Painting applicator with remote transmitter control

Painting apparatus, comprising:

• a pump for pumping paint from a reservoir to an applicator;
• conduit means coupled from said pump to said applicator, a portion of said conduit means being flexible tubing of a length sufficient to enable utilization of said applicator at a location remote from said pump;
• remote control signal receiver means associated with said pump for control of said pump;
• a handle connected to said applicator to facilitate manipulation of said applicator against a surface to be painted;
• remote control signal transmitter means operable by manually operable means to control said pump remotely from said handle;
• said transmitter means and receiver means being radio signal transmitter means and receiver means;
• a wheeled hand cart;
• said pump being mounted on said hand cart, said hand cart having a nest for the paint reservoir thereon;
• said transmitter means being in said handle, and the manually operable means therefor being on said handle;
• and
• a light mounted on the cart to illuminate the work.

Painting apparatus, comprising:

• a pump for pumping paint from a reservoir to an applicator;
• a conduit connecting said pump to said applicator, said conduit comprising flexible tubing of a length sufficient to enable utilization of said applicator at a location remote from said pump;
• remote control signal receiver means, associated with said pump, for controlling operation of said pump;
• a handle connected to said applicator to facilitate manipulation of said applicator against a surface to be painted;
• remote control signal transmitter means for remotely controlling said pump via said remote control signal receiver means;
• manually operable means, actuatable by an operator while holding said handle, for operating said remote control signal transmitter means;
• support means for supporting said pump and said remote control receiver means;
• a control console mounted on said support means and provided with manually operable controls for controlling operation of said pump independently of said remote control signal transmitter means;
• and
• a switch on said support means for switching on said remote control receiver means.

Painting apparatus, comprising:

• a support structure;
• a pump mounted on said support structure;
• a reversible electric motor drivingly connected to said pump;
• a paint applicator mounted on a handle;
• conduit means for passage of paint between said pump and said applicator;
• radio transmitter means, located in said handle, for transmitting control signals to control operation of said motor;
• radio receiver means, mounted on said support structure, for receiving said control signals and controlling operation of said motor in accordance therewith;
• and
• a switch ring rotatably mounted on said handle, manual rotation of said switch ring between detented positions controlling operation of said radio transmitter means for remote controlling operation of said pump from said handle.

A painting apparatus, comprising:

• a cart supported on wheels and having a handle structure;
• a pump and an electric motor mounted on said cart, said motor being reversible and connected to said pump to drive the latter in forward and reverse directions;
• a paint container supported by said cart and connected to said pump for passage of paint therebetween upon operation of said pump;
• a paint applicator mounted on a handle;
• conduit means for passage of paint between said pump and said applicator;
• radio transmitter means for emitting control signals for remotely controlling operation of said pump;
• radio receiver means, supported on said cart and associated with said motor, for controlling operation of said motor in accordance with said control signals;
• manually operable means, actuatable by an operator while holding said handle, for operating said radio transmitter means to control said pump;
• manually operable controls on said cart for controlling operation of said motor independently of said radio transmitter means;
• a switch on said cart for switching on said radio receiver means;
• and
• said manually operable means and said manually operable controls each functioning to operate said motor in forward and reverse directions and to switch said motor off, paint being pumped from said paint container to said applicator in the forward direction of said motor, and paint being drawn from said conduit means and delivered to said paint container in the reverse direction of said motor.