Patent ID: 6328185
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B05B,B05D,B65D

Abstract:
A system for forming a desired texture pattern on a surface, comprising:a container means for containing fluid texture material and a pressurized dispensing material;a valve assembly mounted to the container means, where the valve assembly is operable in an open configuration in which propellant material forces texture material to flow out of the container means along a dispensing path and a normally closed configuration in which texture material is prevented from flowing out of the container means along the dispensing path; andan outlet assembly defining an outlet opening through which the texture material exits the system as the texture material moves along the dispensing path, where the outlet assembly is operable between a first configuration in which the outlet opening defines a first cross-sectional area and a second configuration in which the outlet opening defines a second cross-sectional area; whereinthe outlet assembly comprisesan outlet member defining an outlet passageway and the outlet opening, wherethe outlet member is arranged such that the outlet passageway forms a portion of the dispensing path, andthe outlet member is normally in a first outlet configuration corresponding to the first cross-sectional area of the outlet opening and may the deformed into a second outlet configuration corresponding to the second cross-sectional area of the outlet opening, andan adjustment member that may be moved relative to the outlet member to cause the outlet member to deform from the first outlet configuration into the second outlet configurations.