Airbrush

An airbrush for dispensing liquid particles, the airbrush comprising:

• an elongate body having a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion being pivotally connected to the rearward portion;
• a DC electric motor supported within the rearward portion;
• an air pump supported within the rearward portion and operably connected to and driven by the motor for providing forced air;
• a liquid source located within the elongate body forward portion, the liquid source having a nib of porous material and a liquid reservoir;
• a nozzle mounted to the elongate body forward portion and operably connected to the air pump for passing the forced air there through;
• an outlet orifice formed within the nozzle generally proximate to the nib such that forced air flows about the nib and collects liquid particles from the nib and forces the liquid particles, entrained in the air stream, out of the outlet orifice;
• wherein the forward and rearward portions are interconnectable such that a user may break open the elongate body and readily interchange a variety of liquid sources.

An airbrush and paint pen in combination comprising:

• an airbrush having an elongate body, wherein the elongate body has an internal cavity and an external grip surface to be held in the hand of a user;
• a DC electric motor oriented within the body internal cavity;
• an air pump oriented within the body internal cavity and operatively driven by the motor;
• and
• a paint pen having an internal liquid reservoir, a nib and a series of external configurations, the paint pen being axially adjustable relative to the elongate body, and the paint pen cooperating with the elongate body and at least partially extending into a portion of the elongate body which defines an internal air chamber having an outlet nozzle and an inlet coupled to the air pump;
• wherein the user selectively controls the motor to drive the pump providing an air stream of pressurized air to the air chamber which flows about the nib of the paint pen, drawing liquid particles from the nib into the air stream to form a mist which is sprayed from an outlet orifice of the outlet nozzle;
• and
• whereby the user may adjust the axial position of the paint pen by gripping the external configurations and selectively translating the paint pen relative to the elongate body to vary the proximity of the nib to the outlet orifice for adjusting the spray pattern.

A removable pen for use with an airbrush having an elongate body, a motor, an air pump operatively driven by the motor and coupled to an air nozzle for forcing air therethrough, the pen comprising:

• a tubular body having an internal liquid reservoir;
• and
• a nib formed of porous material affixed to one end of the tubular body in fluid connection with the internal liquid reservoir;
• wherein the pen is adapted to cooperate with an airbrush, such that the pen is axially adjustable relative to the airbrush when the pen nib extends at least partially into an air stream formed by the nozzle;
• wherein an air stream of pressurized air provided by the airbrush flows through the air nozzle and about the nib, drawing liquid particles from the nib into the air stream to form a mist which is sprayed from the airbrush;
• and
• whereby a user may selectively translate the removable pen to vary the proximity of the nib to the outlet orifice for adjusting the spray pattern.

An airbrush comprising:

• an elongate body having an internal cavity and an external grip surface to be held in the hand of a user;
• a DC electric motor oriented within the body internal cavity;
• an air pump oriented within the body internal cavity and operatively driven by the motor for providing an air stream of pressurized air;
• a switch oriented on the elongate body external surface proximate to a finger of a user's hand;
• an air chamber having an outlet nozzle and an inlet coupled to the air pump for passing the air stream therethrough;
• and
• a removable pen having an internal liquid reservoir and a nib, the pen cooperating with the elongate body such that the nib is at least partially oriented proximate to an outlet orifice of the outlet nozzle;
• wherein the user, grasping the elongate body, selectively actuates the switch to cause the motor to drive the pump providing the air stream of pressurized air which flows from the outlet orifice and about the nib of the removable pen, drawing liquid particles from the nib into the air stream to form a mist.

An airbrush comprising:

• an elongate body having an internal cavity and an external grip surface to be held in the hand of a user;
• a DC electric motor oriented within the body internal cavity;
• an air pump oriented within the body internal cavity and operatively driven by the motor;
• a switch oriented on the elongate body external surface proximate to a finger of a user's hand;
• an internal air chamber having an outlet nozzle, an air inlet coupled to the air pump and a liquid inlet;
• and
• a liquid reservoir coupled to the liquid inlet of the air chamber for retaining a liquid and supplying the air chamber with the liquid;
• wherein the user, grasping the elongate body, selectively actuates the switch to cause the motor to drive the pump providing an air stream of pressurized air to the air chamber which flows about the liquid inlet, drawing liquid particles from the liquid inlet into the air stream to form a mist which is sprayed from an outlet orifice of the outlet nozzle.