TEMPERATURE INDICATING FOAM GUN NOZZLES & HOSES
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1. A spray foam dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a container within which chemicals reside used to synthesize said foam, said container further comprising at least one pressurizing dispensing propellant; and
a dispensing conduit, the conduit consisting of at least a portion of metal or plastic and combinations thereof, the dispensing conduit comprising at least one thermochromic material which is disposed within the conduit when the at least a portion of the conduit is plastic and affixed thereupon or interposed within when the at least a portion of the conduit is metal.
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Abstract
The invention described herein generally pertains to temperature-indicating foam gun nozzles and/or at least one temperature-indicating hose which employs at least one thermochromic material disposed within said foam gun nozzle and/or hoses.
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20 Claims
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1. A spray foam dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a container within which chemicals reside used to synthesize said foam, said container further comprising at least one pressurizing dispensing propellant; and a dispensing conduit, the conduit consisting of at least a portion of metal or plastic and combinations thereof, the dispensing conduit comprising at least one thermochromic material which is disposed within the conduit when the at least a portion of the conduit is plastic and affixed thereupon or interposed within when the at least a portion of the conduit is metal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process to determine if chemicals used to make a foam are at or above an acceptable use temperature range, the process comprising:
using a dispensing apparatus having a nozzle comprising at least one thermochromic material contained therein or affixed thereupon. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using a thermochromic dye to determine a temperature of dispensing chemicals comprising:
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actuating dispensing through a nozzle from a pressurized container within which chemicals reside used to synthesize a foam, said container further comprising at least one pressurizing dispensing propellant; and monitoring dispensing temperature through a dispensing conduit, the conduit consisting of at least a portion of metal or plastic and combinations thereof, the dispensing conduit comprising at least one thermochromic material which is disposed within the conduit when the at least a portion of the conduit is plastic and affixed thereupon or interposed within when the at least a portion of the conduit is metal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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