Spray apparatus
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1. A spray apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a fluid inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets;
a turbine carried for rotary movement within the housing under fluid flow from the fluid inlet to one or more of the fluid outlets, wherein the turbine has an eccentric member fixed for rotation with the turbine;
an integrating member operatively coupled to the eccentric member for oscillatory movement of the integrating member relative to the housing under rotary movement of the turbine;
a planar member sealingly mounted against rotation within the housing between the integrating member and the fluid inlet, the planar member comprising a plurality of orifices; and
a plurality of flexible tubes each disposed in one of the fluid outlets for dispensing fluid from the housing, each of the plurality of flexible tubes having an upstream portion affixed in one of the plurality of orifices and having a downstream portion operatively-engaging the integrating member for coordinated movement of the plurality of flexible tubes.
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A spray apparatus includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets, and a turbine carried for rotary movement within the housing under fluid flow from the fluid inlet to one or more of the fluid outlets. An integrating member is preferably operatively coupled to the turbine for oscillatory movement relative to the housing under rotary movement of the turbine, and a plurality of tubes are each disposed in one of the fluid outlets for dispensing fluid from the housing. At least a subset of the plurality of tubes are operatively-coupled to the integrating member for coordinated movement of the coupled tubes in the respective plurality of fluid outlets.
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1. A spray apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having a fluid inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets; a turbine carried for rotary movement within the housing under fluid flow from the fluid inlet to one or more of the fluid outlets, wherein the turbine has an eccentric member fixed for rotation with the turbine; an integrating member operatively coupled to the eccentric member for oscillatory movement of the integrating member relative to the housing under rotary movement of the turbine; a planar member sealingly mounted against rotation within the housing between the integrating member and the fluid inlet, the planar member comprising a plurality of orifices; and a plurality of flexible tubes each disposed in one of the fluid outlets for dispensing fluid from the housing, each of the plurality of flexible tubes having an upstream portion affixed in one of the plurality of orifices and having a downstream portion operatively-engaging the integrating member for coordinated movement of the plurality of flexible tubes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A spray apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having a fluid inlet; a plurality of tubes for dispensing fluid from the housing; an integrating member operatively coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of tubes for effecting coordinated movement of the coupled tubes in response to movement of the integrating member; and an actuator for inducing movement of the integrating member, wherein the integrating member comprises a plurality of angularly-oriented slots for engaging portions of the respective coupled tubes intermediate the upstream and downstream portions thereof by the extension of the coupled tube portions through the plurality of angularly-oriented slots, the integrating member being rotatable by the actuator with respect to the housing for moving the coupled tube portions. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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