Patent ID: 6971785

Claim:
A canister assembly for a powder paint material delivery and distribution system, comprising: a substantially hollow closed canister body defining a plenum and having a powder paint material inlet formed through a wall thereof for receiving powder paint material from a source, said wall including a plurality of purge air apertures formed therethrough, said plurality of purge air apertures being oriented in different axial directions with respect to a longitudinal axis of said canister body with at least one of said apertures extending along an axis angled with respect to both said longitudinal axis of said canister body and a plane transverse to said longitudinal axis; means for mixing the powder paint material in the plenum; at least one powder material transfer means for drawing fluidized powder paint material from the plenum; and a purge ring mounted on said canister body exterior in fluid communication with said purge air apertures and adapted to be connected to a compressed air source for supplying purge air to the plenum.