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Application filed August 11,1894. Serial No,. 5 20,051. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Joseph McBoyle, a citizen of the United States, residing in Oakland, county of Alameda, State of California, have 5 invented an Improvement in Spray Attachments.for Nozzles; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a spray attachment io for nozzles of garden hose, and for attachment generally to nozzles from which a stream of water is ordinarily thrown in a solid form, and the attachment is designed to break the stream into a spray.

My invention consists in certain details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which—

Figure lisa view of my spray attachment. 20 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a spray attachment which is easily attached to, or detached from a nozzle which is adjustable to suit varying lengths of nozzles, and a pe25 cuharly constructed spray plate which is also made adjustable to vary the spread and direction of the spray.

A is the nozzle, of any usual or suitable construction adapted to discharge water which 30 arrives at it under pressure through a hose or other conveyer.

B is a plate bent at approximately right angles, having a hole made through it, as shown at C, to fit over the end of the nozzle.

Dis a spring clamp projecting from the slide E which is adapted to be moved upon that part, of the plate B which stands at right angles with the part through which the nozzle projects, and this slide is movable to or from the opening, so that the clamp may be correspondingly moved to allow it to clasp a longer or shorter nozzle, thus adjusting it to nozzles of varying lengths.

After introducing the nozzle through the 45 hole C, the front end of it is pressed down between the sides of the spring clamp, and the plate B is thus firmly secured to the nozzle. The front end of the plate is adapted to receive the spray plate E. In the present case, 50 the front end of the plate B is bent into the form of a roll as shown at B', and through the upper and lower part of the roll, slots δ are made into which the lower end of the spray plate E is introduced. This portion of the plate is corrugated transversely as shown, 55 and these corrugations will engage with the edges of the slots through which the plate passes, so that the plate will be held at any desired position when the current of water strikes against its upper part, the pressure of 60 the water retaining the corrugations in contact with the edges of the slots, and thus locking the plate in place. This corrugated portion of the.plate is curved, as shown, so that by moving it up or down in the slots, the plate 65 will either be raised so as to stand more directly in front of and in line with the discharge of the nozzle, or it may be lowered by pushing it backward until the upper edge is entirely clear, and the water will be allowed 70 to pass out of the nozzle in a solid stream.

The lower end of the plate is bent or provided with a stop e to prevent its being entirely drawn out of the slots.

That portion of the plate against which the 75 current of water strikes, is spread out into a sort of fan-shape, and is concaved as shown, so that the water striking it will be diverted from its line of discharge and at the same time spread out over the edges of the plate 80 so as to form a thin sheet or spray. In order to direct and still further separate the stream as it passes off the plate, I have shown the edge over which the water is finally delivered, as being channeled, corrugated, or serrated, 85 so that the serrations act as guides to direct the water in the direction in which these serrations radiate upon the edge of the plate.

By varying the positions of the plate, the direction and spread of the water after it 90 leaves the nozzle maybe correspondingly varied, and the plate in its attachment is easily removed from the nozzle if desired.