WIDE-MOUTHED FLUID CONNECTOR FOR HAND-HELD SPRAY GUNS

• Main Authors: HENRY, Andrew R, EBERTOWSKI, Alexander T, HEGDAHL, Anna M, JOSEPH, Stephen C.P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.07.2021
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SPRAYING APPARATUS; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A spray gun reservoir connector system comprising a reservoir including a lid; a spray gun inlet; a first connector format provided with the spray gun inlet, the first connector format including a plurality of retention structures each defining a capture region, wherein the retention structures are collectively arranged in a circular pattern and are circumferentially spaced from one another; and a second connector format provided with the lid, the second connector format including a plurality of lock structures each including a shim body configured to selectively interface with the capture region of a respective one of the retention structures, wherein the lock structures are collectively arranged in a circular pattern and are circumferentially spaced from one another; wherein the connector formats are configured to provide wedged engagement between the lock structures and corresponding ones of the retention structures upon rotation of the spray gun inlet relative to the lid.