Control agent delivery system
First Claim
1. A control agent delivery system comprising a projectile and a projectile launching device, the projectile launching device comprising a pressurized gas source communicating with a tubular barrel and the projectile comprising slidably engageable body and cap members made of a destructively deformable material, the body and cap members each further comprising an elongated, substantially cylindrical sidewall section having one closed, convex end and one open end, the open end of the body member being insertable inwardly of and in frictional engagement with the open end of the cap member, the projectile containing a control agent selected from the group consisting of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides in at least one of a liquid, gel or powder form, the projectile being selectively positionable inside the projectile launching device with the closed end of the cap member facing forwardly for treating a proximal area target or with the closed end of the body member facing forwardly for treating a distal target.
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Abstract
A control agent delivery system useful for dispersing a pesticide, herbicide, fungicide or other biocide around a target or target area that is not directly accessible or that is hazardous to the user. The system includes a separable, two-part projectile containing a control agent disposed in a powder, liquid or gel dispersal medium, together with a gas-propelled, projectile launching device. A method of use of the subject system that causes the projectile to perform differently, depending upon the manner of launch, is also disclosed.
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- 1. A control agent delivery system comprising a projectile and a projectile launching device, the projectile launching device comprising a pressurized gas source communicating with a tubular barrel and the projectile comprising slidably engageable body and cap members made of a destructively deformable material, the body and cap members each further comprising an elongated, substantially cylindrical sidewall section having one closed, convex end and one open end, the open end of the body member being insertable inwardly of and in frictional engagement with the open end of the cap member, the projectile containing a control agent selected from the group consisting of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides in at least one of a liquid, gel or powder form, the projectile being selectively positionable inside the projectile launching device with the closed end of the cap member facing forwardly for treating a proximal area target or with the closed end of the body member facing forwardly for treating a distal target.
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