Patent ID: 8757447
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. An improved spray device having a trigger that is manually actuated to drive a pump that pumps a fluid from a container and dispenses the fluid from a nozzle connected to the pump, the spray device having a shroud extending over at least a portion of the trigger, the improvement comprising: (a) at least one rib extending inwardly from the shroud; (b) a lever pivotably mounted to the spray device and configured to traverse a path that intersects said at least one rib to move the shroud from a trigger lock position to a trigger release position; (c) at least one trigger tab extending from the trigger; (d) at least one cleat extending from the shroud in a path of said at least one trigger tab when the shroud is in the trigger lock position and configured to be out of said at least one tab's path when the shroud is in the trigger release position; and (e) a spring in contact with the shroud for biasing the shroud toward the trigger lock position.