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|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 3, 2002
|Filing date
|Oct 27, 2000
|Priority date
|May 1, 1999
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|Corwin Kohls
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|Corwin Kohls
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|Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (10), Classifications (24), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/309,476 filed May 10, 1999, which now is U.S. Pat. No. 6,145,756.
1. Field of the Invention
The disclosed invention relates to liquid chemical applicators for use in gardening applications. More particularly, the invention relates to applicators which effectively control the delivery of liquid chemicals dispersed onto selected weeds or other vegetation, while still protecting adjacent vegetation against unwanted chemical contact. The applicator is also designed to provide the user with optimum personal safety from the liquid chemicals.
2. Related Art
There exist various types of devices and methods for delivering liquid chemicals to vegetation. For example, different prior art methods employ the use of spraying of chemicals directly onto selected weeds or vegetation. The devices involved in the spray methods may include a reservoir of liquid chemicals to which is connected a pumping mechanism and a spray nozzle. Some of these devices are automated while others are manually manipulated.
Regardless of the device or method, it is of concern that the liquid chemicals be delivered to the intended site in a safe and efficient manner. Problems which exist in the art of the delivering such liquid chemicals may include unwanted chemical drift, excessive dripping, and overspray which can occur in a conventional spray application process. Drift may occur as a result of the wind blowing small particles of the liquid chemicals off of their intended path. Dripping may occur as a result of excess liquid chemicals falling out of the nozzle or off of a connected shield, and onto vegetation not intended to be sprayed, as the applicator is moved from one position to another. Drips can thus occur with sprayers that use special guards, bellows, bowls or cardboard shields. Drips can collect on these shields or different devices and fall upon the wrong vegetation. Overspray may occur when the sprayer oversprays the intended vegetation and sprays nearby wrong or unintended vegetation.
There has also been a problem of not being able to stand erect and having to bend over to apply the chemicals with various sprayers. There has been provided by some manufactures a pressurized tank with a fluid extension conduit which is several feet in length having a nozzle at one end in an attempt to address this problem. While this has aided in saving back problems from occurring, it has not addressed the other problems above-mentioned.
Another problem which can exist with many prior devices is that of waste of chemicals which is a by-product of unwanted drift, drip or overspray as previously described. Still, another problem may exist with respect to obtaining effective liquid chemical coverage of the vegetation targeted, which problem is sometimes referred to as poor spray pattern or poor spray pattern coverage. User safety also remains a significant problem.
The disclosed invention aims to address the above-listed and other problems by providing efficient methods and low cost practical devices permitting controlled applications of liquid chemicals to targeted vegetation.
One object of the invention is to improve gardening and yard work by reducing the time spent on liquid chemical applications such as for weeding.
Another object is to make it easier to apply liquid chemicals while standing erect.
A further object is to minimize dangers to any person using different garden chemicals from accidents or unwanted chemical contact.
It is still another object to improve delivery and safety of applying various liquid chemicals onto intended vegetation and not onto unintended vegetation.
Another object is to improve control of chemical drift, dripping and overspray.
It is yet another object to conserve cost of chemicals by minimizing usage.
It is another object to enable efficient application of liquid chemicals on selected vegetation during windy days or during less than perfect wind conditions.
It is still another object of the invention to enable efficient application of liquid chemicals to vegetation growing in hard to reach area such as along fences rows, building foundations, etc.
Accordingly, the invention is directed to a convenient gardening applicator for making gardening easier by improving the delivery system of liquid chemicals onto selected vegetation. The applicator includes a wind guard chamber through which a stream of ejected liquid chemicals may be directed in a predetermined path along a central axis of the wind guard chamber. The wind guard chamber is preferably tube shaped with a predetermined length and constructed of a transparent material.
A diffuser screen or mesh may be connected to the exit end of the wind guard chamber and preferably extends transversely across the predetermined path of the ejected chemical stream. Upon actuating a pressurized chemical source, such as a pressure activated pump head, the liquid chemical may be discharged through a discharging jet or nozzle element, through the wind guard chamber in a relatively straight thin stream and dispersed upon passing through the diffuser screen. The wind guard chamber may further incorporate a drip ring positioned on the inside of the wind guard chamber adjacent the chamber's exit end to collect drips. A preferably detachable and adjustable transparent windshield may be added to the assembly, e.g., at the exit end of the wind guard chamber, to add protection against unwanted chemical drift and overspray.
Other optional features, objects and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon viewing the appended drawings and reading the detailed description of the presently preferred embodiments hereafter.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a presently preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2a is an end view of a part (connecting collar 15) of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2b is an end view of another part (windshield 90) of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2c is an end view of still another part (wind guard chamber 40) of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2d is an end view of yet another part (drip ring 52) of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2e is an end view of another part (diffuser screen 70) of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2f is an end view of again another part (cap ring 80) of the embodiment in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention adapted for use, e.g., as part of a wand type applicator.
FIG. 3a is a cross sectional view of a part (collar 15′) of the embodiment in FIG. 3.
FIG. 3b is an end view of the part (collar 15′) in FIG. 3a.
FIG. 3c is an end view of the part (collar 15′) in FIG. 3a in an open position.
FIG. 3d depicts the embodiment of FIG. 3 connected to a conventional liquid pressure tank.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the invention with integrally formed elements.
FIG. 5 is a part cross-sectional view of exemplary parts (discharging jet 22 and pressure control assembly 24) of the invention embodiments shown, e.g., in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention having an attached chemical reservoir bottle with an angled neck with gripping surfaces forming an integral handle.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 6 with an attached conventional chemical reservoir bottle and an angled connector neck with gripping surfaces forming a handle.
FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of yet another embodiment of the invention having an extended bent handle assembly a bent handle adapter for connecting to a straight-necked chemical reservoir bottle.
FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional view of still another embodiment of the invention having an extended bent handle assembly and an attached chemical reservoir bottle with an angled neck with gripping surfaces forming an integral handle.
FIG. 9a shows a cross-sectional view of still another embodiment of the invention having an extended bent handle assembly and an attached chemical reservoir bottle with an angled neck with gripping surfaces forming all of which is integrally formed.
FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of yet another embodiment of the invention having an extended bent handle assembly and an attached chemical reservoir bottle with an angled connector neck with gripping surfaces forming a handle.
FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional view of again still another embodiment of the invention having an extended bent handle assembly and an attached chemical reservoir bottle with an angled neck with gripping surfaces forming an integral handle.
FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view of still another embodiment of the invention having an extended handle assembly and an attached chemical pump reservoir bottle.
