Device for cleaning and drying a spraying unit

A device for cleaning and drying a spraying unit, said device comprising:

• a top end and a bottom end;
• said top and bottom end connected to each other by a housing;
• said housing having an opening proximate said top end, for receiving at least a portion of a spraying unit;
• a first liner within said housing;
• a second liner within said first liner;
• said first liner fitting within said housing forming a space between an outside wall of said first liner and an inside wall of said housing;
• said second liner fitting within said first liner forming a space between an outside wall of said second liner and an inside wall of said first liner;
• said opening further comprising an open cap, proximate the top end;
• said device having at least one vacuum air supply influent port, at least one drying air supply influent port and at least one solvent supply influent port, at least one vacuum air supply channel in communication with said at least one vacuum supply influent port, for supplying vacuum air to at least one vacuum air effluent port;
• at least one drying air supply channel, in communication with said at least one drying air supply influent port, for supplying drying air to at least one drying air effluent port;
• at least one solvent supply channel in communication with said at least one solvent supply influent port, for supplying solvent to at least one solvent effluent port;
• said at least one vacuum air effluent port for providing air along the outside wall of said second liner, allowing said air provided by said at least one vacuum air effluent port to flow in a direction away from said top end and towards said bottom end resulting in a vacuum within the device for drawing air through the top end of said device in a direction away from said top end, down along the inside wall of said second liner;
• said vacuum for drawing material and solvent towards and out a drain proximate said bottom end;
• said at least one drying air effluent port for providing air proximate said opening of said device, allowing air to flow in a direction towards said bottom end;
• said at least one solvent effluent port for providing solvent proximate said top of said device, allowing said solvent to flow in a direction towards said bottom end.

A cleaning, drying and vacuum element for use with an existing cleaning and drying device having an opening, said element comprising:

• i) an open cap;
• ii) a cone shaped funnel attached to said open cap, said open cap further comprising at least one vacuum air supply influent port, at least one drying air supply influent port and at least one solvent supply influent port, at least one vacuum air supply channel in communication with said at least one vacuum supply influent port, for supplying vacuum air to at least one vacuum air effluent port;
• at least one drying air supply channel, in communication with said at least one drying air supply influent port, for supplying drying air to at least one drying air effluent port;
• at least one solvent supply channel in communication with said at least one solvent supply influent port, for supplying solvent to at least one solvent effluent port;
• said at least one vacuum air effluent port for providing air to flow in a direction away from said open cap and towards a bottom end of said cleaning device resulting in a vacuum within the device for drawing air through the top end of said device in a direction away from said top end, down along an inside wall of said cone shaped funnel;
• said vacuum for drawing material and solvent towards and out a drain proximate said bottom end;
• said at least one drying air effluent port for providing air proximate said opening of said device, preferably allowing air to flow in a direction towards said bottom end;
• said at least one solvent effluent port for providing solvent proximate said top of said device, preferably allowing said solvent to flow in a direction towards said bottom end.