Patent ID: 7980487

Claim:
A texture spray pump assembly comprising: a frame; a texture material pump on the frame; a pump inlet operably connected to the texture material pump; a texture material tank having at least one relatively longer side and at least one relatively shorter side, the tank manually separable from the frame; and a tank outlet operably connected to the texture material tank, the tank outlet including a valve that opens to place the pump inlet in fluid communication with the tank when the texture material tank is placed on the frame and closes when the texture material tank is removed from the frame; wherein the frame is configured to support the assembly in to a first position in which the tank is positioned in an upright condition with the at least one relatively longer side oriented generally horizontally for holding texture material during spraying operation and the frame is configured to support the assembly in a second position in which the tank is positioned for storage with the at least one relatively longer side oriented generally vertically.