Patent ID: 11865562
Assignee: GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. An applicator for dispensing a fluid, comprising:
a housing;
a pump disposed within the housing;
a wand rotatably coupled to the housing, the wand defining a duct and the wand comprising:
a curved portion at an end of the wand;

a conduit extending between the pump and the wand to deliver the fluid from the pump to the wand, the conduit comprising:
a first portion disposed in the housing,
a second portion disposed in the curved portion, and
a third portion disposed in the duct, wherein:
the wand is rotatable from a first position relative to the housing to a second position relative to the housing,
when in the first position, a conduit path of the conduit from the first portion to the third portion has a first length,
when in the second position, the conduit path from the first portion to the third portion has a second length, and
the first length is equal to the second length, and

a first bracket cooperating with the conduit, wherein:
the wand is rotatable about a fold axis,
the first bracket provides a physical interference to inhibit the first portion from rotating about the fold axis, and
the first bracket comprises two posts extending from an interior surface of the housing and the first portion is located between the two posts.