Patent ID: 7222803

Claim:
An airbrush apparatus comprising a holder for releasably holding a liquid source adjacent a nozzle, the nozzle having an inlet connectable to a source of gas under pressure and an outlet for dispensing the gas about the liquid source to disperse fine liquid particles, the source of gas comprising a hand operated flexible bulb, the bulb comprising an open ended neck which is securable in an air tight manner to the holder, wherein the apparatus is provided with an air inlet separate from the open ended neck of the flexible bulb, the air inlet having a air only valve associated therewith such that on application of hand pressure to the bulb, the air only valve closes to force air through the open ended neck and on release of pressure, the air only valve opens drawing air into the air inlet; and wherein the air inlet comprises one or more orifices and the air only valve comprises a closure member slidably mounted on a shaft, the shaft projecting from the inner surface of the bulb adjacent the one or more orifices.