Patent ID: 7819340

Claim:
A hand-held cleaning spray nozzle which comprises a nozzle body including an inlet end connectable to one end of a hose, an outlet end including an outlet end opening, the outlet end opening being configured to receive a chemical dispensing assembly, said assembly having a chemical-containing cartridge disposed within it, and a water flow continuum disposed between the inlet and the outlet ends, a forwardly-disposed and finger-actuated nozzle trigger, such nozzle trigger being operable to selectively actuate a first valve assembly to permit water flow through the nozzle body, and a rearwardly-disposed and thumb-actuated nozzle toggle, the nozzle toggle being operable to actuate a second valve assembly comprising a first toggle valve and a second toggle valve, the toggle valves being movable within the second valve assembly to selectively actuate said chemical dispensing assembly to release chemical from the cartridge and into the water flow.