Patent ID: 6056213
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A modular system for atomizing and delivering a liquid, comprising:a) a liquid module comprising:i) a liquid,ii) a reservoir body including a cavity for storing said liquid and a reservoir opening for allowing said liquid to exit said cavity, wherein said reservoir body is under force so as to pressurize said liquid, wherein said reservoir body comprises a bladder for storing said liquid, wherein said bladder includes an inside surface defining said cavity and an outside surface, and wherein said liquid module further includes an elastic member contacting said outside surface so as to pressurize said liquid;b) a means for providing an atomizing agent;c) a nozzle assembly comprising:i) a liquid delivery nozzle in fluid communication with said reservoir opening, said liquid delivery nozzle including a liquid nozzle exit at a first end of said nozzle; andii) an atomizing agent channel in fluid communication with said means for providing an atomizing agent, wherein said atomizing agent channel is configured such that said atomizing agent impinges said liquid external of said liquid nozzle exit so as to atomize said liquid; andd) an actuator, changeable between a first closed position and a second open position, for selectively allowing said atomizing agent to flow from said means for providing atomizing agent to said atomizing agent channel and for selectively allowing said liquid to flow from said cavity to said liquid delivery nozzle.