Patent ID: 6183161
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B05B,E01C

Abstract:
A portable manually maneuverable paint striper for striping pavements comprising;a carriage on which the components of said striper are mounted,said carriage having a handle for maneuvering said striper for placement of a stripe on a pavement,a striping nozzle for application of paint stripes to a pavement over which said striper is maneuvered,said components comprising a paint reservoir for paint supplied to said nozzle,a pressure unit for pressurizing paint supplied to said nozzle,an internal combustion engine mechanically connected to drive said pressure unit,a heat exchanger connected to receive hot exhaust gas of said engine and including a heat receptive passage within said heat exchanger for supply of paint therethrough heated by said hot exhaust gas,said passage in heated condition as heated by said hot gas being effective to provide the heat required for striping the paint supplied therethrough to said nozzle,said passage being connected directly to said nozzle for striping the paint passed therethrough.