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An air brush is shown and described including a replaceable, rotatable, nozzle head including a media port and a needle arrangement. Media contamination of the air brush is limited to the removable nozzle head, thereby making the air brush body free of media contamination. By rotatable mounting of t

An air brush is shown and described including a replaceable, rotatable, nozzle head including a media port and a needle arrangement. Media contamination of the air brush is limited to the removable nozzle head, thereby making the air brush body free of media contamination. By rotatable mounting of the nozzle head, a variety of media sources are made available, ranging from gravity fed devices such as media top and side cups to suction fed devices such as media jars. The trigger arrangement of the present invention presents an actuator shaft movable longitudinally in response to trigger movement for engagement of the needle of the nozzle head. Mechanical coupling between the air brush body and nozzle head is limited to structural coupling for mounting the nozzle head and an abutment relationship between the actuator shaft and the needle. This allows rotational freedom of movement for the nozzle head relative to the body, and also ease of dismounting by simply separating the nozzle head from the air brush body. The air brush provides both a double-action and single-action trigger for broad versatility in selected modes of use. Overall, the simplified mechanical design and improved operational abilities provide an air brush of great versatility and low maintenance.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An air brush comprising:a body including a trigger assembly; and a nozzle head coupled to said body in rotatable relation thereto, said nozzle head being responsive to said trigger assembly to deliver a spray originating from a compressed air source and a media source when said compressed air sou

1. An air brush comprising:a body including a trigger assembly; and a nozzle head coupled to said body in rotatable relation thereto, said nozzle head being responsive to said trigger assembly to deliver a spray originating from a compressed air source and a media source when said compressed air source and said media source are coupled to said air brush, said nozzle head including a media port thereon, said air brush being operative to deliver said spray in at least a first angular position and a second angular position of said nozzle head, said first angular position and second angular position being distinct and established by rotation of said nozzle head relative to said body, said nozzle head being rotatable relative to said body to a selected orientation to receive at said media port a selected media source.