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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
May. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D Sweazy, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ken C Floer, Crystal, MN (US);
Assignee:
Graco Inc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239296 ; 239290 ;
Abstract
The invention is concentrated at the front end of such an air spray or HVLP gun and in particular details the relationship between the exterior of the fluid nozzle and the inside of the air cap. In particular, the fluid nozzle has a generally frustoconical outer surface which forms an included angle of about 50.degree.. The inside of the air passage at its rearward end has an included angle of about 20.degree. and then curves gently to the point where it is adjacent to the front of the air cap to form a domed inner surface.