Patent ID: 7005159

Claim:
A method of operating a powder paint applicator, comprising: providing a powder paint color changer manifold having a hollow body portion with an outlet in fluid communication with the powder paint applicator and a plurality of inlets in respective fluid communication with a plurality of color chance assemblies coupled to a like plurality of powder paint sources for selectively supplying a particular powder paint to the powder paint applicator, each color change assembly comprising a color valve having an outlet in fluid communication with an interior cavity of the hollow body portion and an inlet in fluid communication with a source of powder paint, and a purge fitting between the color valve and source of powder paint having a port adapted to be in fluid communication between a source of cleaning fluid and the color valve; providing a pump in fluid communication with the outlet of said powder paint color changer manifold and the powder paint applicator; and selectively enabling a flow of powder paint from one of the plurality of powder paint sources coupled to the selectively enabled color change assembly through the color valve of the enabled color change assembly, then through said powder paint color changer manifold and into said pump for further conveyance to the powder paint applicator.