FIG. 13 shows a cross-sectional view of yet another embodiment of the invention having an extended handle assembly and an attached chemical pump reservoir bottle.
FIG. 14 shows a cross-sectional view of again another embodiment of the invention having an extended handle assembly and an attached pump attached to a chemical reservoir bottle.
FIG. 15 shows a cross-sectional view of still another embodiment of the invention having an extended handle assembly and an attached battery operated pump attached to a chemical reservoir bottle.
FIG. 16 is an end view of a windshield of another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the windshield of FIG. 16 through line 17—17.
FIG. 18 is an exploded view of an adapter for use with chamber 40.
FIG. 19 illustrates a side view of another embodiment of the invention showing a separate port for filling the chemical reservoir bottle with the liquid chemical.
FIG. 20 illustrates a side view of another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 21 shows a cross-section view of FIG. 20.
FIG. 22 shows a cross section of an upper portion of FIGS. 21 and 22.
FIG. 23 shows a cross section of a lower portion of FIG. 20.
FIG. 24 shows a cross section of an alternative lower portion.
FIG. 25 shows yet another embodiment.
FIG. 26 shows a cross section of a portion of FIG. 25.
FIG. 27 shows yet another embodiment.
FIG. 28 shows a cross section of a portion of FIG. 27.
FIG. 29 shows yet another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 30 shows a cross section of a portion of FIG. 29.
While the invention is discussed herein as applied to gardening, home, yard use and the like, it is understood that other applications of the disclosed invention, such as commercial applications, will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And while the disclosed applicators are particularly useful for weed control and eradication of unwanted vegetation, it will be appreciated that they may also be advantageously deployed for controlled application of insecticides, nutrients, fertilizers and other liquid chemicals.
Referring now to the drawings, the presently preferred embodiments of gardening applicators according to the invention are generally depicted by the numerals 10, 10′ and 10″, where 10, 10′ 10″, 10′″, 10″″, 10′″″, 10″″″, 10′″″″, 10″″″″, 10′″″″″, 10″″″″″, 10′″″″″″, 10″″″″″″, 10′″″″″″″, represent different embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 6-8. The applicator embodiments 10, 10′ and 10″, where 10, 10′ 10″, 10′″, 10″″, 10′″″, 10″″″, 10′″″″, 10″″″″, 10′″″″″, 10″″″″″, 10′″″″″″, 10″″″″″″, 10′″″″″″″ may include common elements and the numerals referred to herein will thus be the same where common elements are illustrated.
The illustrated gardening applicators 10, 10′ and 10″, where 10, 10′ 10″, 10′″, 10″″, 10′″″, 10″″″, 10′″″″, 10″″″″, 10′″″″″, 10″″″″″, 10′″″″″″, 10″″″″″″, 10′″″″″″″ can predominatly be made of plastic materials, such as moldable thermoplastics, but other materials of natural or synthetic compositions can also be employed. Transparent materials can be particularly advantageous and are preferred where their use will facilitate visualization of the chemicals being applied.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gardening applicator 10 may be configured to be adapted to a conventional liquid chemical bottle 12. The depicted liquid chemical bottle 12 comprises a container 14 having a standard sized threaded opening attached to a pressure activated pump head 16 which is equipped with a lower feed line 18, a pump trigger 20 and a detachable discharging jet 22 that may be generally configured as known in the art. The discharging jet 22 is preferably threaded to the pressure activated pump head 16 and comprises an orifice 23 (shown in FIG. 5) through which a pressurized stream of liquid chemical L may be discharged along a predetermined path P.
The discharging jet 22 may include a pump pressure control assembly 24 therein as depicted in FIG. 5, for example. The pump pressure control assembly 24 may include a non-drip check ball valve readily known in the art, but could include various other available check valves which would serve this exemplary function in the invention. The illustrated pressure pump control assembly 24, for example, includes a spring 25 disposed in a chamber 27 and a ball 29 which is biased against an orifice seat 31 within the discharging jet 22. A communicating port 33 interconnects upper portion of feed line 18 and orifice 23. The pump trigger 20 builds pressure to enable fluid flow in the direction of the discharging jet 22 from the feed line 18. Upon reaching a predetermined pressure in the feed line 18, liquid L is forced through the exemplary pressure control assembly 24 by displacing the ball 29 from the orifice seat 31 thus emitting liquid L through the orifice 23 as a stream at a controlled pressure level.
A wind guard chamber 40 is also provided and a presently preferred example is depicted in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 6-9, 10-15, 25, 27, 29, and 30. The chamber 40 as specifically described herein in FIG. 2 has a first end 42 which may be formed with a hollow neck 44 having an outer threaded surface 46 configured to be complimentary threaded to the threaded internal surface 34 of a coupling collar 15. The wind guard chamber 40 is preferably of a sufficient inner diameter, for example 2 to 3 inches, to avoid contacting the discharged stream or spray of liquid chemical L along the spray path P. The length of the chamber 40 should preferably be long enough to allow the pressurized liquid chemical to impinge upon the diffuser screen as a stream of liquid chemical with sufficient force to provide a uniform circular pattern onto the targeted area, and permit a user to carry out use of the invention, for example, spraying weeds without having to unduly bend over in order to assure that liquid L hits the intended target. The length can be for example, a foot or so. A second end 48 of the chamber 40 can also be formed with an outer threaded surface 50 for purposes of attaching drip ring 52, diffuser screen 70 and windshield 90, elements to be further described herein.
The wind guard chamber 40 may be conveniently coupled to and removed from the applicator 10 using a connector such as an annular internally threaded collar 15 as depicted in FIG. 1. The illustrated exemplary collar 15 is generally hollow and has a first end 26 formed with an opening 28 which is slightly larger in diameter than the diameter of than a threaded end of the discharging jet 22 that secures the collar 15 to the pressure activated pump head 16. The male threaded end of the discharging jet 22 engages within a female threaded opening in a neck on the forward end of the pressure activated pump head 16. An inner open surface 30 formed within the first end 26 of the collar 15 is larger than a flanged head comprising the discharging jet 22 to accommodate housing the same. The collar 15 has a second end 32 that includes a female threaded internal surface 34 to engage male threaded surface 46 of neck 44 of the wind guard chamber 40. The collar end 32 is sized to permit access to the discharging jet 22 for connecting it to and disconnecting it from the pressure activated pump head 16, e.g., via a hex head profile or an Allen-hex or slot opening (not shown) comprising the flanged head of the discharging jet 22. The end 26 of the collar 15 may be thus secured to between the pressure activated pump head 16, locking in place the collar 15 for connecting the wind guard 40 to the applicator 10 by a hand tightened engagement.
