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Cleaning apparatus for paint spray guns

US7377452B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
5References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 2004
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB08B3/02
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Apparatus and method for cleaning a paint cup, spray tip, and wetted parts from a hand held paint spray gun wherein the gun is disassembled after use and internal wetted parts needing cleaning are inserted into the paint cup, a cleaning cap is attached to the paint cup, and a garden hose is used to flush paint from the interior of the paint cup and the parts contained therein. In another aspect, the cleaning cap is attached to and used to flush an extended suction set having an elongated double lumen hose and adapter. The cleaning cap has a fitting adapted to receive a conventional garden hose and further has a passageway to allow water to exit from the cap after flushing the interior of the paint cup.

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