Patent ID: 7950598

Claim:
An air-assisted sprayer comprising: a platform; an air reservoir extending through the platform configured to receive a source of pressurized air; a fluid reservoir extending through the platform to intersect the air reservoir, the fluid reservoir configured to receive a source of pressurized fluid; a spray cap configured to receive pressurized air from the air reservoir and pressurized fluid from the fluid reservoir to discharge a stream of atomized fluid from the platform; and a dual flow valve positioned within the platform to intersect the air reservoir and the fluid reservoir to simultaneously vary volumetric flow rates of the pressurized air and the pressurized fluid over a range, the dual flow valve comprising: a fluid valve linearly extending into a segment of the fluid reservoir; and an air valve engaged with the fluid valve and linearly extending into a segment of the air reservoir; wherein the fluid valve and the air valve are co-actuated to enable flow of pressurized air and pressurized fluid through the platform; and wherein the fluid valve, the air valve, the segment of the air reservoir and the segment of the fluid reservoir are coaxial.