In another embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 16 through 18, a wind guard chamber exemplified, e.g., by numeral 40 in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is coupled to and removed from assembly 117 using an annularly internally threaded cap 115 as illustrated in FIG. 18. The cap 115 is generally hollow and has a first open surface 128 which is slightly larger in diameter than the male threaded end 131 of adaptor 139 and slightly smaller than shoulder stop 133, and a second open surface 135 which is slightly larger than threaded nozzle cap 137. The second open surface 135 exhibits an annularly internally threaded surface 143 extending through the cap 115 to an annular lip 141 which includes open surface 128.
The cap 115 slides over threaded end 131 and abuts shoulder stop 133. The threaded nozzle cap 137 engages threaded end 131 to secure cap 115 against shoulder stop 133 against movement and may be any fixed means which secures the cap 115. Here, the shoulder stop 133 may be a fixed annular extension of the adaptor 139 and having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of adaptor 139. Optionally, the shoulder stop 133 may consist of one or more protrusions on the outer surface of adaptor 139. Alternatively, the shoulder stop 133 may be a tightening element such as a nut wherein the nut engages the threaded end 131 of adaptor 139 and cooperates with threaded nozzle cap 137 to secure cap 115 to the adaptor 139. A wind guard chamber (not shown), but illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 3 and described elsewhere in the description, is threadedly secured to and removed from the assembly 117 easily and rapidly without disassembling the assembly 117.
A windshield 190 as shown in FIG. 17 may be provided on the distal end of the wind guard chamber as depicted in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, for example. As described earlier the windshield 190 has a tubular shaped sleeve 194 extending from one end of the windshield 190. The inner diameter of the sleeve 194 is sized to enable the sleeve 194 to be slidably disposed about the distal end of the wind guard chamber and frictionally retained on the wind guard chamber as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. As discussed supra, the windshield 190 is depicted in one embodiment of the invention wherein at least a portion of the windshield 190 exhibits a substantially flat surface 195. Typically, the flat surface 195 is laterally disposed from a central longitudinal axis 193 of the windshield 190.
The windshield 190 may be affixed to the end of the chamber in a manner such that the position of the flat surface 195 of the windshield 190 is at any desired orientation or angle to provide a desired spray pattern. The flat surface 195 provides a truncated cylindrical opening 196 which may be flared.
A drip ring 52 may be generally frustoconical shaped and may include an annular sealing lip 54 and is best illustrated in FIGS. 1. 2, and 2 d. The illustrated exemplary drip ring 52 has an end 56 of sufficient smaller diameter than a diameter of inner surface 41 of the chamber 40 such that a reservoir space 57 is formed therebetween. Another end 58 of the illustrated drip ring 52 is larger in diameter than the drip ring end 56, but slightly smaller than the diameter of inner surface 41 of the chamber 40. The sealing lip 54 extends radially outward from the drip ring end 58 and is approximately equal in diameter to the end 48 of the chamber 40 to seat against the chamber end 48 to form a seal therebetween. As shown, the reservoir space 57 is defined by an outer surface 60 of the ring 52 and a portion of the inner surface 41 adjacent chamber end 48.
A drain 59 may extend through the drip ring 52 preferably near the end 58. The drain 59 is preferably positioned at the top of the wind guard chamber 40 when connected to the bottle 12 as seen in FIG. 1. In this way, the excess liquid L in the reservoir space 57 can be emptied therefrom when tilting the wind guard chamber 40 in a downward direction allowing liquid L to travel out of the drain 59 onto an arcuate diffuser screen 70 hereinafter described. This permits emptying of excess liquid L at a safe location where emptied chemicals can be recovered or otherwise do no harm.
An exemplary arcuate diffuser screen or mesh 70 is best illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 2 e, for example. The diffuser screen 70 is illustrated as having a diameter approximately that of the sealing lip 54 and as including a portion 72 which seats against the drip ring sealing lip 54. The diffuser screen 70 is designed with a mesh opening size to enable dispersion of the liquid chemical L received from the discharging jet 22 along path P, as seen in FIG. 1. It is to be understood that the mesh opening size is sized to achieve a desired dispersion, and that ideal sizing may vary according to ambient outside conditions and the chemicals used. Hence, it may be advantageous to employ a variable effective mesh size diffuser screen to accommodate a variety of chemicals and conditions. Such a device may, for example, be constructed using a stacked pair of finely slotted disks that can be rotated with respect to one another to make effective screen size adjustments. Alternatively, different mesh size accessory diffuser screens may be provided and alternately used as desired. Ready ability to install and remove accessory screens may thus be a desired implementation feature for diffuser screen interchange as well as for general serviceability of the parts. The effect achieved via the diffuser screen 70 can be important in that it permits a more uniform application of the liquid chemical L targeted vegetation whereby the vegetation is substantially able to be covered with the liquid chemical L by an economical and efficient spray pattern. Preferably, the pressurized stream of liquid chemical from the activated pump head impinges upon a central region of the diffuser screen to provide a uniform circular pattern of dispersed chemical to the target area. The surface area and mesh size of the diffuser screen 70 are preferably such as to catch and maintain drips from the discharging jet 22 and prevent dripping liquid chemical L when moving from one plant to the next plant.
An exemplary annular cap ring 80 is best illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 2 f, for example, and may be used to hold the diffuser screen 70 and drip ring 52 in place against the wind guard chamber 40. The cap ring 80 may include a radially inwardly extending lip portion 82 to retain the parts. An inner surface 84 of the cap ring 80 may be threaded in a complementary manner to connect to threaded surface 50 of chamber 40.
Additionally, a windshield 90 may be provided, e.g., as depicted in FIGS. 1, 2, and 2 b, for example. The illustrated arcuate windshield 90 has a first end 92 configured with a sleeve 94 having an inner diameter sized to enable it to be frictionably slidably disposed about the chamber 40 and retained from sliding off the second end 48 by the cap ring 80. Second end 96 of the windshield 90 may be flared or have a substantially widened radius with respect to a radius of the end 48 of chamber 40 to permit the dispersed spray to reach the intended target area while shielding the same from wind, e.g, as seen in FIG. 1.
As illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 17, the flat surface 195 of the windguard 190 is operationally oriented in a parallel relationship to the object against which the vegetation to be sprayed is growing. This allows the liquid spray to be more effectively delivered from the applicator to vegetation growing, e.g., along side a building foundation, wall, fence row, etc. in that the spray pattern of the liquid is efficiently directed from the wind guard 190 onto the vegetation growing in such areas. Typically, the flat surface 195 of the wind guard 190 is laterally disposed from the central axis 193 with respect to the handle of the applicator, however, the wind guard 190 may be affixed to the end of the applicator so that the orientation of the wind guard 190 is at any desired angle to provide the most efficient spray pattern.
