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Paci-Faces, Inc.

Electro Spray Co.

Steven J Bierend

Clyde LeRoy Tichenor

Irwin Ginsburgh

Albert O Cota

David Francis

An auxiliary vehicle sun visor assembly ( ) adapted to be attached to a conventional vehicle sun visor ( ). The assembly ( ) consists of a pivot rod ( ) having a vertical section ( ) and a contiguous horizontal section ( ). Attached to the vertical section ( ), by means of a set of vertical hinged brackets ( ), is an inner edge ( ) of an auxiliary visor ( ). Attached to the horizontal section ( ), by means of a set of horizontal hinged brackets ( ), is a lower edge ( ) of the auxiliary visor ( ). The assembly ( ) is designed to be placed and secured in a retraced, stowed position, against the surface of the vehicle sun visor, or to be rotated around the horizontal section ( ) of the pivot rod ( ) and placed in a downward position, or rotated around the vertical section ( ) of the pivot rod ( ) and placed in a side position.

Vehicle auxiliary sun visor assembly

An aerosol spray can ( ) that can only be operated when connected to an a-c utility power source provided by a power cord ( A) connected to an external activator ( ). The can is modified by adding internally, a movable armature ( ) that operates a valve assembly ( ) connected to a spray head ( ). When the armature is not energized by the attached activator ( ), the valve assembly ( ) remains in a closed position, preventing the flow of paint. Conversely, when the movable armature ( ) is energized by the activator ( ), the valve assembly ( ) opens allowing paint to be sprayed when the spray head ( ) is depressed.

Utility-power operated pressurized spray can

A wireless-operated anti-graffiti spray can system (10) which allows a pressurized spray can (162) to be electronically operated from a remote location. The system (10) is disclosed in two designs: in the first design, a spray can activating device (38) consisting of a solenoid/valve assembly (42), which operates in combination with an electromagnetic coil (40), is used to control the spray can (162). In the second design, the activating device (38) consists of an electro-mechanical solenoid (138), which operates an articulated spray control leaf (142) that is used to the control the spray can (162). In both designs, a transmitting unit (12) is utilized that can only be enabled when connected to a utility a-c power source (160). The transmitting unit (12) produces an RF signal that is received by a receiving unit (28) located remotely and adjacent to the spray can activating device (38). The receiving unit produces a power signal which, in the first design, causes the activating device (38) to produce a magnetic field, thus causing the solenoid/valve assembly (42) to be energized; in the second design the power signal is applied directly to the solenoid (138) which causes the solenoid (138) to be energized. In both designs the spray can can only be used after, either the solenoid/valve assembly (42), or the solenoid (138) has been energized.

Wireless-operated anti-graffiti spray can system

A utility-power operated, tamper-proof pressurized spray can (12) that can only be operated when connected to a-c utility power. Thus, its use to spray graffiti is prevented or at the very least minimized. The preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a spray can (12) having a housing opening (12B) to which is hermetically attached a solenoid housing (14). The housing (14), encloses a standard spray control valve (18) having in series, a linear-motion solenoid assembly (22) consisting of a stationary armature (24), a movable armature (28) and an external, separable movable-armature activator (40). The stationary armature (24) is rigidly attached to the housing (12), has a lower guide tube bore (24H) therethrough and an upward facing spring cavity (24G) which retains a spring (26). The movable armature (28) is located atop the stationary armature (24) and has an upper guide bores (24H,28C) is inserted a guide tube (32) which functions to deliver paint and as a positioning guide for the movable armature (28). The activator (40) includes an electromagnetic coil (42) that fits over the solenoid housing (14). When a-c power is not applied to the activator (40), the movable armature (28) remains in an upward position that prevents paint flow. When power is applied, the movable armature (28) moves to a downward position which allows paint to flow when a spray head (20) in the spray control valve (18), is depressed.

Utility-power operated tamper-proof pressurized spray can

An aerosol spray can (12) that can only be operated when connected to an a-c utility power source provided by a power cord (22) that includes a power-line activator (30). Thus, the use of an aerosol spray can (12) to spray graffiti is prevented or at least minimized. The can (12) is modified by attaching to its upper section (14) a valve attachment port (16) to which is attached a lower fluid port (86) located on a slide and twist valve (80). The valve (80) also includes an upper fluid port (84) having a check valve (88) that opens when a standard spray head (26) is depressed and a permanent magnet piston (90) having a fluid passage bore (96). When no power is applied, a compression spring (94) positions the piston (90) with the bore (96) misaligned in both a radial and longitudinal position that prevents the passage of the fluid. Conversely, when power is applied, an electromagnet (36) in the power-line activator (30) aligns the fluid passage bore (96) with the upper and lower fluid ports (84,86) to allow fluid to pass when the spray head (26) is depressed.

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Santa Maria, CA, United States of America

Steven J Bierend