Patent ID: 7789324

Claim:
An inlet adaptor for connecting a reservoir to a spray gun, the adaptor having a connector part engageable with a connector part on the reservoir and a retainer part for maintaining engagement of the connector parts, wherein the inlet adaptor comprises a tubular body having a first end for connection to the spray gun and a second end for connection to the reservoir with an internal through bore extending between the first and second ends for transferring liquid from the reservoir to the spray gun, wherein the first end has a screw threaded portion for connecting the adaptor to an inlet on the gun and the second end has a socket for connecting the adaptor to an outlet on the reservoir, wherein the connector part on the adaptor comprises an external flange on the body between the ends and the connector part on the reservoir comprises a pair of hook members arranged on opposite sides of the reservoir outlet and co-operable with the flange to secure releasably the reservoir to the second end of the adaptor, wherein the flange has a pair of recesses arranged to pass distal ends of the hook members when the reservoir outlet is inserted into the socket and the reservoir is rotatable to engage the distal ends of the hook members behind the flange to secure the reservoir to the adaptor, and wherein the retainer part comprises a ring-shaped member located on the adaptor body between the flange and the first end and movable axially on the adaptor body between an inoperative position in which the reservoir can be connected to and disconnected from the adaptor, and an operative position in which the retainer part blocks removal of the reservoir from the adaptor.