Patent ID: 6126088
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A01M,B05B

Abstract:
A nozzle mounting and control system for use in sprayers, said sprayers adapted to be moved across the ground in a direction of travel and including a sprayer boom and a pressurized fluid supply, said system comprising:a nozzle holding member mounted on said sprayer boom and operatively connected to said pressurized fluid supply for supplying pressurized fluid to nozzles secured in said nozzle holding member;a first nozzle to dispense a first spray pattern secured by said nozzle holding member in an operating position;a second nozzle to dispense a second spray pattern secured by said nozzle holding member in an operating position;wherein said first and second nozzles are oriented such that said first and second spray patterns do not intersect;wherein said first and second nozzles are aligned in the direction of sprayer travel, such that said first spray pattern covers substantially the same ground as said second spray pattern when the sprayer moves; anda control operable to shut off said pressurized fluid supply to at least one of said first or second nozzles independently.