Patent ID: 8550376
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A sprayer for spraying a fluid comprising: a sprayer body including a handle portion and a nozzle portion, the nozzle portion including a nozzle assembly that defines a fluid outlet, the nozzle assembly including a fluid conduit and a needle arranged within the fluid conduit, the needle being movable to a plurality of positions between a closed position and a fully opened position, the needle closing the fluid outlet in the closed position and fully opening the fluid outlet in the fully opened position; a fluid reservoir coupled to the sprayer body and in communication with the fluid outlet and fluid conduit; a trigger assembly coupled to the nozzle assembly and configured to move the needle as the trigger assembly is depressed; a flow adjustment mechanism coupled to the trigger assembly and configured to adjust a flow rate of the sprayer by limiting movement of the trigger assembly and the needle; and an air horn assembly including a collar, which is removably coupled to the nozzle portion, an air diffuser that is arranged axially between the collar and the nozzle portion, and a rotatable air horn that is arranged axially between the collar and the nozzle portion, the collar limiting movement of the air horn and the air diffuser away from the nozzle portion but permitting rotation of the air horn relative to the nozzle portion and the collar without loosening the collar from the nozzle portion, wherein the air horn includes at least one air horn projection that limits rotation of the air horn between a first position corresponding to a vertical spray pattern and a second position corresponding to a horizontal spray pattern.