Liquid coating equipment

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR ONE-HANDED APPLICATION OF LIQUID COATING MATERIAL FROM A REMOTE RESERVOIR TO A SURFACE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING FLEXIBLE ADSORBENT MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND DEPOSITE LIQUID COATING MATERIAL ON THE SURFACE, SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SAID FLEXIBLE MATERIAL INCLUDING A HANDLE ADAPTED TO BE HELD BY ONE HAND DURING THE APPLYING OPERATION, AIR PRESSURE PUMPING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HANDLE AND INCLUDING FLEXIBLE WALL MEANS ON THE SURFACE OF SAID HANDLE, A FIRST FLEXIBLE CONDUIT FOR THE PASSAGE OF PRESSURIZED AIR FROM SAID PUMPING MEANS TO THE REMOTE RESERVOIR FOR BUILDING UP A SUPPLY OF AIR PRESSURE WITHIN THE REMOTE RESERVOIR, A SECOND FLEXIBLE CONDUIT FOR THE PASSAGE OF LIQUID COATING MATERIAL FROM THE REMOTE RESERVOIR TO SAID SUPPORTING MEANS, MEANS DEFINING A PASSAGEWAY THROUGH SAID SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE PASSAGE OF LIQUID COATING MATERIAL FROM SAID SECOND CONDUIT TO SAID FLEXIBLE ADSORBENT MEANS, AND A FLOW CONTROLLING VALVE IN SAID LAST MENTIONED PASSAGEWAY HAVING A VALVE ADJUSTING MEMBER EXTENDING FROM SAID HANDLE IN A POSITION TO BE ENGAGEABLE BY A DIGIT OF THE ONE HAND HOLDING SAID HANDLE DURING THE PAINTING OPERATION.