Paint system
OwnerSteven T. Lendzion, James H, Kellyinventors
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Abstract
A paint system containing at least one pump 150 and at least one paint mixing vessel 160. At least one return line 46 functions to route paint from the paint system back into the paint mixing vessel from whence it was drawn. At least one eductor 522 fluidly communicates with a respective paint mixing vessel 160 and a respective return line 46 whereby during operation of the paint system, as paint traverses through return line 46 and into eductor 522, paint is drawn from the respective paint mixing vessel 160 thereby mixing the paint drawn from the vessel with the paint in the return line 46.
Claims7
A paint system comprising:
- at least one paint mixing vessel containing paint;
- at least one pump for circulating a paint stream drawn from the mixing vessel;
- at least one return line for passage of the paint stream;
- and
- at least one eductor in fluid communication with said at least one paint mixing vessel, and said at least one pump, and said at least one return line, a portion of said eductor submerged within said at least one paint mixing vessel,
- whereby in operation, paint is pumped through said at least one return line through said at least one eductor, thereby drawing a first drawn paint from said at least one paint mixing vessel and mixing said paint stream within said at least one return line with said first drawn paint, said paint stream and said first drawn paint initially drawn from the same at least one paint mixing vessel, and said paint system void of any mechanical agitator during steady state operations.
A method of mixing paint within a paint system, the method comprising the steps of:
- pumping a first paint stream from a mixing vessel through the paint system;
- circulating the first paint stream through the system into a first paint return line in fluid communication with the mixing vessel;
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- passing the first paint stream through an eductor in fluid communication with the mixing vessel to draw paint from the mixing vessel and thereby mix the drawn paint with paint being circulated in the return line,
- whereby the paint system is void of any mechanical agitation during steady state operation.
A paint system comprising:
- at least one paint mixing vessel containing paint;
- at least one pump for circulating a paint stream drawn from the mixing vessel;
- at least one return line for passage of the paint stream;
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- at least one eductor in fluid communication with said at least one paint mixing vessel, and said at least one pump, and said at least one return line, a portion of said eductor submerged within said at least one paint mixing vessel,
- whereby in operation, paint is pumped through said at least one return line through said at least one eductor, thereby drawing paint from said at least one paint mixing vessel and mixing said paint stream within said at least one return line with said drawn paint, said paint system absent any mechanical agitation during steady state operation of the paint system.
A paint system comprising:
- at least one paint mixing vessel containing paint and no mechanical agitators;
- at least one pump for circulating a paint stream drawn from the mixing vessel;
- at least one return line for passage of the paint stream;
- and
- at least one eductor in fluid communication with said at least one paint mixing vessel, and said at least one pump, and said at least one return line, a portion of said eductor submerged within said at least one paint mixing vessel for mixing said paint during steady state operation of said paint system, said at least one eductor providing the only mixing for the paint system during steady state operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.