Patent ID: 7389949

Claim:
A pressure washer wand connectable to a source of fluid, the pressure washer wand comprising: a housing defining an interior; a flow path within the interior and including an inlet in fluid communication with the source and an outlet; a valve having a valve member in the flow path that is movable between a closed position and an open position in which fluid travels from the inlet to the outlet; a user interface movable between an actuated position in which the valve is open and a non-actuated position in which the valve is closed; a lock member substantially disposed within the interior and movable in a substantially linear manner between a locked position in which the lock member inhibits movement of the user interface to the actuated position and an unlocked position; wherein the user interface includes a lock engaging portion that engages the lock member when in the locked position to inhibit movement of the user interface toward the actuated position; and wherein the lock engaging portion engages the lock member when the user interface is in the actuated position to maintain the lock member in the unlocked position.