Liquid spraying apparatus

Claim 1

A LIQUID SPRAYING APPARATUS COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A LIQUID INLET, AN AIR INLET, A LIQUID NOZZLE, A PRIMARY AIR NOZZLE FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID-ATOMIZING AIR STREAM, AND A SECONDARY AIR NOZZLE FOR PRODUCING A SPRAYSHAPING AIR STREAM, LIQUID VALVE MEANS IN THE HOUSING OPERABLE TO INCREASE AND DECREASE THE FLOW OF LIQUID FROM SAID LIQUID NOZZLE, A FIRST AIR VALVE IN THE HOUSING CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR FROM SAID PRIMARY NOZZLE, MEANS IN THE HOUSING FOR PERMITTING A RESTRICTED FLOW OF AIR FROM SAID SECONDARY AIR NOZZLE WHEN THE FIRST AIR VALVE IS OPENED, A SECOND AIR VALVE IN THE HOUSING INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR FROM SAID SECONDARY AIR NOZZLE AND A COMMON OPERATING LEVER FOR SAID AIR VALVES AND SAID LIQUID VALVE MEANS, SAID COMMON OPERATING MEMBER BEING DISPOSABLE IN A FIRST OPERATING POSITION IN WHICH SAID LIQUID VALVE MEANS AND SAID FIRST AIR VALVE ARE OPEN AND A SECOND OPERATING POSITION IN WHICH THE SECOND AIR VALVE IS ALSO OPEN.