Patent ID: 9555424
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B05B,B43K

Claim:
1. An airbrush comprising: an airbrush body; a nozzle that is provided at a tip of the airbrush body so as to spray paint and air; a needle cap that is separably attached to the nozzle; and a needle cap attachment portion that is provided at a rear end of the airbrush body so as to temporarily attach the needle cap separated from the nozzle thereto, wherein the needle cap attachment portion includes a protrusion with means for temporarily attaching the needle cap to the outer periphery thereof, wherein the inner periphery of the needle cap is provided with a female screw threaded into a male screw formed in the outer periphery of the nozzle, wherein the outer periphery of the protrusion is provided with a male screw threaded into the female screw of the needle cap, wherein the needle cap attachment portion further includes an outer cylindrical body that surrounds the protrusion, an inner cylindrical body that is disposed between the outer cylindrical body and the protrusion, and a coil spring that is disposed between the airbrush body and the inner cylindrical body, and wherein when the inner cylindrical body is pushed toward the airbrush body against a biasing force of the coil spring, the male screw of the protrusion is exposed.