公开(公告)号：US06772471B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-10

申请号：US09831026

申请日：2001-05-04

Applicant: Francois Jacobus Rossouw

Inventor： Francois Jacobus Rossouw

IPC: B05C2100

CPC classification number: B44D3/128

Abstract: An applicator engagement device for a fluid applicator is in the form of a float, which is adapted in use to fit within a bucket containing paint. The float, which is a plastics moulding, comprises a peripheral ring which is of inverted “U”-shape in section and faces downwardly. The ring is spanned by three equi-spaced flexible arms radiating from a central ring to join the ring at its edge, this flexibility permitting the last bit of fluid to be gotten to by the roller. The arms are narrow so that area circumscribed by the ring is substantially open to permit paint to pass therethrough. The ring is sized to permit a stirrer, such as a paddle to be inserted therethrough into the bucket to stir the paint without the need to remove the float from the bucket.

Abstract translation: 用于流体施用器的涂抹器接合装置是浮子的形式，其适于在使用中装配在含有桶的油漆中。 作为塑料模制件的浮子包括一个周向环，该周边环是倒置“U”形并面向下。 环由中心环辐射的三个等距分布的柔性臂跨接在其边缘处，从而可以使滚轮得到最后一点的流体。 臂是窄的，使得由环限定的区域基本上是敞开的，以允许油漆通过。 该环的尺寸适于允许诸如桨的搅拌器穿过其中插入桶中以搅拌涂料，而不需要将浮子从桶中取出。