Patent ID: 6325304
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A01M,B05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A hand-held trigger pump insecticide applicator for applying an insecticide solution into holes, cracks or wall voids, the device comprising:a pump assembly activated with a trigger;a nipple rotatably coupled to the pump assembly and defining a cylindrical recess of approximately 0.085 inch in diameter, the nipple being rotatable to selectively restrict flow;a semirigid tubular extended nozzle approximately 6 inches in length and having an outside diameter of approximately 0.085 inch adapted to press-fit into the cylindrical recess of the nipple; andan unpressurized reservoir that threadedly and detachably engages the pump assembly, wherein the reservoir contains a liquid insecticide comprising a 5% to 20% water solution of a disodium octaborate tetrahydrate mixture, the mixture having comprised, before dissolution in water, at least 95% by weight disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, pigment, and an ingredient selected from the group consisting of sucrose octa-acetate and denatonium benzoate.