EP1254072B1 - Hand holdable pump spray apparatus - Google Patents

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EP1254072B1
EP1254072B1 EP00984023A EP00984023A EP1254072B1 EP 1254072 B1 EP1254072 B1 EP 1254072B1 EP 00984023 A EP00984023 A EP 00984023A EP 00984023 A EP00984023 A EP 00984023A EP 1254072 B1 EP1254072 B1 EP 1254072B1
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valve
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Paul M. Havlovitz
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OMS Investments Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/043—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump having pump readily separable from container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/1001—Piston pumps
    • B05B11/1015—Piston pumps actuated without substantial movement of the nozzle in the direction of the pressure stroke
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/10—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
    • B05B11/109—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle the dispensing stroke being affected by the stored energy of a spring
    • B05B11/1091—Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle the dispensing stroke being affected by the stored energy of a spring being first hold in a loaded state by locking means or the like, then released
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/0403—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump with pumps for liquids or other fluent material
    • B05B9/0426—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump with pumps for liquids or other fluent material with a pump attached to the spray gun or discharge device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
    • B05B9/085—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump
    • B05B9/0877—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being of pressure-accumulation type or being connected to a pressure accumulation chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
    • B05B9/03—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material
    • B05B9/04—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible container; with pump
    • B05B9/08—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
    • B05B9/085—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump
    • B05B9/0877—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being of pressure-accumulation type or being connected to a pressure accumulation chamber
    • B05B9/0883—Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type with a liquid pump the pump being of pressure-accumulation type or being connected to a pressure accumulation chamber having a discharge device fixed to the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/30—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
    • B05B1/3033—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages the control being effected by relative coaxial longitudinal movement of the controlling element and the spray head

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  • the rod Since the rod is cylindrical in form, it may be rotated from a trapped or restrained position as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 to an untrapped or unrestrained position as shown in FIG. 15. In the trapped position, the pump is inoperative and unpressurized. This means that the first spring 62 is in a relaxed or almost relaxed condition. When in the restrained position, the rod flange and the opening 143 align and the rod flange slides into the opening and is restrained against rotation as well as outward linear movement. However, by backing the handle to the left and simply rotating the handle 54 a half turn, or 180°, the rod flange moves to the unrestrained position and the wand may be pressurized by the user or operator gripping the handle and pulling it to the left against the force of the compression spring.
  • FIGS. 19 and 20 there is illustrated another embodiment of a hand holdable pump spray apparatus 280 which includes an outer casing 282, a cylindrical housing 284, an internal piston 286 and a handle 288.
  • the housing has a first end portion 290 and a second end portion 292.
  • the construction of the embodiment is very similar to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 16-18 except that instead of a rod connecting the piston to the handle, there is a cable 294.
  • One end 295 of the cable is attached to a lower end 296 of the cylindrical housing while the opposite end 297of the cable is attached to an anchor 298 in the handle.
  • a pulley 300 which is mounted to the piston.

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  • Medicines Containing Antibodies Or Antigens For Use As Internal Diagnostic Agents (AREA)
EP00984023A 1999-12-08 2000-12-07 Hand holdable pump spray apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP1254072B1 (en)

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US457171 1983-01-13
US723067 1996-10-01
US09/457,171 US6170706B1 (en) 1999-12-08 1999-12-08 Hand holdable pump spray system
US09/723,067 US6415956B1 (en) 1999-12-08 2000-11-27 Hand holdable pump spray apparatus
PCT/US2000/033233 WO2001042129A1 (en) 1999-12-08 2000-12-07 Hand holdable pump spray apparatus

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EP1254072A1 EP1254072A1 (en) 2002-11-06
EP1254072A4 EP1254072A4 (en) 2006-03-15
EP1254072B1 true EP1254072B1 (en) 2007-12-05

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JP (1) JP4377097B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CN (1) CN1221321C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE380158T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU759592C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA2393687C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CZ (1) CZ20021931A3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DK (1) DK1254072T3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES2296664T3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
HU (1) HUP0203272A3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IL (1) IL150078A0 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
MX (1) MXPA02005658A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NO (1) NO20022745L (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NZ (1) NZ519481A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
PL (1) PL193683B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (1) WO2001042129A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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EP1254072A4 (en) 2006-03-15
WO2001042129A1 (en) 2001-06-14
CA2393687C (en) 2006-10-03
HUP0203272A2 (hu) 2003-01-28
ATE380158T1 (de) 2007-12-15
AU759592C (en) 2003-10-30
NO20022745L (no) 2002-08-07
EP1254072A1 (en) 2002-11-06
CA2393687A1 (en) 2001-06-14
MXPA02005658A (es) 2002-11-29
ES2296664T3 (es) 2008-05-01
PL193683B1 (pl) 2007-03-30
JP2003516228A (ja) 2003-05-13
PL355996A1 (en) 2004-05-31
DK1254072T3 (da) 2008-04-14
CN1221321C (zh) 2005-10-05
NO20022745D0 (no) 2002-06-07
IL150078A0 (en) 2002-12-01
AU2070301A (en) 2001-06-18
AU759592B2 (en) 2003-04-17
CN1414922A (zh) 2003-04-30
JP4377097B2 (ja) 2009-12-02
NZ519481A (en) 2004-02-27
HUP0203272A3 (en) 2004-05-28

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