Patent ID: 6383062
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B24C

Abstract:
A reconfigurable blast and spray assembly comprising:(a) a tool gun for generating a pressurized pneumatic stream responsive to user actuation, said tool gun including a tap hole formed at a front end portion thereof; (b) a first pipe adapter coupled to said tool gun, said first pipe adaptor including an intermediate head and a pair of tubular threaded sections extending axially therefrom in opposed directions, an inner one of said tubular threaded sections coaxially engaging said tap hole of said tool gun front end portion; (c) a blast head assembly coupled in angularly adjustable manner to said first pipe adapter, said blast head assembly including: (1) a main body defining an inner chamber and a tap hole communicating therewith, said main body having projecting therefrom an outlet portion and a connection stand portion, said outlet and connection stand portions communicating with said inner chamber; (2) a blast nozzle disposed at least partially in said inner chamber, said blast nozzle having a jet exhaust portion defining a cone mouth front end; (3) a connector engaging said main body tap hole to retain said blast nozzle at least partially within said inner chamber, said connector having an axially extended through hole coaxially receiving an outer one of said first pipe adapter tubular threaded sections; (4) a handle nut disposed between said connector and said intermediate head of said first pipe adapter, said handle nut engaging said outer tubular threaded section of said first pipe adapter; and, (5) a throttling cock extending transversely into said connection stand portion of said main body; (d) a second pipe adapter connecting an open terminal end of said main body connection stand portion to a blast material source pipe-line member; and, (e) a preselected attachment member coupled to said outlet portion of said blast head assembly main body for expelling a preselected blast material.