Graco Minnesota Inc.

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Black Decker Inc.

Graco Inc.

Diane Leigh Olson

David John Thompson

William M Blenkush

Bradley H Hines

Harold D Johnson

Pamela J Muetzel

Jimmy Wing Sum Tam

Jerry D Horning

Robert W Kinne

Eric J Finstad

Philip K Snider

Marius J Luczak

Craig Joseph Wojciechowski

Steven Dale Becker

Charles W Dawson

Christopher C Hines

Andrew J Ericson

Sophia E Drayna

Steve J Wrobel

Barry W Mattson

Daniel R Johnson

Dale C Pemberton

Kirsten N Norman

Katherine J Grathwohl

August F Legatt

Mark E Ulrich

John M Svendsen

Dennis D Kemmetmueller

Nicholas A Ness

Robert J Gundersen

Michael Varipatis

Timothy J Kesti

Mariusz J Luczak

Steven J Wrobel

Jason P Iverson

Philp K Snider

Steven E Durkee

Carl V Olson

Steve R Blanchette

David Keith Esslinger

A power tool attachment is configured to connect to a power tool at a static interface and a dynamic interface. The static interface statically fixes the power tool and power tool attachment together. The dynamic interface provides rotational motion generated by the power tool to the power tool attachment. The rotational motion is provided to a drive of the power tool attachment that converts the rotational motion to a linear reciprocating output.

Power tool attachment

Spray adaptor

Spray gun system

A handheld fluid sprayer () is configured to draw spray fluid from a reservoir () mounted on the fluid sprayer and eject the spray fluid through a nozzle (). The reservoir is removably mounted to the fluid sprayer. A filling apparatus can connect to the reservoir at the same interfaced that the reservoir () connects to the fluid sprayer (). The filling apparatus can be used to refill the reservoir ().

Handheld fluid sprayer

Various embodiments concern a handheld paint sprayer for spraying a paint. The sprayer can comprise a shell body comprising a door that, when opened, exposes an opening into an interior of the shell body, the door configured to close over the opening. The sprayer can further comprise a trigger connected to a handle, a motor in the interior, and a paint reservoir connected to the shell body. The sprayer can further comprise a nozzle in fluid communication with the reservoir and a pump located in the interior of the shell body. The pump is operated by the motor, the pump configured to pump the paint from the reservoir out of the nozzle as a spray. The pump is removable from the interior of the shell body through the opening when the door is opened but is not removable through the opening when the door is closed.

Airless handheld sprayer repair

A fluid sprayer includes a spray gun that is configured to output a spray of fluid for application on a substrate. A trigger of the spray gun is operatively connected to a controller to control actuation of a pump that drives the spray fluid to the spray gun. A solenoid is connected to a spray valve of the spray gun to actuate the spray valve open to cause spraying by the fluid sprayer.

Fluid sprayer

Pump module

A fluid dispensing device includes a housing and a reciprocating piston fluid pump coupled to the housing. The reciprocating piston fluid pump includes a piston disposed within a cylinder. The piston is configured to pressurize at least one pumping chamber. A motor is coupled to the housing and connected to the reciprocating piston fluid pump to actuate the piston. A wobble assembly connects the motor to the piston of the reciprocating piston fluid pump. A spray tip connected to an outlet of the at least one pumping chamber.

Portable airless sprayer

Spray gun

A spray gun adapter establishes fluid communication between a fluid pump of a handheld airless spray gun and an applicator accessory. The adapter comprises an adapter body, a head attached to the adapter body, and a protrusion. The adapter body comprises an upper portion, a lower portion, a radial inlet located in a sidewall of the adapter body between the upper and lower portions, and an adapter bore having a first diameter in fluid communication with the radial inlet. The head comprises a cavity in fluid communication with the adapter bore and having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, an adapter outlet located in the upper portion of the adapter body and in fluid communication with the cavity, and a handle extending radially from the head. The protrusion extends radially from the adapter body between the upper and lower portions of the adapter body.

Pressure-fed accessories adapter for an airless spray gun

A power tool battery pack enclosure is configured to be retrofittedly coupled to battery pack receptacles of a plurality of power tools, each battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a plurality of power tool battery packs. The enclosure includes a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member configured to be coupled around at least a portion of an exterior surface of each battery pack receptacle. Each of the first and second clamshell members have a top wall portion configured to be received over the exterior surface of the battery pack receptacle and a sidewall portion that extends downward from the top wall portion over at least a portion of the battery pack housing when the battery pack is received in the battery pack receptacle. The first and second enclosure members cover at least a portion of the battery back receptacle and at least a portion of the portion of a battery pack housing while allowing the battery pack to be removed from the battery pack receptacle while the enclosure remains coupled to the battery pack receptacle.

Power tool with battery pack enclosure

A spray tip includes a cylindrical body having a through hole oriented along a fluid flow axis, and a spray outlet piece and upstream chamber piece located in the through hole. The spray outlet piece includes an outlet aperture configured to atomize a spray fluid. The upstream chamber piece includes an internal aperture wall with an upstream surface and a downstream surface, and an aperture through the wall. The aperture includes an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. The spray tip further includes a turbulation chamber defined by the spray outlet piece and the upstream chamber piece.

Spray tip

A spray tip comprises a tip body, a tip piece, and a pre-orifice piece. The tip body has a fluid channel along a channel axis (A). The tip piece is disposed within the fluid channel, and has a stepped, narrowing passage that terminates in an outlet orifice. The pre-orifice piece has an inlet passage, and is disposed within the fluid channel, abutting and immediately upstream of the tip piece. The pre-orifice piece and the tip piece together define a turbulating chamber therebetween.

Spray tip and method of manufacture

Various embodiments concern a sprayer having a blower that outputs a HVLP flow of air into a hose, the hose connecting with a spray gun. A pressure sensor measures pressure of the HVLP air within the hose via a tube that branches from a fitting to which the hose connects. If the sensor indicates that the pressure level has increased above a threshold amount, indicating that the trigger of the spray gun is not being actuated, then power output to the blower is reduced (e.g., stopped). HVLP air is trapped within the hose by two valves when the trigger is not actuated. When the sensor indicates that the pressure level has decreased, corresponding to release of the trapped HVLP air into the gun for spraying by actuation of the trigger, power to the blower is increased (e.g., resumed).

On-demand high volume, low pressure spray system

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Elk River, MN, United States of America

Diane Leigh Olson