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Article: Idaho Inventors Develop Dual Closure Nozzle
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 13, 2006
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Robert L. Bonzer and Greg Howard, both of Boise, Idaho, have developed a dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve having a nozzle head. The dual closure nozzle is configured to have two different stop positions and to be adjustable between these two stop positions and a variety of open positions. When a liquid is forced through the nozzle, the flow of the liquid can then be adjusted from a first stop position, where no liquid passes out of the nozzle, ...