Apparatus For Injecting Soil Treatments

Abstract

Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil includes a manifold head having at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil and a handle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The handle comprises an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts. The tubular shafts of the lower portion are connected to the tubular shafts of the upper portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil, the apparatus comprising:
 a manifold head having at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil; and   a handle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the handle comprising an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts, the tubular shafts of the lower portion being connected to the tubular shafts of the upper portion.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the tubular shafts of the lower portion of the handle are inserted into the tubular shafts of the upper portion of the handle, the tubular shafts of the upper portion being capable of moving relative to the tubular shafts of the lower portion. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 2  wherein the handle further comprises a biasing member adapted to resist movement of the tubular shafts of the upper portion relative to the tubular shafts of the lower portion. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising a reservoir mounted on the handle for holding soil treatment, the reservoir being generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the handle. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising a dosing device mounted on the handle for dosing the soil treatment from the reservoir. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising a trigger switch actuator mounted between the tubular shafts of the lower portion of the handle and a trigger switch mounted between the tubular shafts of the upper portion 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising a pressure accumulator mounted on the handle. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the handle can be pivoted relative to the manifold head. 
     
     
         9 . Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil, the apparatus comprising:
 a handle having a pair of hand grips for facilitating manual manipulation of the apparatus by an operator, the hand grips being selectively moveable from a first position on the handle to a second position on the handle;   at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil; and   a supply of soil treatment in fluid communication with the at least one high pressure nozzle.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 9  wherein the handle comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having first and second hand grip sections adapted to receive the hand grips, the first hand grip section corresponding to the first position of the hand grips and the second hand grip section corresponding to the second position of the hand grips. 
     
     
         11 . Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil, the apparatus comprising:
 a handle having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being angled relative to the upper portion;   at least one high pressure nozzle carried by the lower portion of the handle, the at least one high pressure nozzle being adapted to inject the soil treatment into the soil; and   a supply of soil treatment in fluid communication with the at least one high pressure nozzle.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus as set forth in  claim 11  wherein the lower portion is angled about 10 degrees relative to the upper portion. 
     
     
         13 . Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil, the apparatus comprising:
 a handle;   a manifold head carried by the handle, the manifold head having a plurality of a pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil and thereby define an injection site; and   a kick guard extending outward from at least one side of the manifold head to block debris that may be kicked-up during the injection of soil treatment.   
     
     
         14 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 13  wherein the kick guard is sized and shaped to generally correspond to the injection site. 
     
     
         15 . A high pressure injection system for injecting soil treatment into soil, the system comprising:
 a supply cart;   a handheld portable application tool connected to the cart via a conduit defining a fluid passageway and at least one electrical connection; and   a hose reel mounted on the supply cart, the hose reel comprising a spool, a mounting bracket for mounting the spool to the supply cart, and a handle for manually rotating the spool relative to the mounting bracket, the spool being rotatable relative to the mounting bracket using the handle to wind and unwind the conduit about the spool, the handle including a rotary electrical connector for feeding the electrical connection to the conduit wound about the spool.