A fluid dispensing apparatus may be used to dispense a paint fluid from a paint container that is under pressure and that has a pierceable membrane. The fluid dispensing apparatus may include a valve body having a bore, an adaptor having a bore and a piercing member, and a nozzle having a bore. The
A fluid dispensing apparatus may be used to dispense a paint fluid from a paint container that is under pressure and that has a pierceable membrane. The fluid dispensing apparatus may include a valve body having a bore, an adaptor having a bore and a piercing member, and a nozzle having a bore. The fluid dispensing apparatus may be operable to pierce the pierceable membrane to communicate the paint within the paint container with the adaptor bore and with the valve body bore. The nozzle may be operable to permit the paint to flow under the pressure out of the paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient.
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1. A fluid dispensing apparatus for use in dispensing a paint fluid from an associated paint container under a pressure greater than ambient, the associated paint container containing associated paint and having a pierceable membrane and a coupling element on a surface of the associated paint contai
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A fluid dispensing apparatus for use in dispensing a paint fluid from an associated paint container under a pressure greater than ambient, the associated paint container containing associated paint and having a pierceable membrane and a coupling element on a surface of the associated paint container, the fluid dispensing apparatus comprising: a valve body having a top, a bottom and a bore that extends through the valve body;an adaptor having a top, a bottom, a bore that extends through the adaptor, a coupling element on a bottom surface of the adaptor and a piercing member;a nozzle attached to the top of the valve body and having a bore that is communicatable with the valve body bore;wherein the bottom of the valve body is attached to the top of the adaptor the adaptor bore communicates with the valve body bore;wherein the fluid dispensing apparatus is operable by attaching the bottom of the adaptor to the associated paint container, by engaging the adaptor coupling element to the container coupling element, to pierce the pierceable membrane with the piercing member to communicate the associated paint within the paint container with the adaptor bore and thus with the valve body bore; and,wherein the nozzle is moveable with respect to the valve body and an interior passage including the bore of the nozzle and the bore extending through the valve body is selectively opened in response to movement of the nozzle relative to the valve body to cause the associated paint within the associated paint container to flow under the pressure out of the associated paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient. 2. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the fluid dispensing apparatus is operable by removing the bottom of the adaptor from the associated paint container to remove the pressure greater than ambient from the associated paint container to permit any associated paint within the associated paint container to be removed at ambient pressure. 3. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein; the bottom of the valve body comprises a coupling element formed on an inner cylindrical shaped portion of valve body;the top of the adaptor comprises a coupling element formed on an outer cylindrical shaped portion of the adaptor; and,the coupling element of the valve body engages with the coupling element on the top of the adaptor to attach the valve body to the adaptor. 4. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the valve body further comprises: a fluid passage, that is not the valve body bore, having a first end that communicates with the valve body bore and a second end that communicates with an area outside the valve body; and,a pressure relief valve positioned at least partially within the fluid passage and operable between a first mode sealing the fluid passage and a second mode permitting the pressure to diminish through the valve body bore, through the fluid passage and to ambient. 5. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the valve body, adaptor and nozzle comprise a kit. 6. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the piercing member is positioned at least partially within the adaptor bore and does not extend below the bottom of the adaptor. 7. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the adaptor comprises a shoulder positioned between the adaptor top and the adaptor bottom and having a surface that acts as a stop that contacts the surface of the valve body when the adaptor and valve body are attached together. 8. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the adaptor comprises a seal that prevents fluid flow except through the adaptor bore. 9. The fluid dispensing apparatus of claim 3 wherein: the bottom valve body coupling element comprises a threaded section;the top adaptor coupling element comprises a threaded section; and,the threaded section of the valve body coupling element engages the threaded section of the adaptor coupling element to attach the bottom of the valve body to the top of the adaptor. 