Depicted in FIGS. 3 and 3d is an alternative embodiment 10′ for use on a fluid extension conduit or wand 200. Here, the illustrated applicator 10′ incorporates an alternative exemplary collar 15′ shown in FIGS. 3, 3 a-d. FIG. 3d shows the embodiment 10′ connected to a conventional liquid pressure tank 7′ via a pressure hose 9′ and squeeze trigger handle 11′. The collar 15′ may comprise two symmetrical halves 100 a and 100 b which are hingedly connected at one side by an integral flexible plastic hinge 102. The two halves of the collar 15′ may respectively include complementary female threaded surfaces 34′a and 34′b. A retaining screw 106 can be threaded into the collar 15′ in the closed position as seen in FIG. 3b. One end 108 of the collar 15′ may include gripping collar pads 110, in the form of a rubber washer, for example, disposed about the wand 200. The collar 15′ has another end 112 through which the female threaded inner surfaces 34′a and 34′b may receive the male threaded surface 46 of neck 44 of the wind guard chamber 40.
FIG. 4 depicts another embodiment 10″ having a substantially integrally formed wind guard chamber 140, windshield 190 and pump head 116. The pump head 116 may be threadably connectable to the bottle 12 and the chamber 140 may be connectable to parts 52, 70 and 80 as described above for the other embodiments.
FIG. 6 exemplifies a preferred embodiment feature of the invention wherein an integrally formed bent handle 130 is incorporated in the chemical reservoir bottle 12′ for applicator 10′″. FIG. 7 depicts another embodiment applicator 10″″ which differs from the embodiment in FIG. 6 in that there is provided a handle adapter 130′ which may include a gripping surface 132′ and connected universal chemical bottle 12″. An end 134 of the handle adapter 130′ includes a female inner threaded surface to thread to the neck of the bottle 12″. Another end 136 of the adaptor 130′ may have a male internal threaded surface for threaded connection to pump head 16. The illustrated handle adapter 130′ incorporates a bend angle of about 45 degrees; however, other degrees of bend may also be suitable for aid in using the invention. The bend in the handle adapter 130′ can provide the user a more comfortable operation due to a natural balancing of weight wherein the chemical bottle 12″ hangs down by gravity while the path P remains focused on the intended ground target.
FIG. 8 depicts another embodiment of an applicator 10′″″ connected to the applicator handle adapter 130′ and bottler 12″. As further shown in FIG. 8, in the applicator embodiment 10′″″, an elongated pump head 150 incorporates an integral handle 152 and an auxiliary a pump trigger 154 which are disposed rearwardly of the connection between the bottle 12″ and the elongated pump head 150. The pump trigger 154 is operably connected to pump trigger 20′ to enable pressurization.
FIG. 9 illustrates applicator 10″″″, a further bent handle embodiment of the invention. FIG. 9 depicts the elongated pump head 150′ with integrally formed rearward handle 152′ and an integrally formed bent handle 130 in the reservoir bottle 12′. Similarly, the rearward handle 152′ includes an auxiliary trigger 154′.
FIG. 9a illustrates applicator 10′″″″, a further bent handle embodiment of the invention. FIG. 9a depicts the elongated pump head 150″ integrally formed rearward handle 152″, integrally formed wind shield 190′, screen diffuser 170′ and chamber 140′ connected to an integrally formed bent handle 130′ in the reservoir bottle 12′. Similarly, the rearward handle 152″ includes a trigger 154″ which is operably connected to the bottle 12′.
FIG. 10 illustrates another applicator 10″″″″, a further bent handle embodiment of the invention. FIG. 10 depicts the elongated pump head 150′″, formed with a rearwardly disposed pump trigger 20″, connected to bent handle adapter 130′and the reservoir bottle 12″. Here, a forward end 153 of the pump head 150′″ is formed in a manner to enable connection of the collar 15 and chamber 40 at an angle relative thereto.
FIG. 11 illustrates another applicator 10′″″″″, another bent handle embodiment of the invention. FIG. 11 depicts the elongated pump head 150′″ as similarly shown in FIG. 10, connected to integrally formed bent handle adapter 130 and the reservoir bottle 12′. Here, a forward end 153 of the pump head 150′″ is formed in a manner to enable connection of the collar 15 and chamber 40 at an angle relative thereto.
FIG. 12 illustrates another applicator 10″″″″″ adapted for connection to a pump pressure tank 12′″. Included is an elongated pump head 160 formed with a rearward handle 162 having a valve trigger 164 which may be connected to a release valve (not shown) in the pump head assembly 166. The pump head 160 may be formed with a suitable open surface 168 adjacent a connection of the tank 12′″ to slidably receive a pump piston 170 there through. A feed line 172 communicably extends from the tank 12′″to pump head assembly 166. The pump piston 170 is used to achieve pressurization in the tank 12′″through reciprocation thereof. The tank 12′″ is connected to the pump head 160 such that the same is at an angle and likewise a forward end 174 of the pump head 160 is formed in a manner to enable connection of the chamber 40 at an angle relative to the tank 12′″.
FIG. 13 illustrates another applicator 10′″″″″″ adapted for connection to a pump pressure tank 12′″. Included is an elongated pump head 160′ formed with a rearward handle 162′ having a valve trigger 164′ which may be connected to a release valve (not shown) in the pump head assembly 166′. Here, the pump head 160′ may be formed with a suitable open surface 168′ through the handle 162′ adjacent a handle connection to the tank 12′″ to slidably receive pump piston 170′ therethrough. A feed line 172′ communicably extends from the tank 12′″ to pump head assembly 166′.
FIG. 14 shows another applicator 10″″″″″″ which differs from that of FIG. 13 in the tank 12′. FIG. 15 shows still another applicator 10′″″″″″″ which differs from that shown in FIG. 14 in that the elongated pump head 160″ includes an compressor 176 which is powered by a battery 178, for example, and equipped with a suitable switch 180.
FIG. 19 illustrates yet another applicator which includes a separate refill port surface 197 for filling the bottle. The port includes a neck 198 which is externally threaded at its distal end for mailing with an internally threaded cap 199. The refill port surface 197 allows the bottle to be filled without disassembling the applicator.
