Patent ID: 8500042

Claim:
A configurable rotary spray nozzle comprising: a first outer shell member and a second outer shell member each formed from a metal or metal alloy, the first outer shell member and second outer shell member operably coupled to define an outer shell; a fluid tight internal shell formed from a first molded internal shell member and a second molded internal shell member, the first and second molded internal shell members cooperatively defining an internal wall profile, the second molded internal shell including a rotor seat mounted proximate a spray outlet aperture, wherein the fluid tight internal shell is encased within the outer shell such that the fluid tight internal shell is axially and diametrically reinforced by the outer shell; an inlet member having a fluid channel defined by an inlet channel and at least one tangential discharge channel; an elastomeric sleeve positioned against the internal wall profile; and a molded rotor having rotor body defined by an inlet end, a contact portion and an outlet end, the contact portion adapted to frictionally engage the elastomeric sleeve as the outlet end resides within the rotor seat, the rotor body including a rotor flow channel defined by a rotor inlet, a rotor lumen and a rotor outlet; wherein a fluid enters the inlet member and is discharged tangentially against the internal wall profile such that the fluid causes the rotor to spin with the contact portion and elastomeric sleeve providing frictional resistance to the rotor such that fluid discharged from the rotor outlet assumes a generally continuous stream defining a circular spray pattern.