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A Large Area Liquid Solution Application includes a boom equipped with a series of easily removable spray nozzles, for easier cleaning and maintenance, attached to a standard truck trailer hitch receiver with a pump assembly attached onto a reservoir loaded onto a truck bed. This invention presents

A Large Area Liquid Solution Application includes a boom equipped with a series of easily removable spray nozzles, for easier cleaning and maintenance, attached to a standard truck trailer hitch receiver with a pump assembly attached onto a reservoir loaded onto a truck bed. This invention presents an effective deicing apparatus and method to spray brine evenly on the pavement. The reservoir is easily secured manually with standard ratchet straps and the boom connects to any standard truck tow hitch without the use of tools. The equipment panel with attached pump is easily removable and the pump fittings and corresponding output hoses manually snap in and out of place to allow easier maintenance and cleaning. Communicating wirelessly, the present invention is activated by a wireless key enabling a truck driver to control the system without needing to exit the vehicle and manually shut of the sprayer.

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1. A sprayer assembly comprising: a reservoir containing a liquid, said reservoir sized to fit in a truck bed of a pickup truck;an equipment panel comprising a base plate removably attached to said reservoir;an electric pump attached to said equipment panel;a power component system electrically conn

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A sprayer assembly comprising: a reservoir containing a liquid, said reservoir sized to fit in a truck bed of a pickup truck;an equipment panel comprising a base plate removably attached to said reservoir;an electric pump attached to said equipment panel;a power component system electrically connected to said pump, wherein said power component system is attached to said equipment panel;a first hose between said reservoir and said pump;a boom assembly having a plurality of detachable nozzles with clip-on, non-threaded adapters attached to said boom assembly;a boom bracket formed with a hitch mount configured to be secured to a hitch receiver of a pickup truck, said boom assembly mounted to said boom bracket by a plurality of adjustable fastening loops, wherein said plurality of adjustable fastening loops are configured to slide vertically to facilitate height adjustment of said boom assembly;a second hose between said pump and said boom assembly;a feedback loop between said first hose and said second hose, said feedback loop comprises a tee joint between said first hose and said pump,a pressure regulator with an adjustment knob between said pump and said second hose,a feedback hose between said pressure regular and said tee joint, andwherein said pressure regulator relieves pressure between said pump and said boom assembly and flows fluid through said feedback hose and into said tee joint back into said pump; andwherein said pump draws said fluid from said reservoir and pumps said drawn fluid through said plurality of detachable nozzles. 2. The sprayer assembly of claim 1, wherein said reservoir further comprises a metal frame parametrically surrounding a tank of predetermined size and shape wherein said metal frame and said tank support the weight and storage of a predetermined capacity of liquid in said tank. 3. The sprayer assembly of claim 2, wherein said feedback loop further comprises a pressure gauge, said pressure gauge attached to said equipment panel. 4. The sprayer assembly of claim 3, wherein said equipment panel further comprises a poly ball valve connecting said pressure regulator to an outlet multi hose adapter. 5. The sprayer assembly of claim 4, wherein said said base plate is made of steel, wherein said electric pump, said power component system, said pressure regulator, said tee joint, said feedback hose, said pressure gauge, said poly ball valve, and said outlet multi hose adapter are mounted to consolidate the equipment into a central, easy-access location, said base plate providing a means to releasably secure said equipment panel onto said reservoir via mechanical function of said base plate. 6. The sprayer assembly of claim 5, wherein said power component system further comprises an electrical box housing an electrical port, a solenoid, a fuse, a wireless transmitter, wherein said electrical port, said fuse, said wireless transmitter, and said solenoid are electrically connected to a power source and to said pump. 7. The sprayer assembly of claim 6, wherein said boom assembly further comprises: a boom, said plurality of detachable nozzles with clip-on, non-threaded adapters fluidly connected to said boom; anda boom receiver formed onto said boom including a hose having a first end connected to said boom receiver and a second end having an inlet multi hose adapter, wherein said inlet multi hose adapter is configured to fluidly connect to said outlet multi hose adapter of said equipment panel. 8. The sprayer assembly of claim 7, wherein said detachable nozzles can be manually removed from said boom via the mechanical function of said detachable nozzles. 9. The sprayer assembly of claim 7 further comprising a handheld sprayer, said handheld sprayer attached to a first end of a hose and an inlet multi hose adapter attached to a second end of said hose, said multi hose adapter is configured to attach to said outlet multi hose adapter of said equipment assembly, wherein said handheld sprayer may be attached to said equipment panel in place of said boom assembly. 