Patent ID: 6676029
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
An apparatus for straightening the stream of a fluid flowing through a fluid flow path as it exits the discharge orifice of a fluid dispensing device to reduce spraying of the fluid at the discharge orifice, comprising:a frame positioned within the fluid flow path of the discharge device; a hub concentrically positioned within the frame, the hub having a front section orientated toward the discharge orifice and a rear section orientated toward the fluid stream, the rear section of the hub has a bore formed therein; a plurality of spokes extending between the hub and the frame and positioned about the hub so as to divide the stream of fluid flowing through the choke into a plurality of separate substantially linearly aligned streams, whereby the separate linearly aligned streams flow along the front section of the hub and converge at the discharge orifice in a substantially constricted, linearly aligned stream and thereby straightened to reduce spraying of the fluid at the discharge orifice.