System and method having multi-component container for spray device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9987643-B2
Application number	US-201313787640-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2013
Priority date	Mar 7, 2012
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A system may include a spray device having a body with a first liquid passage configured to flow a first liquid and a second liquid passage configured to flow a second liquid. The spray device also may include a spray head configured to output a spray of the first liquid and the second liquid. In addition, the spray device may include a multi-component container coupled to the body, wherein the multi-component container comprises a first container portion having a first outlet configured to supply the first liquid to the first liquid passage and a second container portion having a second outlet configured to supply the second liquid to the second liquid passage, and the first and second outlets are positioned in close proximity to one another.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a spray device, comprising:
a body having a first liquid passage configured to flow a first liquid and a second liquid passage configured to flow a second liquid;
a spray head configured to output a spray of the first liquid and the second liquid; and
a multi-component container coupled to the body, wherein the multi-component container comprises a first container portion having a first outlet configured to supply the first liquid to the first liquid passage and a second container portion having a second outlet configured to supply the second liquid to the second liquid passage, the first and second outlets are positioned in close proximity to one another, the first container portion comprises a first fastener, the second container portion comprises a first mating fastener, the first and second container portions are removably coupled together via a first coupling of the first fastener with the first mating fastener, a second outer wall of the second container portion is at least partially disposed in a recess extending into a first outer wall of the first container portion, and the first outer wall does not completely surround the second outer wall, wherein the first outlet is offset from a first central axis of the first container portion, and the second outlet is offset from a second central axis of the second container portion.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second outlets are arranged in a nested configuration.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second outlets are arranged in a side-by-side configuration.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first outlet has a first nonsymmetrical shape relative to a first axis of the first outlet, and the second outlet has a second nonsymmetrical shape relative to a second axis of the second outlet.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first container portion and the second container portion are coupled to one another in a nested configuration.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first container portion and the second container portion are coupled to one another in a side-by-side configuration.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first outer wall extends about a first axis, the first outer wall extends laterally inward toward the first axis to define the recess, and the recess is open laterally away from the first axis.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first container portion comprises a first cylindrical enclosure having the first outer wall, the recess comprises a generally semi-circular groove extending into the first outer wall and extending lengthwise along the first cylindrical enclosure, and the second container portion comprises a second cylindrical enclosure disposed in the semi-circular groove.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first container portion comprises a second fastener, the second container portion comprises a second mating fastener, and the first and second container portions are removably coupled together via a second coupling of the second fastener with the second mating fastener.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first and second fasteners are fixed to the first container portion, and the first and second mating fasteners are fixed to the second container portion.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein an outer perimeter of the multi-component container has a nonsymmetrical configuration relative to a first axis of the first container portion.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein an outer perimeter of the multi-component container has a circular shape defined by the first and second container portions.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multi-component container comprises a third container portion having a third outlet, wherein the first, second, and third outlets are positioned in close proximity to one another.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first one-piece structure has the first container portion with the first fastener, and a second one-piece structure has the second container portion with the first mating fastener.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener comprises a first snap-fit or dovetail joint, and the first mating fastener comprises a first mating snap-fit or dovetail joint.

16. A system, comprising:
a gravity feed spray container configured to supply multiple liquids to a spray device, wherein the gravity feed spray container comprises a first container portion having a first outlet configured to supply a first liquid and a second container portion having a second outlet configured to supply a second liquid, the first and second outlets are arranged in close proximity to one another, the first container portion comprises a first fastener, the second container portion comprises a first mating fastener, the first and second container portions are removably coupled together via a first coupling of the first fastener with the first mating fastener, a second outer wall of the second container portion is at least partially disposed in a recess extending into a first outer wall of the first container portion, and the first outer wall does not completely surround the second outer wall, wherein the first outlet is offset from a first central axis of the first container portion, and the second outlet is offset from a second central axis of the second container portion.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first and second outlets are arranged in a nested configuration or a side-by-side configuration in close proximity to one another.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first container portion and the second container portion are coupled to one another in a nested configuration.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first container portion and the second container portion are coupled to one another in a side-by-side configuration.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first outer wall extends about a first axis, the first outer wall extends laterally inward toward the first axis to define the recess, and the recess is open laterally away from the first axis.

21. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first container portion comprises a second fastener, the second container portion comprises a second mating fastener, and the first and second container portions are removably coupled together via a second coupling of the second fastener with the second mating fastener.

22. The system of claim 16 , wherein an outer perimeter of the gravity feed spray container has a nonsymmetrical configuration relative to a first axis of the first container portion.

23. The system of claim 16 , wherein an outer perimeter of the gravity feed spray container has a circular shape defined by the first and second container portions.

24. The system of claim 16 , wherein the gravity feed spray container comprises a third container portion having a third outlet, wherein the first, second, and third outlets are positioned in close proximity to one another.

25. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first fastener is fixed to the first container portion, and the first mating fastener is fixed to the second container portion.

26. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first fastener comprises a first snap-fit or dovetail joint, and the first mating fastener comprises a first mating snap-fit or dovetail joint.

Assignees

• Carlisle Fluid Tech Inc

Inventors

• Burns Marvin Dean

Classifications

• B05B7/247 Primary

  a liquid being fed by gravity only from the container to the nozzle (B05B7/2478 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B7/2478

  Gun with a container which, in normal use, is located above the gun · CPC title

• B05B1/14

  with multiple outlet openings (B05B1/02, B05B1/26 take precedence); with strainers in or outside the outlet opening · CPC title

• B05B7/067

  the liquid outlet being annular · CPC title

• B05B1/3066

  the valve element being at least partially hollow and liquid passing through it when the valve is opened · CPC title