10. The spray assembly system of claim 9, wherein said power source is a battery. 11. The spray assembly system of claim 9, wherein said power source is an electrical system of a pickup further comprises an electrical system, said electrical system is said power source of said equipment panel. 12. A method of equipping a truck having a truck bed and a hitch receiver to deice the roadway comprising the steps of: providing a reservoir parametrically surrounded by a metal frame, said reservoir filled with a stored liquid;attaching a removable equipment panel to said metal frame, said equipment panel comprising: a base plate,an electric pump having an inlet and an outlet,a tee joint attached to said inlet of said electric pump,an inlet multi hose adapter attached to said tee joint,a pressure regulator with an adjustment knob attached to said outlet of said electric pump,an outlet multi hose adapter attached to said pressure regulator,a feedback hose between said pressure regular and said tee joint, wherein said pressure regulator relieves pressure between said pump and said boom assembly and flows fluid through said feedback hose and into said tee joint back into said pump, anda power component system electrically connected to said pump;attaching a first hose between said reservoir and said inlet multi hose adapter of said equipment panel;loading said reservoir with attached equipment panel on said truck bed;providing a boom assembly having a plurality of detachable nozzles with clip-on, non-threaded adapters attached to said boom assembly;providing a boom bracket formed with a hitch mount configured to be secured to said hitch receiver, said boom assembly mounted to said boom bracket by a plurality of adjustable fastening loops, wherein said plurality of adjustable fastening loops are configured to slide vertically to facilitate height adjustment of said boom assembly;securing said boom bracket with mounted boom assembly to said hitch receiver;attaching a second hose between said outlet multi hose adapter and said boom assembly; andapplying stored liquid onto a roadway surface through said detachable nozzles with clip-on, non-threaded adapters while driving said truck on said roadway surface. 13. A sprayer assembly wherein said sprayer assembly is releasably loaded onto a conventional pickup truck having a truck bed and a hitch receiver, further comprising: a reservoir for holding a liquid configured to be loaded onto a truck bed;a removable handheld sprayer;a boom assembly having a plurality of detachable nozzles with clip-on, non-threaded adapters attached to said boom assembly;a boom bracket formed with a hitch mount configured to be secured to a hitch receiver, said boom assembly mounted to said boom bracket by a plurality of adjustable fastening loops, wherein said plurality of adjustable fastening loops are configured to slide vertically to facilitate height adjustment of said boom assembly;an equipment panel removably attached to said reservoir, said equipment panel comprises: a base plate,an electric pump having an inlet and an outlet,a tee joint attached to said inlet of said electric pump,an inlet multi hose adapter attached to said tee joint,a pressure regulator with an adjustment knob attached to said outlet of said electric pump,an outlet multi hose adapter attached to said pressure regulator,a feedback hose attached between said pressure regular and said tee joint, wherein said pressure regulator relieves pressure between said pump and said outlet multi hose adapter, anda power component system electrically connected to said pump;a first hose connecting said reservoir to said inlet multi hose adapter; anda second hose connecting said outlet multi hose adapter to one of said handheld sprayer or said boom assembly. 14. The spray assembly system of claim 13, wherein said reservoir further comprises a metal frame parametrically surrounding a tank of predetermined size and shape wherein said metal frame and said tank support the weight and storage of a predetermined capacity of liquid in said tank. 15. The spray assembly system of claim 14, wherein said equipment panel, further comprises: a pressure gauge. 16. The spray assembly system of claim 15, wherein said equipment panel further comprises a poly ball valve connecting said pressure regulator to said outlet multi hose adapter. 17. The spray assembly system of claim 16, wherein said handheld sprayer further comprises a handheld sprayer inlet multi hose adapter configured to mate with said outlet multi hose adapter, wherein said handheld sprayer can quickly and easily be detached from said outlet multi hose adapter and wherein said boom assembly further comprises a boom assembly inlet multi house adapter configured to mate with said outlet multi hose adapter, wherein said boom assembly can quickly and easily be detached from said outlet multi hose adapter. 18. The spray assembly system of claim 17, wherein said base plate is made from steel, wherein said electric pump, said power component system, said pressure regulator, said tee joint, said feedback hose, said pressure gauge, said poly ball valve, and said outlet multi hose adapter are mounted on said base plate to consolidate the equipment into a central, easy-access location. 19. The spray assembly system of claim 18 wherein said power component system further comprise an electrical box housing an electrical port, a solenoid, a fuse, and a wireless transmitter, wherein said electrical port, said fuse, said wireless transmitter, and said solenoid are electrically connected with a power source.