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US 8,651,397 B2Granted
Paint sprayer
AssigneeTechtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
InventorsBenjamin A. Gaddis, William E. Kaiser, Hans E. Nutz, Todd Zimmerman, William B. M. Tew
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Abstract
A paint sprayer includes a frame, a motor supported by the frame, a pump operably coupled to the motor to draw paint from a paint source and pressurize the paint, and a blower supported by the frame and operable to discharge pressurized air into the pressurized paint discharged by the pump.
Claims30
A paint sprayer comprising:
- a frame;
- a motor supported by the frame;
- a pump operably coupled to the motor to draw paint from a paint source and pressurize the paint;
- a blower supported by the frame and operable to discharge pressurized air into the pressurized paint discharged by the pump;
- a platform coupled to the frame, wherein the platform includes a support surface on which a paint-carrying container is supported;
- and
- a control panel coupled to the frame, wherein the control panel faces away from the platform, wherein at least one of the pump and the blower includes an outlet extending through the control panel and accessible from a side of the control panel facing away from the platform.
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A paint sprayer comprising:
- a frame;
- a motor supported by the frame;
- a pump operably coupled to the motor to draw paint from a paint source and pressurize the paint;
- a blower supported by the frame and operable to discharge pressurized air into the pressurized paint discharged by the pump;
- a platform coupled to the frame, wherein the platform includes a support surface on which a paint-carrying container is supported, wherein the bottom of the paint-carrying container is supported by the platform, and wherein the side of the paint-carrying container is at least partially supported by at least one of the pump and the motor during transport of the paint sprayer;
- and
- a housing containing the pump and the motor, and wherein the side of the paint-carrying container is at least partially supported by the housing during transport of the paint sprayer.
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A paint sprayer comprising:
- a frame;
- a motor supported by the frame;
- a pump operably coupled to the motor to draw paint from a paint source and pressurize the paint;
- and
- a blower supported by the frame and operable to discharge pressurized air into the pressurized paint discharged by the pump,
- wherein the paint sprayer is operable in an airless mode, in which the blower is not utilized to discharge pressurized air into the pressurized paint discharged by the pump, and an air-assisted airless mode, in which the blower is utilized to discharge pressurized air into the pressurized paint discharged by the pump.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.