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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel R. Johnson, Champlin, MN (US);
Dale C. Pemberton, Big Lake, MN (US);
Charles W. Dawson, Big Lake, MN (US);
Pamela J. Muetzel, Otsego, MN (US);
Assignee:
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 15/00 (2006.01); B05B 15/06 (2006.01); B05B 7/24 (2006.01); B05B 9/01 (2006.01); B05B 9/08 (2006.01); B05B 7/02 (2006.01); B05B 11/00 (2006.01); B05B 9/04 (2006.01); F16L 15/04 (2006.01); B05B 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 15/065 (2013.01); B05B 7/02 (2013.01); B05B 7/2402 (2013.01); B05B 7/2481 (2013.01); B05B 9/01 (2013.01); B05B 9/0426 (2013.01); B05B 9/0861 (2013.01); B05B 11/0008 (2013.01); F16L 15/04 (2013.01); B05B 7/2408 (2013.01); B05B 15/008 (2013.01); B05B 15/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adapter () allows direct connection of a handheld spray device () to paint cans (A,B,C), of varying dimensions. The adapter () includes a cage () for holding the paint can (A,B,C), a cap () that connects the cage () to the handheld spray device (), and a gasket () that seals the open upper end of the paint can (A,B,C) to the cap (). The adapter () may also include a suction tube extensionthat is connectable between the pump inlet () and the suction tube () of the spray device ().