Patent ID: 11865568
Assignee: WAGNER SPRAY TECH CORPORATON
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a spray tip for a fluid applicator, the method comprising:
providing a cylindrical stem having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis defining an axis of rotation of the cylindrical stem;
creating a channel through the cylindrical stem, the channel extending, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical stem;
widening a part of the channel to define a first portion and to form a second portion and a third portion, the second portion comprising a frustum that widens as the frustum continues in a direction moving away from the first portion, and the third portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of the first portion;
widening a first part of the third portion to define a pre-orifice portion and to form an insert receiving portion, the pre-orifice portion comprising the first portion, the second portion, and a second part of the third portion, the insert receiving portion extending cylindrically from the pre-orifice portion and defining an opening at a first end of the cylindrical stem;
inserting a pre-orifice insert into the insert receiving, portion through the opening defined by the insert receiving portion such that the pre-orifice insert is disposed wholly within the insert receiving portion and the insert receiving portion extends past an end of the pre-orifice insert; and
securing the pre-orifice insert into the insert receiving portion.