B - Operations – Transporting – 05 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
05
B
299/23
B05B 1/14 (2006.01) B05B 1/20 (2006.01) B05B 15/06 (2006.01) B60S 3/04 (2006.01) F16L 3/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2011488
ABSTRACT A fluid directing means is described that can be used with a conventional garden hose or connected directly to a water tap for applying a linear array of water across a work piece undergoing repair (consisting essentially of side-by-side streams of water). It consists of a flexible hose of cylindrical form closed by a far end wall and having a series of openings along a segment of its side wall through which the wetting fluid is dispensed. Because of the size, shape and orientation of the openings, a linear source array of wetting fluid is formed for dispensing the fluid as a series of side-by-side streams across the work piece in sufficient volume to facilitate the shaping, smoothing and polishing of the damaged area but not does not commit undue waste of the fluid. In addition, a series of non -marring suction cups are provided along the hose. The cups are oriented with respect to the hose so that the working edge of each cup define a suction plane normal to the axis of symmetry of each opening. Furthermore, the end of the openings are offset a common distance d from the surface of the work piece since the offset distance from the center of the misting segment to the suction planes are constant along the hose. Hence, once the cups are attached to the work piece, the array of openings directs the wetting fluid in a series of streams that impact the surface of the piece at a maximum impact angle (90 degrees) but without undue aeration of the wetting fluid. Also since the cups are attached by suction alone, they can be easily re-arranged as required. In one arrangement, with an array length of about four feet, the cups and hose are arranged so that the arrangement can be placed upon a vertical surface of the work piece at a common height above the earth's surface. In another arrangement, the array is sinusoidally positioned about an axis that can also be of common height above such surface so that there is an increase in the volume of wetting fluid per unit length without need to vary the volume of wetting fluid entering the near end of the hose.
Hicks Thomas W.
Hicks Thomas W.
Sim & Mcburney
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