Patent ID: 6925730

Claim:
An apparatus for removing paint from a surface, comprising: a canister at least partially containing a coolant under high pressure; a housing mounted atop said canister and having proximal and distal ends, said proximal end having an air inlet port and said distal end having first and second outlet ports; a trigger mounted in said housing and extending therefrom for movement between first, second, and third configurations; a coolant channel extending between said canister and said first outlet port; an air channel extending between said air inlet port and said second outlet port; air delivering means cooperating with said trigger for delivering a compressed air stream through said air channel to said second outlet port when said trigger is at said second configuration; and actuating means cooperating with said trigger for actuating said canister to deliver a portion of said coolant through said coolant channel to said first outlet port when said trigger is at said third configuration.