IP Library Granted Patent US 8,936,204
Granted Patent B2
US 8,936,204 · App. 12/915,088 · Granted Jan 20, 2015

Inverted spray paint system using compressed air

Inventor: Christopher Heatley (McHenry, IL)
Assignee: Seymour of Sycamore Inc.
A63C19/065B05B9/0822E01C23/22A63C2019/067
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,936,204
App. No.
12/915,088
Granted
Jan 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A spray paint system for spraying a horizontal surface having a frame supporting an inverted elongated rigid container configured to hold a paint formulation that is pressurized with a pumping device partially located within the container where the frame has at least one wheel to allow a user to roll the system along a horizontal surface while spraying paint through a removable spray tip. This system can be used to mark a horizontal surface with precise and clear writing of lines, letters or symbols.

Claims (13)

1. An inverted spray paint system comprising, in combination, the following;

a) a rigid telescoping frame having a single handle at one end and separated by a longitudinal length from a single wheel at the opposite end of the frame in a first position defining a distance between the handle and the wheel, wherein the frame is configured to extend the longitudinal length when in a second position such that the distance between the handle and the wheel is increased in a longitudinal direction, where the frame has no other wheels connected thereto;

b) a paint bottle having a first and second connector, where the bottle is removably mounted to the frame and having a paint reservoir configured to withstand an internal pressure of 60 psig;

c) a pump assembly in fluid communication with the paint bottle through the first connector, wherein the pump assembly comprises a pressure reservoir configured to withstand an internal pressure of 60 psig and to directly supply compressed gas through the first connector to pressurize the paint bottle;

d) a pressure gauge attached to the reservoir and configured to monitor the internal pressure of the reservoir;

e) a pressure hose connecting the pressure reservoir and the paint bottle through the first connector and configured to transmit only compressed gas from the reservoir into the bottle;

f) a removable spray nozzle in fluid communication with and connected to the paint bottle through the second connector; and

g) a trigger mounted on the frame and operably connected to a valve in fluid communication with the nozzle and the paint bottle

wherein the handle is configured for grasping and holding by a user's hand and to allow the user to operate the trigger without removing the user's hand from the handle and wherein the rigid telescoping frame when in the first position allows a user to hold the spray paint system in a position above the ground where the single wheel is not touching any surface and to point the spray system at a surface to be painted.

2. The spray paint system of claim 1 wherein the pump assembly comprises a hand activated pump and a standard tire pressure fitting.

3. The spray paint system of claim 1 wherein the telescoping frame has a release button to unlock the frame to allow the frame to move from the first position to the second position.

4. The spray paint system of claim 1 where the trigger is connected to a cable that is operably connected to the valve.

5. The spray paint system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second connectors is a coded non-standard connector configured to connect only to a like coded non-standard connector.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: SEYMOUR OF SYCAMORE LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070052/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2013
From: HEATLEY, CHRISTOPHER
To: SEYMOUR OF SYCAMORE INC.
Reel/Frame 029975/0855 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 12485971 · Jun 17, 2009
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