Patent ID: 8371592

Claim:
A paint pump cart assembly comprising: a base frame including: a lower section having wheels for supporting the paint pump cart assembly; and a cart handle rotatably fixed in a position relative to the lower section for tilting the base frame and moving the paint pump cart assembly on the wheels; a carriage; a paint pump secured to the carriage, the paint pump having a suction tube; and a pivot mechanism to pivotally mount the carriage to the base frame, the pivot mechanism configured to allow the paint pump and carriage to pivot relative to the base frame and the cart handle between an operating position and a loading position while the base frame and the cart handle remains stationary with the cart handle in the rotatably fixed position relative to the lower section, wherein when in the operating position the cart handle is in the rotatably fixed position relative to the lower section and the pump is positioned such that the suction tube is at a position that permits the suction tube to draw paint from a paint container underneath the paint pump, and wherein when in the loading position the cart handle is in the rotatably fixed position relative to the lower section and the pump is positioned such that the suction tube is in a raised position relative to the base frame that permits replacement of the paint container underneath the paint pump.