FIGS. 20 and 21 depicts yet another embodiment. The applicator 1000 varies in part in providing a liquid reservoir 1002 which is shown here as a generally tubular container which is coaxially disposed along the path P. An end 1004 is adapted to receive an end of windshield 900. An internal chamber 950 connects to the diffuser screen 700 in a manner as previously described. Longitudinally disposed from the end 1004 is a valve mechanism 1005 (seen in FIG. 23) which includes a port 1006, valve door 1008 having a pivot point 1009, and a valve door actuator 1010 which includes a movable member 1012 which is operably connected to a trigger 1014. The movable member 1012 is normally biased in a closed position by a spring 1011 and the trigger 1014 is likewise biased by spring 1013. A pump cylinder 1016 is operably connected to another end 1018 by a collar 1020. A pump handle 1022 is provided with a piston 1024 as operably connected to the pump cylinder 1016. The pump handle 1022 is designed to rotate to a first position wherein the pump piston 1024 can be reciprocated such that trigger 1014 is out of alignment with the member 1012 to avoid release of chemical.
FIG. 24 shows an alternative valve mechanism 2005 in place of valve mechanism 1005 shown in FIG. 23. Here, a valve port 2006 is open and closed via a valve piston 2008 which is normally biased in the closed position by a spring 2010 all of which sits in a valve cylinder 2011 having a fluid inlet 2013, but is actuatable to an open position by an arm 2012 interconnecting the valve piston 2008 and movable member 1012. The arm 2012 includes a pivot point 2014.
As best seen in FIG. 22, a terminal end 1026 of the cylinder 1016 includes a plurality of openings 1028 with a flexible one way valve 1030 connected to the end 1026 via a button retainer 1032 through a connector orifice 1034. An end 1036 of the piston 1024 is provided with a one-way valve mechanism 1038.
The valve mechanism 1038 includes a lower flexible annular portion 1040 having a lip 1042 sealing against the inside of the cylinder 1016 when pushed in a downward manner yet permits air passage thereby when pulled in an upward manner. There is an open surface 1044 in the annular portion 1040. Connected to the annular portion 1040 is a generally cylindrical portion 1046 which is slightly less in diameter than an inner diameter of the cylinder 1016 has a bottom 1048 with an open surface 1050 coaxial with the open surface 1044. Additionally, there are opening surfaces 1052 in the cylindrical portion 1046. A connector 1054 interconnects the portions 1040 and 1046 and has an open surface 1056 therethrough.
An annular portion 1060 having a diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the cylinder 1016 to permit a slidable seal therebetween is provided. The portion 1060 is separably abuts to the cylindrical portion 1046 and includes open surfaces 1062. An annular cover 1064 is operably disposed on the end portion 1036 and seals opening surfaces 1062 when portion 1060 abuts thereto. A spring 1066 operably interconnects the cover 1064 and the bottom 1048. When the piston 1024 is reciprocated, the air flow is permitted to flow passed the valve mechanism 1038 in one stroke and prevented in an opposite stroke.
Finally, FIGS. 25-26 depict yet another embodiment. Here, there is disclosed an elongated sprayer device 3000. The device 3000 includes a chemicals container portion 3002 which is generally cylindrical and coaxially disposed about an axis P′ which is commonly co-extending with path P.
At one end 3004 is a fill port 3006 with an associated cap 3008 sealably connected thereto. Also, provided is a handle portion 3010 having an operable pull trigger 3012 and trigger stop 3015 to limit travel of the trigger 3012.
Another end 3014 includes a pump head 3016. The pump head 3016 has an orifice 3018 through which liquid chemicals pass via a chamber 3020 and nozzle 3022. The chamber 3020 communicates with a nozzle passage 3022 which in turn communicate with the container portion 3002.
A pump 3026 is provided with a piston 3028 within a cylindrical 3030. The piston 3028 is normally biased by a spring 3032 to a peak potential stroke position. An arm 3034 includes hinge points 3036, 3038 and 3040. A connector rod 3042 interconnects arm 3034 and trigger 3012.
An arm 3046 is provided on the pump 3026 and has an end 3048 for engagement with a flange 3050. The flange 3050 is part of a valve 3052 which is movably disposed on chamber 3020. The valve 3052 is normally biased in a closed position by a spring 3054.
Upon actuation of the trigger 3012., the pump 3026 operates via the piston 3028 reciprocating with air pressure driving a ball type valve 3024 to an open position causing air flow though a conduit 3025 into the container 3002 and build pressure therein. The trigger stop 3015 pivots into a blocking position to block full actuation of trigger 3012.
The stop 3015 pivots to a non-blocking position to permit full actuation of the trigger 3012. This causes engagement of the end 3048 with the flange 3050 and opening of valve 3052 which results in fluid flow to be released through the nozzle 3022. The pump head 3016 has a threaded neck 3044 to receive a chamber 40 as described with prior embodiments.
FIGS. 27-28 depict a similar device 3000′ to the embodiment just described with differences residing in the ball type valve 3024′ and chamber 3056. Here, the valve 3024′ is a float type ball valve held in travel by a stop 3027′. When the pump 3026′ is operated, fluid is driven out the nozzle 3022 via chamber 3056.
FIGS. 29 and 30 disclose yet another embodiment of the invention. Here, the device 4000 includes a housing 4010 with an operably reciprocally disposed pump 4012. The housing 4010 includes an outer male threaded end 4014.
A coupler 4016 includes an inner threaded end 4018 to connect to the end 4014. A valve mechanism 4020 includes a valve plate 4022 having a valve open surface 4024. An insert 4026 is disposed in the coupling 4016 and includes an annular portion 4028 and a cylindrical portion 4030 which extends from the annular portion 4028 and permits fluid to pass therethrough. A stop 4032 extends from the annular portion 4028 toward the valve plate and further includes a port surface 4031. A check ball 4034 is movably retained in an area between the valve open surface 4024 and the stop 4032 with the port surface therebetween. A nozzle 4036 of the type previously discussed is disposed in the cylindrical portion 4030.
Slidably sealably disposed in the insert 4026 is a chamber connector 4038 which is normally biased against a retaining lip 4040 of the coupler 4016 by a spring 4042. The chamber connector 4038 has a complimentary configuration to the insert 4026 as shown such that when reciprocated back and forth, can displace volume of fluid therebetween and thus force fluid out of the nozzle 4036. The chamber connector 4038 includes a threaded internal surface 4044 to which the chamber 40 is connected.
When pressure derived from the connector 4038 drives the ball 4034 to a stopping point adjacent the valve open surface 4024, the ball 4034 prevents fluid from passing thereby and fluid passes through the port surface 4031 and out the cylindrical portion 4030 and nozzle 4036. Pressure derived from the pump 4012 causes the ball 4024 to move against the stop 4032 and fluid flows into the area between the connector 4038 and insert 4026.
