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US 4,787,514 AGranted
Process and apparatus for handling pressurized spray paint containers
OwnerWillard W. Shepherdinventor
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Abstract
Process and apparatus for handling pressurized spray paint containers having a spray control nozzle at the top with an internal transport tube attached to the nozzle and extending to the bottom of the container, with the containers being maintained in a controlled position in a rack with the container axis generally horizontal whereby the paint solids in the container are away from the inner end of the tube.
Claims7
In an apparatus for handling pressurized spray paint containers, the combination of:
- a rack having a plurality of support units;
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- a plurality of pressurized spray paint containers having a generally cylindrical configuration about a container axis with a top and a bottom, a spray control nozzle at said top end of said container, and a transport tube positioned within said container and having inlet and outlet ends, with said outlet end connected to said control nozzle, and with said container charged with a mixture of paint solvent, paint solids, and propellant, which paint solids settle in said paint solvent toward the lowestmost portion of said container under the influence of gravity;
- with individual containers supported in individual support units with said container axis at an angle to the vertical whereby said paint solids in said container settle away from said inlet end of said tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.