Patent ID: 7510128

Claim:
A nozzle for interconnecting a water supply to a cleaning implement, comprising: a. a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis and includes first and second ends adapted for interconnection to the water supply and cleaning implement, wherein said housing includes a rack having a first set of teeth, respectively; b. a valve arm movably positioned within said housing and extending co-linearly along said longitudinal axis; and c. a trigger including a second set of teeth and being cooperatively positioned relative to said housing and adapted for engaging said valve arm and imparting movement thereof along said longitudinal axis, d. a lock associated with said housing to bring said first and second sets of teeth into engagement with each other when said trigger moved from a first trigger position into a second trigger position; e. a spring interconnected to said housing and said trigger for biasing said trigger into the first trigger position; and a second spring interconnected to said lock; wherein said valve arm is in a closed position prohibiting the flow of water through said nozzle when said trigger is in the first trigger position, and the valve arm is in an open position allowing the flow of water through said nozzle when said trigger is in the second trigger position.