Rotatable spray nozzle
AssigneeGraco Inc.
InventorsArlon R. Pyle, William D. Vork
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Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for attachment to a spraying device, comprising a rotatable ball member having a spray orifice and passage, and a handle formed as an integral part, a housing for enclosing the ball member while allowing the handle portion to project external of the housing, a sealing member for fitting into the housing in sealing contact with the ball member, and a threadable attachment for securing the housing and ball and sealing members to a spraying device so that the ball member may be rotatably moved to place the spray orifice and passage in forward and in reverse contact with the spraying device.
Claims13
A rotatable nozzle for use in conjunction with a spray gun for spraying paints and the like, comprising:
- a. an elongated nozzle member having means for gripping and rotating at one end and having a spherical ball at the other end, said spherical ball having a passage therethrough for housing a spray orifice therein, and said passage being substantially perpendicular to the elongated member axis;
- b. a nozzle holder partially enclosing said nozzle member and having a forward opening alignable with said passage, and having a rear flange adapted for clamping toward said spray gun;
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- c. a sealing member of deformable material, having a forward spherical annular seating surface contacting said spherical ball and having a rear flange adjacent and rearward of said nozzle holder near flange.
A rotatable spray nozzle assembly for attachment to a spraying device, comprising:
- a. a nozzle holder having a cylindrical outer shape with a flange at one end and an axial passage therethrough, and having a second end with a slot opening said passage along a portion of said cylindrical outer shape;
- b. an elongated nozzle member having a handle at one end, said handle sized to fit through said nozzle holder passage and slot, and having a spherical ball at the other end, with a passage therethrough in substantially perpendicular alignment relative to said elongated nozzle member length;
- c. a spray tip, having an orifice, rigidly mounted in said elongated nozzle member passage;
- d. a sealing member, having a spherical annular surface inserted in said nozzle holder in contact with said spherical ball, and having an end flange in mating contact outside said nozzle holder flange;
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- e. threadable means engageable against said nozzle holder flange for securing to said spraying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.