Patent ID: 6446882
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A method for selecting a foam or spray discharge from a trigger sprayer comprising the steps of:(a) providing a tubular discharge member having closely spaced openings offset on an end of the member communicating with the interior of the tubular discharge member, (b) providing a nozzle cap rotatably mounted on the end of the tubular discharge member, the cap having a front wall with a rear face, the face having a first and second set of offset ports adapted to align with the spaced openings in the end of the tubular discharge member, the sets leading to tangential entrance arms of respective swirl chambers with orifices, one of the orifices surrounded by a foaming sleeve, the other orifice being forward of the one orifice, and (c) rotating the nozzle cap on the end of the tubular discharge member to the position where the spaced openings on the tubular discharge member align with the selected offset ports.