readily flexible transversely of their axes into curvilinear shapes throughout a wide range of radii, ranging from about 6 inches upwardly, by forces applied by the hands of an operator while his hands directly grip the tube. The tubes retain their normal cross sectional shape when so curved. They are of a plastic material having a good memory so that they are self-restoring or readily restorable manually to original lineal condition by reverse bending by hand. They are highly resistant to permanent or elastic deformation, or radial collapse, of their cross section. The tubes are so fully resistant to torsional deformation by manually applied forces and the coupling between the tubes hold the tubes so tightly that an operator, by applying rotational or torsional forces to any one of the tubes manually while gripping it directly in his hands, can rotate the entire line as a unit with each tube retaining its fixed rotated position relative to the others. The tubes can be connected together with the ports of any tube directed at a different angle about the common axis from the ports of other tubes. The ports of some tubes may be arranged in pairs with the ports of each pair directed so that the discharged jets impinge on each other abruptly and create a fog or mist. The tubes may be detachably connected together in various rotated positions about their axes, and also with their axes in various angular positions resistive to each other for building temporary shower and auto washing structures.
Inventors
- 👤 R Hengesbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:35
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B7/00; B05B7/24; B05B7/2402; B05B7/244; B05B7/2443; A; A01; A01G; A01G25/00; A01G25/02; B05B15/00; B05B15/60; B05B15/65; B05B15/656; B05B7/02; B05B7/08; B05B7/0884
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
358 words
A distributing dispenser for pressurized fluid, comprising: a plurality of long lengths of small diameter tube of synthetic organic plastic, each length having a plurality of small discharge ports arranged in spaced relation to each other, endwise of the tube, and located at least close to the same intersection of a plane defined by the radius and longitudinal axis of the length with the circumferential wall of said length, each of said lengths being imperforate at the opposite side of said plane; inlet connecting means for connecting one length of tube to a source of fluid under pressure; and means for constraining pressurized fluid, when introduced into said lengths of tube, to discharge through said ports; characterized in that: each length of tube has sufficient rigidity to be selfsupporting and is readily flexible resiliently transversely of its axis into curvilinear shape, while retaining its normal cross section, by manual bending forces applicable directly by the hands of an operator while the tube is gripped by the operator''s hands; is self-restoring, or readily restorable, from flexed condition, to its original unbent shape when said forces are removed; has a wall sufficiently resistant to elastic and permanent radial deformation and collapse of its cross section by said forces so that the tube retains its normal cross section under said forces; is highly resistant to elastic and permanent torsional deformations; coupling means operable manually to detachably couple said lengths of tube togeTher in end to end coaxial relation in series in selectively adjustable rotated positions about their axes relative to each other and with high resistance to relative rotation by torsional forces; and the resistance of each length to torsional deformation combined with said high resistance to said rotation of the lengths of tube relative to each other provided by the coupling means being sufficient so that the series of connected lengths of tube can be rotated as a unit about the common longitudinal axis, with all of the lengths remain in fixed rotated position relative to each other, by torsional forces applied directly by the hand of an operator in firm gripping engagement with any one of the coupled lengths.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
358 words
A distributing dispenser for pressurized fluid, comprising: a plurality of long lengths of small diameter tube of synthetic organic plastic, each length having a plurality of small discharge ports arranged in spaced relation to each other, endwise of the tube, and located at least close to the same intersection of a plane defined by the radius and longitudinal axis of the length with the circumferential wall of said length, each of said lengths being imperforate at the opposite side of said plane; inlet connecting means for connecting one length of tube to a source of fluid under pressure; and means for constraining pressurized fluid, when introduced into said lengths of tube, to discharge through said ports; characterized in that: each length of tube has sufficient rigidity to be selfsupporting and is readily flexible resiliently transversely of its axis into curvilinear shape, while retaining its normal cross section, by manual bending forces applicable directly by the hands of an operator while the tube is gripped by the operator''s hands; is self-restoring, or readily restorable, from flexed condition, to its original unbent shape when said forces are removed; has a wall sufficiently resistant to elastic and permanent radial deformation and collapse of its cross section by said forces so that the tube retains its normal cross section under said forces; is highly resistant to elastic and permanent torsional deformations; coupling means operable manually to detachably couple said lengths of tube togeTher in end to end coaxial relation in series in selectively adjustable rotated positions about their axes relative to each other and with high resistance to relative rotation by torsional forces; and the resistance of each length to torsional deformation combined with said high resistance to said rotation of the lengths of tube relative to each other provided by the coupling means being sufficient so that the series of connected lengths of tube can be rotated as a unit about the common longitudinal axis, with all of the lengths remain in fixed rotated position relative to each other, by torsional forces applied directly by the hand of an operator in firm gripping engagement with any one of the coupled lengths.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The structure according to claim 1 wherein said inlet connecting means are connected to one end of an end one of the lengths of tube so as to permit the connected tube length to be rotated freely about its axis relative to the connecting means while the inlet connecting means are connected to a source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The structure according to claim 2 wherein the coupling means and associated tube lengths have resistance to rotation about the longitudinal axis in either direction relative to each other greater than the resistance to rotation of the inlet connecting means about the common axis to said one of said lengths of tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The structure according to claim 1 wherein said coupling means are coupling elements, respectively, and said elements are of synthetic organic plastic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The structure according to claim 1 wherein a manifold is provided and is connectable with said source; said manifold has a pair of outlets; and means are provided for connecting the outer ends of the end ones of the tube lengths to the outlets, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
137 words
The structure according to claim 1 wherein the ports of at least some of the lengths of tube are generally circular and are arranged in pairs, and the ports of each pair have their axes directed in converging relation to each other outwardly of the tube so that the jets produced by said pair of ports intersect each other at an abrupt angle and the liquid forming each jet is discharged as a unidirectional stream of small cross section, and the streams of each pair atomize each other into a mist pattern; and said pairs of ports of each length of tube are so spaced from each other endwise of the tube axis that adjacent mist patterns merge and intermingle and form a single body of mist coextensive with the length of the associated length of tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The structure according to claim 6 wherein said axes of each of said pairs of ports are directed at substantially a right angle to each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
The structure according to claim 1 wherein additional manually installable coupling means are provided and are arranged so that at least three of said lengths of tube can be coupled, with the axes of at least two of the thus connected lengths of tube angularly disposed relative to each other and in relatively rotated positions about their axes, respectively, in which jets of one of the two are parallel to a first reference plane and the jets of the other of the two are parallel to a second reference plane angularly disposed to the first reference plane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
The structure according to claim 8 wherein the additional manually installable coupling means are arranged so that three lengths of tube can be coupled with the axes of all three of the thus connected lengths of tube angularly disposed relative to each other and in relatively rotated positions about their axes, respectively, in which the jets of each length of tube is parallel to a reference plane, and the reference planes are angularly disposed relative to each other.
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