Patent ID: 7255292

Claim:
A nozzle for dispensing multiple liquid filaments onto a moving substrate with a swirled pattern, comprising: a nozzle body having a first side and a second side, said first side adapted for coupling to a dispenser body, and including a liquid inlet and an air inlet; a recess formed in said second side of said nozzle body; a surface on said second side of said nozzle body extending from within said recess; at least one liquid discharge passage extending through said recess and having a central axis, said liquid discharge passage communicating with said liquid inlet and having a liquid discharge outlet proximate said surface; and a plurality of air discharge passages in said nozzle body, said air discharge passages communicating with said air inlet and opening into said recess adjacent said surface, said air discharge passages angled in a direction generally toward said liquid discharge outlet and having respective radii; wherein air discharge passages that are located on diametrically opposite sides of said liquid discharge passage have longitudinal axes lying in parallel planes, and said respective planes are each offset from said central axis of said liquid discharge passage by a distance about equal to one of said radii of said air discharge passages.