ADJUSTABLE FLUID NOZZLE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

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Scott D. Gullicks of River Falls WI (US)

ADJUSTABLE FLUID NOZZLE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18891959 titled 'ADJUSTABLE FLUID NOZZLE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

Original Abstract Submitted

Various embodiments of a fluid nozzle are disclosed. The nozzle includes a tube having a fluid passageway that extends between an aperture disposed in a first end of the tube and an inlet disposed in a second end of the tube, and a notch disposed in a sidewall of the tube. The notch defines a shield portion of the sidewall of the tube. The fluid nozzle further includes a cap rotatably connected to the tube and disposed over the aperture and the notch of the tube. When the nozzle is in a first orientation the cap is rotated relative to the tube such that an outlet of the cap includes a maximum open area. When the nozzle is in a second orientation the shield portion of the tube occludes a portion of the outlet of the cap such that the outlet includes a minimum open area.