Patent ID: 7165733

Claim:
A cleanable spray nozzle, said spray nozzle comprising: (a) a body, said body comprising (1) a hollow nozzie mounting chamber having an inner surface, said hollow nozzle mounting chamber having a nozzle mounting end and a product receiving end; (2) a product supply portion, said product supply portion comprising an internal product passageway defined by interior walls, and (3) a discharge portion; said discharge portion having (A) discharge interior walls defining a product discharge passageway and (B) a discharge orifice; (b) a spray nozzle assembly, said spray nozzle assembly removably mounted to said hollow nozzle mounting chamber with a quick disconnect clamp, said spray nozzle assembly comprising (1) a propellant supply tube, said propellant supply tube having an outer surface; (2) a discharge end, said discharge end sized and shaped for discharge of a propellant fluid through said discharge nozzle; (3) a first, outer seal, said first outer seal dimensioned relative to said inner surface of said nozzle mounting chamber so as to be engageable in a fluid tight manner with said inner surface; (4) a second, inner seal, said inner seal dimensioned relative to said outer surface of said propellant supply tube so as to be slidably engageable in a fluid tight manner with said outer surface; (5) a seal mount, said seal mount extending between said first, outer seal and said second, inner seal so as to effectively seal said nozzle mounting end of said hollow nozzle mounting chamber from said product receiving end of said hollow nozzle mounting chamber; (c) an actuator, said actuator operatively connected to urge said discharge end of said spray nozzle to, and between, a first, end stop position wherein said discharge end is adjacent said discharge orifice, and a second, wide open position wherein said discharge end is spaced apart a preselected distance from said discharge orifice.