Portable painting assembly
First Claim
1. A portable painting assembly for use in painting an object standing on support means comprising,a booth having an open bottom and forming an enclosure on at least three sides;
- mobile means for supporting and transporting said booth and,means for driving said booth between a first position supported on said mobile means for transportation and a second position wherein said booth is suspended from said mobile means over the object to be painted but separated from the support means on which said object is standing, said means for driving said booth comprising drive means having drive rods, said drive means being pivotally supported on said mobile means with the drive rods thereof pivotally connected to said booth, and means for pivotally supporting said booth on said mobile means.
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Abstract
A painting booth is formed from three panels for the roof, side walls and back wall of the booth, the bottom or floor of the booth being open, there being hinged doors for closing the front of the booth and providing access thereto. Means are provided for pivotally joining the rear wall of the booth to the back end of a trailer bed. Hydraulic cylinders are mounted on trailer and bed and are employed to pivotally drive the booth between a first position whereat the booth is supported on the trailer bed and a second position whereat the booth surrounds an object to be painted which is located on the ground to the rear of the trailer bed. A blower and filter are provided in a wall of the booth to ventilate the booth.
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7 Claims
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1. A portable painting assembly for use in painting an object standing on support means comprising,
a booth having an open bottom and forming an enclosure on at least three sides; -
mobile means for supporting and transporting said booth and, means for driving said booth between a first position supported on said mobile means for transportation and a second position wherein said booth is suspended from said mobile means over the object to be painted but separated from the support means on which said object is standing, said means for driving said booth comprising drive means having drive rods, said drive means being pivotally supported on said mobile means with the drive rods thereof pivotally connected to said booth, and means for pivotally supporting said booth on said mobile means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In combination a paint booth for use in providing an enclosure for an object to be painted, said object being supported on support means, said booth being generally rectangular in shape and formed with a pair of opposite side walls, a rear wall and roof wall joining said side walls together and door means for forming a wall opposite said rear wall and providing access to the interior of said booth,
a trailer bed, means for supporting the trailer bed on the ground, a pair of hydraulic cylinders pivotally mounted on said trailer bed, said cylinders having drive rods, the ends of which are pivotally attached to the rear wall of said booth, means for pivotally attaching the rear wall of said booth to said trailer bed, jack means attached to the trailer bed, and hydraulic means for actuating the cylinders and jacks means to drive said cylinders and jack means between a first retracted position whereat the booth is supported on said trailer bed and a second extended position whereat the booth is over the object to be painted separated from and above the support means on which the object is standing, with the jack means abutting against the ground to steady the bed and the booth.
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