Optionally, applicators with elongated rearward auxiliary handle and trigger assemblies such as those illustrated above may incorporate those assemblies as field removable features to allow for more compact applicator configurations as may be desired. Generally the elongated auxiliary handle and trigger features readily allow the user to avoid bending altogether for most chemical applications. Where these parts are readily removable, as by incorporating threaded cap rings or the like, caps or covers may be provided to seal exposed openings.
In the different embodiments of the invention thus far specifically described herein, pressurized liquid chemicals are delivered to an orifice of a discharging jet or nozzle for ejection as a liquid stream. For this purpose, conventional pressure activated pump head, check valve and pump trigger mechanisms may be used as illustratively described. However, it will be appreciated that other delivery elements are well known and may alternatively be used. For example, liquid chemical pressurization may be alternatively achieved using various conventional hand or motorized pumps, or other gas or liquid pressurization devices, or CO2 cartridges or the like, to build ejection pressures at the ejection port or generally within the liquid chemical reservoir. Liquid chemical ejection may be controlled using various trigger mechanisms to mechanically or electrically activate liquid supply valve or pressure regulated check valve devices in a well known manner.
For example, in variations of the embodiments shown above, the liquid chemical reservoir may alternatively reside within the elongated handle portion of the applicator, obviating the need for an attached reservoir bottle as illustrated. Liquid chemicals could be introduced through a capped opening (not shown) in the upper side of the handle and pressurized in the reservoir using a thumb operated pump, slide valve pump, or other hand operated pump mechanism (not shown). The rearwardly positioned finger actuated trigger could control the liquid chemical ejection by controlling the liquid supply to a discharging jet 22 through an ejection pressure control assembly 24 of the type previously described.
It should be similarly appreciated that the shapes and manner of assembly of the different functional elements of the described embodiments are exemplary and admit of a range of variations. For example, while different threaded connections, collars and cap ring connectors are illustratively described. glued, clamped or friction fittings might also be used. Similarly, integrated componentry can be used and may be advantageous in lowering the cost of manufacturing and simplifying assembly and servicing.
The above described embodiments are thus set forth by way of example and not for the purpose of in any way limiting the disclosed invention. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that any number of modifications, derivations and variations can be made to the described embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed. The claims appended hereto should be accorded their full scope as including any such modifications, derivations and variations as may be implemented.
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A right vertical column exhibits links to other select channels such as academic institutions like Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Stonybrook. Channels as diverse as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Science Friday, TED Talks and the James Webb Telescope are featured. "We're in good company, linked with these distinguished organizations," continued Davis. "Hertz Fellow John Mather is the Nobel Laureate now working on the James Webb Telescope. We're pleased to have them -- and NASA -- on our Channel."
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Unfortunately, I cannot remember the man's name that did my belly button piercing. However, he did an incredible job! Yes it definitely hurt, but it depends on how thick your skin is on your belly. He prepared me for the needle stick and after it was over, it was DEFINITELY worth it. I'd refer them to anyone wanting a piercing. The tattooing I am unsure of ONLY because I haven't gotten one yet. I plan to get one very soon, so I'll be glad to inform the readers of my experience. DO NOT go to anyone that doesn't work in a shop and/or without a license, that is the WORST thing to do. My sister illegally got her first tat done by some boy we went to school with and it was sloppy, let alone the worst work I've ever seen. Only person I can recommend is her certain tattooer, Biz. Other than that, stick to shop-workers. Piercings outside of a shop can get infected quickly and end up crooked and/or pierced in the wrong area. BE SMART AND GO TO A SHOP! Good luck to all!
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Love Richard and his daughter who actually pierced me. My piercing is fine, and going to get more ...
By far the best experience ever. Went in to get my tongue pierced and soon as I walked in I was greeted by a friendly young lady. Didn't get her name but she was incredibly nice and informed me that she was apprenticing as a piercer and that the owner would be in shortly if I was willing to wait. Of course I did. The wait was comfortable and short and I happened to make some small talk with 2 lovely ladies getting tattooed. I was asked if I'd like any refreshments while I waited but declined but really appreciated being tended to. Once Tom ,owner and piercer, arrived he was quick to attend to me and was very friendly. This was a learning experience for the young lady and I also as Tom explained what to look for and how to do the piercing. After literally like 1 minute if my tongue being out the piercing was done and I barely felt anything. Highly recommend Body Language and will more than likely return for either piercings or tattoos
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i really enjoyed this, and i liked the story, AND the style. it looked like screwdriver's with the small clock-faces, and the red ''eyes'' and all. EXCELLENT! and fun story....
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I thought this was pretty enjoyable:p
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Rabbit Habits
by Man Man
- Record Label: Anti
- Release Date: Apr 8, 2008
- Summary: The third album for the Philadelphia band is its first on the Anti label.
- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Rock, Experimental
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Score distribution:
Positive: 17 out of 21
Mixed: 4 out of 21
Negative: 0 out of 21
Rabbit Habits struck me most where it rescues the jazziness that's sorely missing from 2006's "Six Demon Bag." At the same time, though, the band continues to develop some productive tendencies from that sophomore outing.
They're brainy about their alienation, they're funny about their alienation, and when they bitch about their relationships their post- or pre-alt normality is exceptionally refreshing.
Alternative PressPeeling back the layers of boom-zydeco and soulcholia on songs like 'El Azteca' and 'Easy Eats Or Dirty Doctor Galapogos,' you'll find a ramshackle genius in the bans's new wave kitchen-rock. [May 2008, p.134]
BlenderThe tunes are basically chants and the drumming is more straight-ahead than "tribal" and when the vibraphone trips in after 40 seconds of 'The Ballad of Butter Bean,' you may not bust a gut laughing, but you'll probably grin. [June 2008, p.75]
Although the production isn't what it would be if my dreams were made reality, Rabbit Habits is a respectable re-creation with chops cookin' allova the place.
The exhumed-vaudevillian theatrics are still here, but by now they're starting to sound almost natural.
Lacking a balance between pretty and ugly, their experimental alchemy is scabrously tiring, with cacophonous fragments that never connect. [Apr 2008, p.100]
Score distribution:
Positive: 4 out of 4
Mixed: 0 out of 4
Negative: 0 out of 4
JeromeW.Apr 12, 2008This is the best album I have ever heard. Genius in every fashion in such an original way.
