Paint spraying apparatus
OwnerStephen P. Hinesinventor
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Abstract
An exhaust system for capturing overspray from conventional paint spray guns and aerosol paint spray cans that including a vacuum hose that is directly interconnected with the paint spray device being used and is strategically positioned in close proximity to the spray nozzle of the paint spray device. In one form of the invention a conventional household-type vacuum cleaner has the vacuum source.
Claims6
An overspray capture apparatus comprising a paint spray gun assembly for spray painting a work piece, said spray gun assembly having an atomizing chamber, a spray nozzle affixed to one end of said atomizing chamber, a handle assembly affixed to the other end of the said atomizing chamber, a paint container affixed to and in communication with said atomizing chamber and an air pressure conduit connected to said atomizing chamber for pressurizing the paint container, the improvement comprising an elongated vacuum tube having a first end connected to a vacuum source and a second open end connected to said handle assembly of said paint spray gun assembly proximate said spray nozzle for capturing the overspray from said paint spray gun assembly.
An overspray capture apparatus for use with an aerosol spray can for spray painting a work piece, the aerosol spray can comprising a container having a top portion and a reservoir containing a propellant and the paint to be sprayed, a valve system connected to the top portion and including a valve, a depressible headpiece and a spray nozzle for spraying paint toward a work piece upon operation of the valve, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a can-gripping assembly comprising:
- (i) a handgrip having a forward portion, a rearward handle portion and an intermediate body portion;
- (ii) connector means connected to said forward portion of said handgrip for releasably connecting said can-gripping assembly to the top portion of the aerosol paint can;
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- (iii) valve operating means connected to said intermediate body portion of said handgrip for operating the valve member of the aerosol paint can;
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- (b) an elongated vacuum tube having a first end connected to a vacuum source and a second open end connected to said rearward handle portion of said handgrip for capturing the overspray from the spray nozzle of the valve system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.