Patent ID: 8636234

Claim:
A swivel nozzle mechanism for use with a high pressure washer, the swivel nozzle mechanism comprising: an output wand coupled to a fluid output of the high pressure washer at a proximal end and coupled to a nozzle at a distal end; a handle mechanism coupled near the proximal end of the output wand that moves an axial lever linkage in a wand axial direction; a rotational mechanism that is coupled to the axial lever linkage and that is coupled to the nozzle by a connection that is off-axis with respect to an axis of the axial lever linkage, wherein rotation of the rotational mechanism is inhibited to a limited rotational extent using a plurality of stops; wherein the handle mechanism is configured to move the axial lever linkage in a direction that causes the rotational mechanism to rotate the nozzle about an axis of rotation for the limited rotational extent; and wherein the rotational mechanism further comprises a hub being rotatable about a hub axis normal to the wand axial direction and wherein the hub axis is substantially normal to the axis of rotation of the nozzle.