Patent ID: 7819078

Claim:
An apparatus for painting a plurality of articles, comprising: a paint basin having sidewalls for holding paint and serving as an article painting area; an article conveyor assembly having a path of travel coincidental with said paint basin for delivering the articles to said paint basin for painting having a path of travel through said paint basin; a paint circulation and application system having an inlet in said paint basin, an outlet independent of said paint basin sidewalls and having an adjustable nozzle flexibly connected to said outlet such that said adjustable nozzle may be directed at said articles, and a pump in fluid communication with said inlet and outlet via a primary conduit network such that paint is drawn through the inlet and applied to the article through said adjustable nozzle at said outlet; and, said primary conduit network including a manifold in fluid communication with said outlet, and said outlet including a plurality of outlets, and said adjustable nozzle including a plurality of adjustable nozzles flexibly connected to each of the plurality of outlets.