10. A method of dispensing a paint fluid from an associated paint container under a pressure greater than ambient, the associated paint container containing associated paint and having a pierceable membrane and a coupling element on a surface of the associated paint container, the method comprising the steps of: (A) providing a fluid dispensing apparatus comprising: (1) a valve body having a top, a bottom and a bore that extends through the valve body; (2) an adaptor having a top attached to the bottom of the valve body, a bottom, a bore that extends through the adaptor, a coupling element on a bottom surface of the adaptor and a piercing member; wherein the adaptor bore communicates with the valve body bore; and, (3) a nozzle attached to the top of the valve body and having a bore that is communicatable with the valve body bore;(B) attaching the bottom of the adaptor to the associated paint container by engaging the adaptor coupling element to the container coupling element to pierce the pierceable membrane with the piercing member to communicate the associated paint within the paint container with the adaptor bore and thus with the valve body bore; and,(C) moving the nozzle with respect to the valve body to open an interior passage comprising the bore extending through the valve body and the bore extending through the adaptor and cause the associated paint within the associated paint container to flow under the pressure out of the associated paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient. 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of: removing the bottom of the adaptor from the associated paint container by disengaging the adaptor coupling element from the container coupling element to remove the pressure greater than ambient from the associated paint container to permit any associated paint within the associated paint container to be removed at ambient pressure. 12. The method of claim 10 wherein: step (A) comprises the step of: providing the valve body with: (1) a fluid passage, that is not the valve body bore, having a first end that communicates with the valve body bore and a second end that communicates with an area outside the valve body; and, (2) a pressure relief valve positioned at least partially within the fluid passage; and,wherein the pressure relief valve is operable between a first mode sealing the fluid passage and a second mode permitting the pressure to diminish through the valve body bore, through the fluid passage and to ambient. 13. The method of claim 10 wherein: step (A) comprises the step of: providing the adaptor with a seal that prevents fluid flow except through the adaptor bore; and,step (B) comprises the step of: compressing the seal. 14. A paint apparatus comprising: (A) a paint container containing a paint fluid under a pressure greater than ambient and having a pierceable membrane;(B) a fluid dispensing apparatus comprising: (1) a valve body having a top, a bottom and a bore that extends through the valve body; (2) an adaptor having a top, a bottom, a bore that extends through the adaptor and a piercing member, wherein the bottom of the valve body is attached to the top of the adaptor and the adaptor bore communicates with the valve body bore; (3) a nozzle attached to the top of the valve body and having a bore that is communicatable with the valve body bore;(C) wherein the fluid dispensing apparatus is operable by attaching the bottom of the adaptor to the paint container to pierce the pierce able membrane with the piercing member to communicate the paint within the paint container with the adaptor bore and thus with the valve body bore;(D) wherein the nozzle is operable to permit the paint within the paint container to flow under the pressure out of the paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient; and,(E) further comprising at least one of: (1) a dispensing wand comprising: (a) a receiving portion that receives the paint container; (b) a trigger; (c) a nozzle lever; (d) wherein the paint container is positioned within the receiving portion; and, (e) wherein operating the trigger causes the nozzle lever to contact the nozzle to operate the nozzle; and,(2) a spray apparatus comprising; (a) a housing; (b) a hollow barrel supported to the housing; (c) a container receiving portion that receives the paint container; (d) a trigger; and, (e) wherein moving the trigger with respect to the housing deflects the nozzle to operate the nozzle to permit the paint within the paint container to flow under the pressure out of the paint container and through the hollow barrel. 15. The paint apparatus of claim 14 wherein the fluid dispensing apparatus is operable by removing the bottom of the adaptor from the paint container to remove the pressure greater than ambient from the paint container to permit any paint within the associated paint container to be removed at ambient pressure. 16. The paint apparatus of claim 14 comprising a dispensing wand comprising: a receiving portion that receives the paint container;a trigger;a nozzle lever;wherein when the paint container is positioned within the receiving portion; and,wherein operating the trigger causes the nozzle lever to contact the nozzle to operate the nozzle. 17. The paint apparatus of claim 16 wherein the dispensing wand further comprises: a grip for holding the dispensing wand by a user; and,a wheel, wherein the wheel is rotationally attached to the wand and is rotatable on a surface with respect to the wand to move the dispensing wand with respect to the surface being painted. 18. The paint apparatus of claim 14 comprising a spray apparatus comprising: a housing;a hollow barrel supported to the housing;a container receiving portion that receives the paint container;a trigger; and,wherein moving the trigger with respect to the housing deflects the nozzle to operate the nozzle to permit the paint within the paint container to flow under the pressure out of the paint container and through the hollow barrel. 19. The paint apparatus of claim 14 wherein the valve body further comprises: a fluid passage having a first end that communicates with the valve body bore and a second end that communicates with an area outside the valve body; and,a pressure relief valve positioned at least partially within the fluid passage and operable between a first mode sealing the fluid passage and a second mode permitting the pressure to diminish through the valve body bore, through the fluid passage and to ambient. 20. The paint apparatus of claim 14 wherein the nozzle is movable with respect to the valve body to permit the paint within the paint container to flow under the pressure out of the paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient.
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