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EP 0 865 829 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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02.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/49 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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23.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/39 |
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Date of filing: 13.12.1995 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B05B 9/04 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Priority: |
09.01.1995 US 370159
09.01.1995 US 370377
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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95943761.7 / 0802832 |
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Applicant: CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY |
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Westlake, OH 44145 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Conatser, Roger
Franklin, TN 37122 (US)
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Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary et al |
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Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co.,
Commonwealth House,
1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW
London WC1A 1LW (GB) |
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Remarks: |
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This application was filed on 17.06.98 as a divisional application to the application
mentioned under INID code 62. |
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Airless paint sprayer intake dampener |
(57) An airless paint sprayer (10) includes a dampener to lessen cavitation and loss of
pressure in the paint sprayer (10). The dampener comprises a generally T-shaped fitting
(36) in which one leg (46) is capped and includes a trapped volume of air (52) to
dampen acceleration/deceleration forces and acceleration spikes being transmitted
from the pump (20) to the fluid being pumped through the fitting (36).