Paint spraying apparatus

Claim 1

In spraying apparatus for discharging fluid under pressure including an elongate tube having a nozzle pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof and a handle mounted adjacent the other end operable for delivering fluid under pressure from a source through the elongate tube and the nozzle, the improvement comprising: orienting means including a manually rotatable member mounted adjacent the handle operable for rotation about an axis extending generally transversely to the longitudinal axis of the elongate tube and coupled to the nozzle operable for selectively pivoting the nozzle, relative to the elongate tube, about a nozzle pivot axis extending generally transversely to the longitudinal axis of the elongate tube; a block member detachably clamped to the elongate tube adjacent the handle for rotatably journalling said rotatable member; first pulley means concentrically mounted on said rotatable member and second pulley means connected to the nozzle, said first and second pulley means being interconnected by a cable means trained on each pulley means, said second pulley means being detachably mounted on the nozzle; and clamping members clamped on the nozzle for providing a mount for said second pulley means.