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US 12,594,783 B2Granted
Paint applicator cleaning apparatus
AssigneeHappy Brush LLC
InventorRobert Klein
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Abstract
Cleaning of paint applicators such as brushes and rollers is made less messy and more efficient by cleaning them in a chamber of a housing to which a source of cleaning fluid flows, particularly with amount and pressure of such flow is controlled by at least one valve position immediately adjacent to and in fluid communication with the chamber of the housing, and from which cleaning fluid flows through one or more small discharge openings.
Claims20
A paint applicator cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body defining an internal chamber and having a first end and a second end;
- (b) a first end cap at the first end, said first end cap comprising a plurality of drain holes;
- (c) a second end cap configured to selectively close the second end;
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- (d) a nozzle assembly connected to the second end cap and in fluid communication with the internal chamber, said nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle with at least one orifice, a valve comprising a valve member having a flow position and an occluded position and a handle coupled to the valve member and configured to move the valve member between the flow position and the occluded position, and an adapter configured to couple the nozzle assembly to a fluid supply.
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A paint applicator cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body defining an internal chamber and having a first end and a second end;
- (b) a first end cap at the first end, said first end cap comprising a plurality of drain holes;
- (c) a second end cap configured to selectively close the second end;
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- (d) a nozzle assembly connected to the second end cap and in fluid communication with the internal chamber, said nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle with at least one orifice, a ball valve comprising a valve member having a flow position and an occluded position, and a handle coupled to the valve member and configured to move the valve member between the flow position and the occluded position, a connector comprising a flange, and an adapter held to the nozzle by the flange and configured to couple the nozzle assembly to a fluid supply.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.