Patent ID: 9192947
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B05B,B64D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for trimming vegetation comprising: a boom suspended vertically from an aircraft, a plurality of nozzles supported on the boom, a reservoir containing an herbicide, a pump, a hosing system fluidly coupling the reservoir, the pump and the plurality of nozzles, a power source operatively coupled to the pump, and a frame member supporting the reservoir, the pump and the power source, the frame member being coupled to a lower end of the boom, wherein the plurality of nozzles are substantially aligned along one side of the boom and arranged to spray the herbicide directly onto the vegetation and wherein the hosing system includes a first hose extending within the boom and having a first portion that includes the herbicide flowing upward from the reservoir and a second portion that includes the herbicide flowing downward toward the reservoir.