Patent ID: 9138762
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A texture spray gun for applying semi-solid slurry material to a surface to be coated, the gun comprising: a gun body having a handle; an air passageway in the gun body, wherein the air passageway comprises a selectively removable screw configured to convert the texture spray gun between a non-air bleed configuration and an air bleed configuration; a texture nozzle secured to the gun body and configured to support discharge of the semi-solid slurry material from the gun at a texture discharge opening; a texture material passageway in the gun body, the texture material passageway configured to support the flow of the semi-solid slurry material to the texture nozzle, and wherein a texture shaft is moveably positioned within the texture material passageway and wherein the texture material passageway is configured to prevent release of the semi-solid slurry material until the texture shaft and attached air nozzle have traveled beyond a minimum distance, and wherein a texture adjustment knob is configured to control a maximum rearward travel distance of the texture shaft; and a trigger movably attached to the gun body for selectively forming a mechanical barrier in a path from the texture passageway to the texture nozzle, to control the discharge of the semi-solid slurry material from the gun; wherein the mechanical barrier is selectively formed as the air nozzle contacts the texture nozzle; wherein the texture material passageway is located in and passes through the handle of the gun body and the air passageway is in fluid communication with the texture passageway upstream of the texture discharge opening such that air exiting the air passageway propels the semi-solid slurry material from the gun when the trigger opens the mechanical barrier in the path of the texture passageway.