ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIE..............................................RDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/1 1100000/2 1710000/0This application was filed on 17.06.98 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.0865829EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319981202EP98111118.01995121319980617enenen370159 19950109US370377 19950109US19981202199849199809231998396 6B 05B 9/04 AdeAnsaugdämpfer für eine luftlose SprühvorrichtungenAirless paint sprayer intake dampenerfrAmortisseur pour admission de pistolet à pulvérisationNONE95943761.7080283219960718CAMPBELL HAUSFELD/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY01382041AF/DS/435602880 Clemens RoadiveWestlake, OH 44145USConatser, Roger1544 Birchwood CircleFranklin, TN 37122USFindlay, Alice Rosemaryet al00069451Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford StreetLondon WC1A 1LWGBATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSE19981202199849

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).