US 12,491,534 B2
Adjustable fluid nozzle and apparatus including same
Ryan P. Marrinan, Lino Lakes, MN (US); Scott D. Gullicks, River Falls, WI (US); Hyunwoo Jin, Yongin-si (KR); and Ki-Sun Shin, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/891,959.
Application 18/891,959 is a continuation of application No. 17/787,241, granted, now 12,121,928, previously published as PCT/IB2020/061820, filed on Dec. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/951,416, filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2025/0010328 A1, Jan. 9, 2025
Int. Cl. B05C 17/005 (2006.01)
CPC B05C 17/00516 (2013.01) [B05C 17/00553 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit comprising:
a fluid nozzle comprising:
a tube extending along a tube axis between a first end and a second end of the tube, the tube comprising:
a fluid passageway disposed within the tube and extending between an aperture disposed in the first end of the tube and an inlet disposed in the second end of the tube;
a first notch disposed in a sidewall of the tube extending from the aperture toward the inlet, wherein the notch defines a first shield portion of the sidewall of the tube; and
a second notch disposed in the sidewall of the tube extending from the aperture toward the inlet, wherein the first notch and the second notch define the first shield portion and a second shield portion of the sidewall of the tube;
wherein the first notch and the second notch are disposed on opposite sides of the tube,
wherein the first shield portion has mirror symmetry with the second shield portion across a plane formed between the first notch and the second notch along the tube axis; and
a plurality of caps of different outlet sizes, each cap capable of being disposed over the aperture and the notch of the tube and being rotatably connectable to the tube, wherein each cap comprises a first end, a second end, and an outlet disposed in the first end of each cap adjacent the aperture of the tube and extending along a sidewall of the cap from the first end of each cap toward the second end;
wherein the nozzle comprises a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein when the nozzle is in the first orientation the cap is rotated relative to the tube such that the outlet of the cap comprises a maximum open area, and wherein when the nozzle is in the second orientation the cap is rotated relative to the tube such that the first shield portion of the tube occludes a portion of the outlet of the cap such that the outlet comprises a minimum open area.