Patent ID: 8769866

Claim:
A high pressure injection system for applying a pesticide, the system comprising: a portable, handheld application tool; a manifold head connected to said application tool, the manifold head having at least one internal passage; a plurality of high pressure nozzles positioned in said manifold head and in fluid communication with the at least one internal passage, the plurality of high pressure nozzles each being operable at pressures between about 25 psi and about 10,000 psi; a contact plate mounted to the manifold head, the contact plate having a matrix of openings arranged such that at least two of the openings are spaced from each other both longitudinally and transversely with respect to the contact plate, each opening aligned with a respective one of the high pressure nozzles; a source of pesticide fluidly connected to the plurality of high pressure nozzles; and a discharge valve moveable between a closed position wherein the pesticide is inhibited from flowing from the plurality of high pressure nozzles and an opened position wherein pesticide flows from the plurality of high pressure nozzles.