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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric F. Reetz, III, Broofield, CO (US);
Christopher Strong, Northglenn, CO (US);
Vernon Lynn Weaver, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/28 ;
Abstract
An air cap for an air-assisted spray nozzle assembly of a spray gun system is disclosed. The air cap has a body formed by a housing having an inner surface which includes a plurality of apertures configured to pass a pressurized medium therethrough. The plurality of apertures includes at least one non-circular bounded discharge orifice through which the pressurized medium passes through providing improved air flow through the air cap.