Pressure spray can holding and operating apparatus

Claim 2

Apparatus for holding and operating pressure spray cans holding liquid under pressure and having at one end an outlet controlled by a normally-closed valve, said valve being movable to open the can outlet to permit liquid to spray therethrough, comprising an elongated handle, a carrier swingably mounted on the handle near an end thereof for movement between a position substantially parallel to the handle and a position substantially normal thereto, securing means for holding the carrier in any adjusted position relative to the handle, gripping means on the carrier for holding a spray can thereon, an operating pin, holding means retaining the pin in a position adjacent the valve of the can on the carrier, said pin being movable relative to the holding means, cable means connected to said operating pin and extending therefrom to near an opposite end of the handle, said cable means permitting swinging movement of the carrier, and a trigger mounted on the handle near said opposite end and connected to said cable means and operable to cause through said cable means movement of said pin into engagement with said valve, thereby causing liquid to spray through the can outlet.

Claim 3

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said gripping means comprises at least one band of adjustable length adapted to fit around the can, and means on the band for adjusting the length thereof to cause the band to grip the can.

Claim 4

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said carrier comprises a bar, and a lug means secured to the bar and extending outwardly therefrom; said gripping means comprises a plurality of bands of adjustable length connected to the bar at longitudinally spaced apart points thereon, said bands being adapted to fit around the can, and means on each band for adjusting the length thereof to cause said band to grip the can; and said securing means comprises a bolt extending through said lug means and the handle, and a nut threaded on the bolt for securing the carrier bar in adjusted positions relative to the handle.

Claim 5

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said holding means comprises a bracket connected to the carrier and through which said pin extends, said bracket overlapping the end of the can in the holder with the outlet therein.

Claim 6

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said cable means comprises a bowden cable including a tubular and flexible sheath with a cable extending therethrough, said sheath being secured to the handle, and one end of said cable being connected to the trigger and the other end of the cable being connected to the pin.

Claim 7

Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 including spring means biasing said pin towards the can and said trigger normally retaining the pin away from the can against said spring means, said trigger when operated permitting the spring means to move the pin against the can valve.

Claim 8

Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 in which said holding means comprises a bracket connected to the carrier and extending over the gripping means thereof, and including a sleeve adjustably connected to the bracket, said pin slidably fitting in and projecting outwardly from the sleeve, and said sheath being connected to the sleeve and said cable beinG connected to the pin.

Claim 9

Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 including a head on the pin end of the projecting from the sleeve, and a spring on the sleeve and bearing against said head to bias the pin in an outward direction.

Claim 10

Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 in which said bracket is formed with an elongated slot therein through which said sleeve extends, and including means for releasably securing the sleeve to the bracket at any point along said slot.

Claim 11

Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 in which said bracket is formed with an elongated slot therein through which said sleeve extends, said sleeve being externally threaded, and including nut means threaded on the sleeve releasably to secure said sleeve to the bracket at any point along said slot, said nut means when released permitting longitudinal adjustment of the sleeve relative to the bracket.

Claim 12

Apparatus for holding and operating pressure spray can holding liquids to be sprayed, comprising in combination a pressure spray can having at one end an outlet controlled by a normally-closed valve, said valve being movable to open the can outlet to permit liquid to spray therethrough, an elongated handle, a carrier swingably mounted on the handle near an end thereof for movement between a position substantially parallel to the handle and a position substantially normal thereto, securing means for holding the carrier in any adjusted position relative to the handle, gripping means on the carrier for holding the spray can thereon, holding means removably attached to said end of the can, an operating pin carried by said holding means and positioned thereby over said can valve, said pin being movable relative to the holding means, cable means connected to said operating pin and extending therefrom to near an opposite end of the handle, said cable means permitting swinging movement of the carrier, and a trigger mounted on the handle near said opposite end and connected to said cable means and operable to cause through said cable means movement of said pin into engagement with said valve, thereby causing liquid to spray through the can outlet.

Claim 13

Apparatus for holding and operating pressure spray can holding liquids to be sprayed, comprising in combination a pressure spray can having at one end an outlet controlled by a normally-closed valve, said valve being movable to open the can outlet to permit liquid to spray therethrough, an elongated handle, a carrier swingably mounted on the handle near an end thereof for movement between a position substantially parallel to the handle and a position substantially normal thereto, securing means for holding the carrier in any adjusted position relative to the handle, gripping means on the carrier for holding the spray can thereon, holding means removably attached to said end of the can, an operating pin carried by said holding means and positioned thereby over said can valve, said pin being movable relative to the holding means, cable means connected to said operating pin and extending therefrom to near an opposite end of the handle, said cable means permitting swinging movement of the carrier, and a trigger mounted on the handle near said opposite end and connected to said cable means and operable to cause through said cable means movement of said pin into engagement with said valve, thereby causing liquid to spray through the can outlet.

Claim 14

Apparatus as claimed in claim 11 in which said cable means comprises a bowden cable including a tubular and flexible sheath with a cable extending therethrough, said sheath being secured to the handle, and one end of said cable being connected to the trigger and the other end of the cable being connected to the pin.

Claim 15

Apparatus as claimed in claim 12 including spring means biasing said pin towards the can and said trigger normally retaining the pin away from the can against said spring means, said trigger when operated permitting the spring means to move the pin against the can valve.