Patent ID: 11931765
Assignee: GRACO MINNESOTA INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. An apparatus comprising:
a spray gun;
a spray tip assembly; and
a spray gun adapter configured to be installed in a bore of the spray tip assembly of the spray gun in place of a spray tip, the spray tip assembly also having a connector which releasably attaches the spray tip assembly to the spray gun, the spray gun adapter establishing fluid communication between an outlet of a fluid pump of the spray gun and a paint roller connected to a tube, wherein the spray gun adapter, when installed in the bore of the spray tip assembly and connected to an end of the tube, provides a flow path that directs fluid from the spray gun through the adapter and through the tube to the paint roller for paint application, wherein the spray gun adapter includes an adapter body having an adapter inlet, an adapter outlet, and a bore that extends within the adapter body from the adapter inlet to the adapter outlet, and wherein the spray gun adapter is configured to be installed in the bore of the spray tip assembly by removing the spray tip from the bore of the spray tip assembly and installing the spray gun adapter into the bore of the spray tip assembly without removing the spray tip assembly from the spray gun.