Patent ID: 7992809
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A manual air-actuated spray paint apparatus for evenly disbursing paint in a controlled manner, said manual air-actuated spray paint apparatus comprising: a reservoir for holding the paint therein; a hand-actuated paint applicator coupled to said reservoir and being in fluid communication therewith, said hand-actuated paint applicator including a housing provided with first and second passageways formed therein, said hand-actuated paint applicator further including means for simultaneously discharging a single stream of the paint and a volume of air along mutually exclusive first and second paths defined within said first and second passageways respectively; a discharge spout mated to said hand-actuated paint applicator and being in communication therewith, said discharge spout comprising means for mixing said single paint stream and the volume of air after exiting said first and second passageways and while passing through said discharge spout such that said single stream of paint is scattered along a disrupted path while being outwardly ejected from a distal end of said discharge spout; wherein said simultaneously paint and air discharging means comprises: a first tube having an open bottom end situated within said reservoir and in directly fluid communication with the paint contained therein, said first tube further having an open top end in fluid communication with said first passageway; a second tube having an open bottom end situated within said reservoir and elevated above the paint, said second tube further having an open top end in direct communication with said second passageway; wherein air is introduced into said reservoir via said second tube to thereby increase air pressure within said reservoir and force the paint out therefrom via said first tube; wherein said simultaneously paint and air discharging means comprises: a stop valve pivotally connected directly to said first and second tubes respectively and being selectively articulated along a first curvilinear path defined at said open top ends of said first and second passageways respectively; a first spring member seated within said second passageway and having a trailing end coupled to said stop valve; a plunger slidably interfitted within said second passageway and being coupled to a leading end of said first spring member; a second spring member having a trailing end attached to said plunger and being situated distally from said plunger; and a trigger pivotally mated to said housing and being articulated between tensioned and released positions respectively, said trigger being coupled to a leading end of said second spring member.