Patent ID: 6276617
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A01G,B05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A nozzle for applying liquid under pressure to foliage comprising:a nozzle body having means for coupling to a line at an upstream end and a lumen;a spray tip at a downstream end having an orifice;means for mating the nozzle body with the spray tip, the mating means comprising a strainer comprising a generally cylindrical portion having a strainer lumen in communication with the nozzle body lumen and the spray tip orifice and the strainer further comprising means for filtering liquid passing through the strainer lumen; anda magnet positionable adjacent the spray tip along a liquid pathway comprising a toroidal element dimensioned to fit within the strainer lumen;wherein the spray tip, the coupling means, and the nozzle body comprise a substantially inert material.