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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Mike Reedy, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth R. Kaufnold, Niles, IL (US);
Michael Prince, Chicago, IL (US);
William A. Miller, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Robert D. Blakeman, Ii, Chicago, IL (US);
Chris Davis, West Bend, WI (US);
Dan Gremonprez, West Bend, WI (US);
Mike Reedy, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth R. Kaufnold, Niles, IL (US);
Michael Prince, Chicago, IL (US);
William A. Miller, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Robert D. Blakeman, II, Chicago, IL (US);
Chris Davis, West Bend, WI (US);
Dan Gremonprez, West Bend, WI (US);
Fluid Management, Inc., Wheeling, IL (US);
Abstract
A paint colorant dispenser for dispensing colorants into both large and small containers includes a cabinet for accommodating a plurality of color and canisters in fluid communication with a common dispense outlet. A container shelf unit is disposed in front of the cabinet and below the dispense outlet. The shelf unit includes a horizontal base disposed below the dispense outlet upon which large containers can rest. The shelf unit also includes a pivoting shelf which can pivot upward and provide a horizontal resting surface closer to the dispense outlet for smaller containers. A controller, keyboard and monitor are contained in a second modular cabinet that can be disposed on either side of the first cabinet. An additional modular cabinet can be provided for accommodating additional colorant canisters. A drip containment system is disposed in the modular shelf unit.