Mixing cup adapting assembly
US6536687B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B15/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An assembly for feeding liquid to the inlet port of a gravity feed sprayer. The assembly includes (1) a mixing cup of a known type commonly used to mix paint with solvent that is of stiff polymeric material and bears indicia on its side wall indicating the levels to which a plurality of different liquids should be sequentially poured into the cup to achieve a predetermined ratio between the liquids; (2) a first adapter comprising a central portion having a through opening and a transverse portion including a peripheral part defining a groove along its inner surface adapted for sealing engagement.with a top end of the mixing cup; and (3) a second adapter having a through opening, a first end portion of which second adapter is adapted to releasably engage the inlet port of a gravity feed paint sprayer. A second end portion of the second adapter and the central portion of the first adapter have connector parts adapted for releasable liquid tight engagement between the adapters with their through openings in communication.
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