Patent ID: 6488846
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B01D,B05B,Y10S

Abstract:
In combination:a spray gun; a paint sprayer intake tube having an intake tube open distal end for immersion in paint in a container; a pump for receiving paint from said paint sprayer intake tube for delivery to said spray gun; a rigid paint flow control and filter support frame attached to said paint sprayer intake tube, said rigid paint flow control filter support frame defining a frame interior communicating with said open distal end and having a peripheral wall defining a plurality of frame openings communicating with said frame interior for controlling the flow of paint into said interior, said peripheral wall having a generally smooth outer peripheral surface; a reusable filter surrounding the peripheral wall of said rigid paint flow control and filter support frame, said reusable filter comprising a flexible screen releasably connected to said rigid frame paint flow control and filter support frame and defining screen openings in fluid-flow communication with said frame openings, said screen openings being smaller than the frame openings and said screen being in engagement with the generally smooth outer peripheral surface, said rigid paint flow control and filter support frame having a generally cylindrical configuration and said flexible screen being of non-accordianed construction, having a generally cylindrical configuration and further having an inner screen surface in face-to-face contact with the generally smooth outer peripheral surface of said rigid paint flow control and filter support frame over substantially the full extent of the peripheral wall of said rigid paint flow control and filter support frame, said flexible screen including screen edges; and synthetic hook and eye connector strips attached to said flexible screen at at least some of said edges, adjacent connector strips being in engagement with the generally smooth outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall of said rigid paint flow control and filter support frame to maintain the flexible screen in position on the rigid paint flow control and filter support frame.