Patent ID: 8708254

Claim:
A fluid sprayer comprising: a rigid fluid conduit extending along a conduit axis between open first and second conduit ends; a nozzle having a fluid-expulsion bore and being connected to the second conduit end such that (i) the nozzle can pivot about a nozzle-pivot axis that extends orthogonally to the conduit axis and (ii) fluid introduced into the first conduit end is expelled through the fluid-expulsion bore; an elongated handle affixed to the fluid conduit for reciprocable rotation about a handle-rotation axis having a component of spatial extension orthogonal to the conduit axis and along which the handle longitudinally extends; a nozzle actuator carried by the handle for bi-directional rotation such that, when the handle is rotated about the handle-rotation axis, the nozzle actuator is rotated about an actuator-rotation axis that is co-axial with the handle-rotation axis; a mechanical linkage linking the nozzle actuator to the nozzle such that rotation of the nozzle actuator about the actuator-rotation axis causes the nozzle to pivot about the nozzle-pivot axis; a spray-angle selector depending from the nozzle actuator and having an angle-selection surface with a plurality of recesses mutually spaced along a circular arc for rotational movement about the actuator-rotation axis in tandem with the nozzle actuator; and a selector stop having a base portion positionally fixed relative to the fluid conduit and being configured to cooperatively engage the angle-selection surface in order to define a plurality of angular nozzle positions and provide resistance against pivotal movement of the nozzle.