Spray gun reservoir with oversize, fast-fill opening
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsStephen Joseph, Daniel Siltberg
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Abstract
A spray gun reservoir has an oversize central opening 130 at one end allowing liquid to be added to the reservoir for fast filling with reduced risk of spillage. A cap member 132 is connectable to the reservoir and has a spout 115 providing a fluid outlet of reduced size relative to the opening 130 for connection to the spray gun. The reservoir can be disconnected from the cap member 132 when it is desired to add liquid to the reservoir. In this way, the reservoir can be re-filled in use.
Claims47
A liquid supply assembly for use with spraying apparatus such as a spray gun comprising a reservoir for a liquid to be sprayed, the reservoir having a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, an end wall at the first end, a side wall extending from the end wall to the second end, the end wall having a spout providing a fluid outlet communicating with the reservoir, wherein the spout is connectable to a spray gun for connecting the reservoir to a fluid inlet of the spray gun characterised in that the spout is provided by a cap member releasbly secured to the reservoir around an opening in the end wall, wherein a marginal edge of the opening is spaced inwardly from the side wall at the first end, and the reservoir can be detached from the cap member for adding fluid to the reservoir through the opening in the end wall.
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