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Adapter assembly for a fluid supply assembly

  • US 7,354,074 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2004
  • Issued: 04/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An adapter assembly for connecting a fluid supply assembly to a fluid applicator comprising:

  • an outer lid for the fluid supply assembly, the outer lid having a lid portion and an integral generally cylindrical fitting with an opening therethrough, the fitting having a connector on an inner surface, the connector selected from projections extending from the inner surface toward the centerline of the fitting or grooves in the inner surface; and

    an adapter having a first end and a second end, and a bore between the first end and the second end, the first end having a connecting surface adapted to mate with a complementary connecting surface on the fluid applicator, the second end being generally cylindrical and having a top adjacent to the first end and a bottom at an opposite end from the top, the second end having a complementary connector on an outer surface, the complementary connector selected from complementary grooves in the outer surface or complementary projections extending outward from the outer surface, the complementary connector adapted to mate with the connector on the fitting, wherein the complementary grooves mate with the projections, and the complementary projections mate with the grooves.

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