US 11,865,562 B2
Folding wand with fluid conduit passing through axis of rotation
Mark Moore, Aurora, OH (US)
Assigned to GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC., Akron, OH (US)
Filed by GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/396,163.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/063,182, filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0040720 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B05B 15/652 (2018.01); B05B 15/63 (2018.01); B05B 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC B05B 15/652 (2018.02) [B05B 9/0403 (2013.01); B05B 15/63 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An applicator for dispensing a fluid, comprising:
a housing;
a pump disposed within the housing; and
a wand rotatably coupled to the housing, wherein:
a conduit extends between the pump and the wand to deliver the fluid from the pump to the wand,
the wand comprises a curved portion for receiving the conduit,
the conduit, when disposed in the curved portion, intersects an axis about which the wand rotates,
a first sidewall of the curved portion defines a first channel,
the conduit is disposed within the first channel when the wand is at a first position relative to the housing,
a second sidewall of the curved portion defines a second channel,
the second sidewall is diametrically opposite the first sidewall, and
the conduit is disposed within the second channel when the wand is at a second position relative to the housing.