A.NonymousApr 12, 2008This album is weird and eclectic, but you'll have no trouble dancing to it. It's the strangest pop record you'll hear this This album is weird and eclectic, but you'll have no trouble dancing to it. It's the strangest pop record you'll hear this year, but it's also one of the best.… Expand
AidanW.Apr 11, 2008While not as weird as Six Demon Bag, Rabbit Habits is still a very solidly weird album.
MohandasC.Apr 14, 2008Captures some of the insanity of their live performances.
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1. Unforgiven (1992)
R | 131 min | Drama, Western
Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris
Votes: 276,590 | Gross: $101.16M
2. Bad Boys (1995)
R | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle, Michael Taliferro
Votes: 171,828 | Gross: $65.81M
3. True Romance (1993)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer
Votes: 163,099 | Gross: $12.28M
4. The Crow (1994)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 136,281 | Gross: $50.69M
5. Wall Street (1987)
R | 126 min | Crime, Drama
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover
Votes: 118,884 | Gross: $43.85M
6. Fatal Attraction (1987)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Latzen
Votes: 54,920 | Gross: $156.65M
7. Baby's Day Out (1994)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley
Votes: 33,070 | Gross: $16.67M
8. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored suburban housewife, seeking adventure to her life, accidentally gets hit on the head, wakes up with amnesia, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
Votes: 16,319 | Gross: $27.40M
9. Something Wild (1986)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, George 'Red' Schwartz, Leib Lensky
Votes: 11,871 | Gross: $8.36M
10. Warlock (1989)
R | 103 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A warlock flees from the 17th to the 20th century, with a witch-hunter in hot pursuit.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Julian Sands, Lori Singer, Richard E. Grant, Mary Woronov
Votes: 11,642 | Gross: $9.09M
11. At Close Range (1986)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
In 1978 rural Pennsylvania an absentee father is reacquainted with his estranged teenage sons and they become intrigued with romanticized life of crime.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn
Votes: 10,760 | Gross: $2.35M
12. Talk Radio (1988)
R | 110 min | Drama
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley
Votes: 10,058 | Gross: $3.47M
13. Heaven's Gate (1980)
R | 325 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A dramatization of the real-life Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, in which a sheriff born into wealth attempts to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston
Votes: 9,769 | Gross: $1.50M
14. Bird (1988)
R | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The troubled life and career of the jazz musician, Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 8,999 | Gross: $2.18M
15. Leonard Part 6 (1987)
PG | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A secret agent is called out of retirement to save the world from an evil genius.
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Bill Cosby, Tom Courtenay, Joe Don Baker, Moses Gunn
Votes: 7,043 | Gross: $4.92M
16. The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
R | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page
Votes: 5,894
17. Angus (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he's got to get his act together with the help of his best friend.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, Perry Anzilotti
Votes: 5,542 | Gross: $4.82M
18. I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau
Votes: 5,463 | Gross: $1.81M
19. Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the 70s Germany, a 50 year old businessman falls in love with a 20 year old boy.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier, Anna Levine
Votes: 4,903 | Gross: $0.09M
20. Murphy's Romance (1985)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Emma is a divorced woman with a teen-aged son who moves into a small town and tries to make a go of a horse ranch. Murphy is the widowed town druggist who steers business her way. Things ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim
Votes: 4,138 | Gross: $30.76M
21. Fast Food Fast Women (2000)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. ... See full summary »
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Anna Levine, Jamie Harris, Louise Lasser, Robert Modica
Votes: 1,879 | Gross: $0.19M
22. Maria's Lovers (1984)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Ivan Bibic returns to his Pittsburgh PA suburb after surviving a Japanse POW camp, causing regular nightmares. All the time he remained faithfully devoted to his childhood love, fellow ... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Keith Carradine, Robert Mitchum
Votes: 1,808
23. Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin's aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Bill McCutcheon
Votes: 1,444 | Gross: $1.79M
24. CrissCross (1992)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Menges | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, David Arnott
Votes: 1,271 | Gross: $3.05M
25. Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Eighteen-year-old mothers' son Harry (he lives with his overprotective mother Kate) shows his cruel side at one occasion and is hired as hitman/enforcer by the Jewish mob.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Norman Reedus, Debbie Harry, Adrien Brody, Paul D'Amato
Votes: 1,217 | Gross: $0.05M
26. Sue (1997)
91 min | Drama
An unemployed ex-office worker (Anna Thomson) searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further ... See full summary »
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Anna Levine, Matthew Powers, Tahnee Welch, Tracee Ellis Ross
Votes: 1,149 | Gross: $0.05M
27. Playing for Time (1980 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, Music
Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.
Directors: Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Maud Adams, Christine Baranski
Votes: 801
28. Drunks (1995)
R | 90 min | Drama
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cohn | Stars: Richard Lewis, Liza Harris, Liam Ahern, George Martin
Votes: 793
29. The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Tracey Ullman hosts a variety show containing sketches, song-and-dance routines and the Simpsons.
Stars: Tracey Ullman, Dan Castellaneta, Sam McMurray, Joseph Malone
Votes: 649
30. Angela (1995)
99 min | Drama
A ten year old girl named Angela leads her six year old sister, Ellie, through various regimens of 'purification' in an attempt to rid themselves of their evil, which she believes to be the... See full summary »
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Miranda Rhyne, Charlotte Eve Blythe, Anna Levine, John Ventimiglia
Votes: 645
31. Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
R | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
This cheap Mexican horror film is a remake of Cardona's Doctor of Doom (1962), spiced with nudity, medical footage, women wrestling, and cheap gore shots. Female masked wrestler Lucy (who ... See full summary »
Directors: René Cardona, Jerald Intrator | Stars: José Elías Moreno, Carlos López Moctezuma, Armando Silvestre, Norma Lazareno
Votes: 638
32. Jaded (1998)
R | 95 min | Drama
Drama about a pretty young woman who is raped in a most unusual way. There are unexpected turns and surprises in the plot and some characters turn out to be quite different than you'd ... See full summary »
Director: Caryn Krooth | Stars: Carla Gugino, Richard Bright, Robert Knepper, Donna Mitchell
Votes: 572
33. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
60 min | Drama
Forrest Bedford is a Southern lawyer in the late 1950s, generally content with his privileged life. But the winds of change are blowing, and he becomes increasingly involved with civil ... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch
Votes: 569
34. Intern (2000)
R | 90 min | Comedy
A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Dominique Swain, Ben Pullen, Peggy Lipton, David Deblinger
Votes: 505
35. The Colbys (1985–1987)
60 min | Drama
This night time spin-off from the then top-rated series "Dynasty" featured the adventures of Jeff and Fallon Colby in California.
