Alignment tool for a spray gun air cap
AssigneeGraco Minnesota Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Heuer, Christopher C. Wagner, Amelia J. Stech, Dawn P. Svenkeson-Koubal
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Abstract
An alignment tool for engaging with an air cap of an air assisted airless spray gun includes a tool body configured to fit over the air cap and an indicator disposed on the tool body. The indicator is configured to indicate an angular position of the air cap relative to a vertical gun axis of the air assisted airless spray gun. The alignment tool includes a first surface configured to engage with a first air horn of the air cap and a second surface configured to engage with a second air horn of the air cap to exert a rotational force on the air cap and change the angular position of the air cap relative to the vertical gun axis.
Claims14
An alignment tool for adjusting an orientation of a spray pattern emitted by a spray gun, the alignment tool comprising:
- a tool body extending between a first end and a second end;
- a first engagement surface disposed at the first end, the first engagement surface at least partially defining a first opening configured to receive a first air horn of an air cap of the spray gun;
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- a second engagement surface disposed at the first end, the second engagement surface at least partially defining a second opening configured to receive a second air horn of the air cap;
- wherein the first engagement surface is configured to interface with the first air horn and the second engagement surface is configured to interface with the second air horn to exert a rotational force on the air cap about a spray axis through the air cap;
- and
- wherein:
- the tool body of the alignment tool extends between an open end and a closed end;
- the open end is the second end and the closed end is the first end;
- and
- the first opening is formed through the closed end and the second opening is formed through the closed end such that the first end is centrally closed between the first opening and the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.