Claims
- 1. A gravity-fed spray gun comprising a fluid reservoir having a removable lid located in an opening in the reservoir; and a spray nozzle for dispensing fluid drawn from within the reservoir through an outlet in the lid; wherein the reservoir is removable from the gun, is capable of standing on its own to enable fluid to be loaded into the reservoir through the opening, and is collapsible for disposal.
- 2. The spray gun of claim 1 in which a closable air vent is formed in the end of the reservoir remote from the lid.
- 3. The spray gun of claim 1 in which the reservoir is formed from a plastic material.
- 4. The spray gun of claim 1 further comprising a removable filter positioned to filter fluid passing from within the reservoir to the spray nozzle.
- 5. The spray gun of claim 4 in which the filter is located within the reservoir and is removable from the reservoir together with the lid.
- 6. A spray gun comprising a fluid reservoir; and a spray nozzle for dispensing fluid from within the reservoir; the reservoir comprising a self-supporting container which is removable from the gun and is collapsible for disposal.
- 7. The spray gun of claim 6 in which the container has a removable lid in which the outlet for fluid from within the reservoir to the spray nozzle is formed.
- 8. The spray gun of claim 7 in which the lid is also removable from the gun.
- 9. The spray gun of claim 7 further comprising a removable filter positioned in the reservoir to filter fluid passing from within the reservoir to the spray nozzle, the filter being removable from the container together with the lid.
- 10. The spray gun of claim 7 including a closable air vent in the end of the container remote from the lid.
- 11. The spray gun of claim 6 in which the container is formed from a plastic material.
- 12. For use in a spray gun, a container for attachment to the spray gun to form a fluid reservoir for the gun; the container being a sealed container and having fluid therein.
- 13. The container of claim 12 which is opened on attachment to the spray gun, to form a fluid reservoir for the gun.
- 14. The container of claim 13 including an air vent which, when opened, permits fluid to flow from the container.
- 15. The container of claim 12 comprising an outer casing within which is a liner containing the said fluid.
- 16. A fluid reservoir for attachment to a spray gun, the reservoir having a removable lid which is located in an opening in the reservoir and in which is formed a fluid outlet for the reservoir, the fluid outlet being shaped for attachment to the spray gun; and a closable air vent in the end of the reservoir remote from the lid.
- 17. The fluid reservoir of claim 16 which is collapsible after use.
- 18. The fluid reservoir of claim 16 further comprising a filter positioned to filter fluid leaving the reservoir, said filter being removable from the reservoir together with the lid.
Priority Claims (2)
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Date |
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9701447.6 |
Jan 1997 |
GB |
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9712784.9 |
Jun 1997 |
GB |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/508,883, filed Jul. 23, 1999, now allowed; which was a national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. 371 of PCT/US98/00796, filed Jan. 14, 1998, which International Application was published by the International Bureau in English on Jul. 30, 1998; which claims priority to GB 9701447.6, filed Jan. 24, 1997, and GB 9712784.9, filed Jun. 18, 1997; the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
09508883 |
Jul 1999 |
US |
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10881639 |
Jun 2004 |
US |