Paint Sprayer with Paint Container Attachment Apparatus

An apparatus comprising:

• a paint container having a cylindrical outer surface;
• a paint sprayer assembly including a housing having an air inlet and a nozzle located on the housing;
• grip members supported on the housing in a circular array configured to surround the cylindrical outer surface of the paint container;
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• a ring extending circumferentially about the circular array of grip members, the ring being supported on the housing for rotation relative to the housing, and being configured to press the grip members radially inward against the cylindrical outer surface of the paint container upon rotating relative to the housing.

An apparatus comprising:

• an open can of paint having a cylindrical outer surface and an inner rim with a sealing groove configured to receive a sealing bead on a paint can lid;
• a paint sprayer assembly including a housing having an air inlet and a nozzle located on the housing;
• grip members supported on the housing in a circular array surrounding the cylindrical outer surface of the open can of paint;
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• a ring extending circumferentially about the circular array of grip members, the ring being supported on the housing for rotation relative to the housing, and being configured to press the grip members radially inward against the cylindrical outer surface of the open can of paint upon rotating relative to the housing.

An apparatus comprising:

• a paint container having an outer diameter;
• a paint sprayer assembly including a housing having an air inlet and a nozzle located on the housing;
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• a pair of concentric rings supported on the housing for rotation relative to each other, with one of the rings having a circular array of deflectable grip members in unstressed conditions in which the circular array has an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the paint container, and the other of the rings having cams configured to deflect the grip members from the unstressed conditions to stressed conditions in which the inner diameter of the circular array is not greater than the outer diameter of the paint container upon rotation of the rings relative to each other.

An apparatus comprising:

• a paint container having a cylindrical outer surface;
• a paint sprayer assembly including a housing having an air inlet and a nozzle located on the housing;
• a first ring supported on the housing, the first ring having grip members and being configured to receive the paint container in an installed position in which the grip members face radially inward toward the cylindrical outer surface of the paint container;
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• a second ring supported on the housing for rotation relative to the first ring, the second ring having cams configured to press the grip members radially inward against the cylindrical outer surface of the paint container upon rotation of the second ring relative to the first ring when the paint container is in the installed position.