Stars: Charlton Heston, John James, Katharine Ross, Emma Samms
Votes: 491
36. Fiona (1998)
85 min | Drama
Despite the fact that Fiona has lived apart from her mother, they lead parallel lives as bi-sexual prostitutes. The meeting of the two women spells tragedy for the mother and hope for the daughter.
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Anna Levine, Felicia Maguire, Alyssa Mulhern, Anna Grace
Votes: 465
37. Great Performances (1971– )
Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: Julie Andrews, Walter Cronkite, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 388
38. Cafe Society (1995)
R | 107 min | Drama, Mystery
A society playboy with a taste for the lowlife is set up for exploitation by an unscrupulous undercover cop and his shadowy political masters.
Director: Raymond De Felitta | Stars: Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher, Lara Flynn Boyle, John Spencer
Votes: 289 | Gross: $0.01M
39. Bridget (2002)
90 min | Drama
Finishing his trilogy about desperate young women in New York, Amos Kollek focuses on an alcoholic, who tries to regain custody of her son. Being addicted to alcohol, single mother Anna had... See full summary »
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Anna Levine, David Wike, Lance Reddick, Julie Hagerty
Votes: 244
40. Hand Gun (1994)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
It's _The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)_ meets Simple Men (1992). George is a small-time crook. His brother Michael makes a living scamming the elderly by selling them nonexistent ... See full summary »
Director: Whitney Ransick | Stars: Treat Williams, Seymour Cassel, Paul Schulze, Anna Levine
Votes: 231
41. Dead Girl (1996)
104 min | Comedy
Director: Adam Coleman Howard | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Adam Coleman Howard, Amanda Plummer, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 222
42. Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler (2002)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A Banker, Husband, and Father, Mr. Smith must leave it behind him. He's made a mistake and he's trying to pay for it but he doesn't know if there is enough money in the world. Or so he ... See full summary »
Director: Ian McCrudden | Stars: Larry Pine, Alex Feldman, J.D. Williams, Benjamin Hendrickson
Votes: 191 | Gross: $0.00M
43. Dead in the Water (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Prominent lawyer Charlie Deegan has almost everything he has ever wanted. He has an important, prosperous law practice, a beautiful secretary as his lover, and the chance to be appointed to... See full summary »
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Bryan Brown, Teri Hatcher, Anne De Salvo, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 183
44. Ripper (1996 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
You play reporter Jake Quinlan in this modern interpretation of the Ripper legend. Three acts and the possibility of four different endings lead up to an explosive climax in cyber space.
Director: Phil Parmet | Stars: Christopher Walken, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, David Patrick Kelly
Votes: 181
45. A Woman Named Jackie (1991 TV Mini-Series)
PG | 246 min | Biography, Drama
This starts when Jackie Kennedy was working after college; and spans her life through the Presidency of John F. Kennedy and her marriage to Aristotle Onassis after the assassination of President Kennedy.
Stars: Marianna Bishop, Ann Buckles, Andy Buckley, Stephen Collins
Votes: 175
Great Performances (1971– )
Uncommon Women... and Others
90 min | Biography, Drama, Music
While at an impromptu reunion lunch, five women reminisce and relive their college days at Mount Holyoke, and weigh their goals and aspirations against their lives.
Directors: Merrily Mossman, Steven Robman | Stars: Jill Eikenberry, Ann McDonough, Alma Cuervo, Ellen Parker
Votes: 171
47. Other Voices, Other Rooms (1995)
94 min | Drama
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Director: David Rocksavage | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Anna Levine, David Speck, April Turner
Votes: 148
48. Blood Run (1994 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Mystery, Thriller
Thriller about a workaholic cop who begins to suspect that his new lover may also be a serial killer.
Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: David Bradley, Anna Levine, Ashley Laurence, Jamie Renée Smith
Votes: 147
49. Tout le monde en parle (1998–2006)
210 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Thierry Ardisson, Laurent Baffie, Laurent Ruquier, Titoff
Votes: 129
50. Stringer (1999)
80 min | Thriller
Waiting for a lucky break in the movie business, a young Frenchman works as a stringer in New York.
Director: Klaus Biedermann | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Elie Semoun, Christina Perry, Jean-Michel Martial
Votes: 121


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Dallas City Hall Is Working on a Plan to Reverse the Population Flight to the Suburbs
Mark Graham
Dallas has, for the most part, missed out on the North Texas population explosion that has taken place over the past dozen years or so. While the region as a whole grew by 22 percent between 2000 and 2012, and exurbs like Frisco and McKinney more than doubled in size, Dallas' population increased by an anemic 4.1 percent. We're the hole in the doughnut.
The suburbs have plenty of built-in advantages over the city (cheaper homes, less crime, better schools, etc.), so their victory in the population race was probably inevitable, but was Dallas really predestined to be crushed so thoroughly?
Councilman Scott Griggs thinks not, and he blames poor planning on the part of City Hall.
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Griggs made his critique this morning during city staff's presentation of their strategic plan for spurring economic development in Dallas between 2015 and 2017. The plan lays out plenty of goals -- growing the tax base faster than suburbs, improving transportation options, improving streets -- but none of them were directly tied to bringing more residents to Dallas.
That presents a problem, Griggs said. To grow the population, "we have to have a plan in place." If there has been a strategy over the past decade, it's to rely on the strength of Richardson and Duncanville ISDs, which have spurred pockets of growth on the northern and southern fringes of Dallas, and ride the wave of urbanites looking for dense, close-to-downtown living. The vast majority of the city, meanwhile, is ignored.
If the pattern continues, Griggs warns that Dallas' population, and its tax revenues, will remain stagnant. The city will have to raise already-high taxes to maintain aging infrastructure, making city living less attractive. "If we don't grow our population we're going to get in this downward spiral."
No one on the City Council's Economic Development Committee really disagreed with that notion, although there were different theories on why Dallas has stagnated. Tennell Atkins blamed poor housing stock in much of the southern sector for driving the upwardly mobile out of the city. Rick Callahan blamed a lack of disposable income (i.e. too many people living on Social Security and entitlement payments) for creating economic dead zones.
There's was also something of a chicken-and-egg debate, with Atkins theorizing that a focus on economic development will spur population growth rather than the other way around.
The city's economic development staff said they would revise the strategic plan and peg their goals to population growth, which should solve everything, except DISD, over which they have no control. But who wants a decent school district anyway? (Note: It's only fair to point out that DISD has made significant strides in graduation rates, AP scores, SAT participation, and bridging the minority achievement gap in recent years.)
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