Patent ID: 9630189
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A01C,A01G,A01M,B05B

Claim:
1. An air inclusion spray nozzle for spraying a fluid on sloped surfaces, comprising: a body having an internal chamber disposed therein, the internal chamber configured to receive the fluid; a plurality of openings coupled to the internal chamber, the plurality of openings configured to allow air to enter the internal chamber, wherein the air combines with the fluid in the internal chamber to form an air inducted fluid comprising a mixture of at least some of the fluid and at least some of the air; and a slot coupled to a distal end of the internal chamber, the slot configured to form a truncated elipsoid orifice for receiving the air inducted fluid from the internal chamber and emit the air inducted fluid as droplets in a spray pattern having a coefficient of variation of from 1.5 to 3 when employed in an array on a spray boom at a height between about 300 mm and 500 mm from a ground service.