Patent ID: 6955304

Claim:
An anti-icing spray assembly comprising: a base housing having a generally open top and a cavity, wherein said base housing is adapted to be mounted in a roadway; a spray housing removably secured to said base housing with at least a portion of said spray housing being disposed in said cavity of said base housing, said spray housing defining an interior chamber, wherein said spray housing is watertight so as to substantially prevent water from entering said interior chamber, and wherein said spray housing comprises at least one spray outlet adapted to spray an anti-icing agent onto the roadway; and at least one valve assembly disposed in said interior chamber of said spray housing, said at least one valve assembly operably connected to said at least one spray outlet, said at least one valve assembly moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein said at least one valve assembly is adapted to permit the flow of the anti-icing agent through said at least one spray outlet and onto the roadway when moved to said open position.