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Apparatus for distributing yard care material is disclosed using a yard blower having a hand held blower tube. A dry material feed system is affixed to a tube section of the blower tube which introduces dry material into an air flow generated by the blower by a feed opening formed in the tube sectio

Apparatus for distributing yard care material is disclosed using a yard blower having a hand held blower tube. A dry material feed system is affixed to a tube section of the blower tube which introduces dry material into an air flow generated by the blower by a feed opening formed in the tube section. An injection gate controls the amount of dry material dispensed from the feed hopper into the air flow. By using a slopping wall, a gravity feed of the dry material is made possible. Additionally, a liquid feed system may be provided which is secured to the dry material feed hopper to feed a liquid yard treatment material also by gravity feed. Advantageously, a liquid feed conduit is formed on the exterior of the blower tube and has an outlet end disposed a distance from the air exit end of the blower tube so that the liquid is injected into the air flow as it exits the blower tube for atomization and distribution to a treatment area. The apparatus may be provided integral with a special tube section which can be sold and interfitted with a blower tube of an existing or new yard blower.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] Apparatus for distributing liquid or dry yard treatment materials comprising:a portable blower for creating an airflow having an inlet and an outlet;a handheld blower tube connected in fluid communication to the outlet of the blower through which said airflow is delivered

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] Apparatus for distributing liquid or dry yard treatment materials comprising:a portable blower for creating an airflow having an inlet and an outlet;a handheld blower tube connected in fluid communication to the outlet of the blower through which said airflow is delivered, and said blower tube has an exit end through which the exiting airflow exits said blower tube;a feed hopper carried by said tube for feeding a granular, dry material to said tube;a feed opening for receiving said dry material from said hopper and introducing said material into said air flow so that said dry material is mixed with said air flow passing through said blower tube;an injector gate disposed between said hopper and said feed opening for controlling the injection of said dry material into said feed opening and tube;a container carried by said tube for distributing a liquid material;a feed conduit connected on one end to said container and having a second, free end terminating near said exit end of said tube for distributing liquid material into said exiting air flow; and,a valve for controlling the flow of liquid material through said conduit.