Patent ID: 7963532
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B05B,B62B

Abstract:
1. A paint pump cart assembly comprising: a base frame including a lower section having wheels and feet for supporting the paint pump cart assembly and a cart handle for tilting the base frame and moving the paint pump cart assembly on the wheels; a pivot mechanism; a carriage pivotably mounted by the pivot mechanism to the base frame; a paint pump secured to the carriage, the paint pump having a suction tube and a pump handle on the paint pump; and a latching mechanism having an UNLATCHED position in which the carriage and the paint pump are permitted to pivot and a LATCHED position in which pivoting is prevented; the pivot mechanism configured to allow the paint pump and carriage to pivot relative to the base frame and the cart handle by a user engaging the pump handle while the base frame and the cart handle remain stationary between a. an operating position in which the pump is positioned such that the suction tube is at a position that permits the suction tube to draw paint from a paint container underneath the paint pump and b. a loading position in which the pump is positioned such that the suction tube is in a raised position relative to the base frame that permits replacement of the paint container underneath the paint pump, the latching mechanism further configured to releasably enter the LATCHED position when the carriage and paint pump are in the loading position.