Sonic cup gun
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1. A paint spraying assembly for spraying paint and similar coatings on a target surface, the paint spraying assembly comprising:
- a paint spray gun;
a sonic range finder on the paint spray gun;
a readout display disposed on the paint spray gun and coupled to the sonic range finder, the readout display providing a visually perceptible image representing a distance between the paint spray gun and the target surface, enabling a user to position the paint spray gun at a desired distance from the target surface while spraying paint and similar coatings;
wherein the visually perceptible image freezes when the paint spray gun is spraying.
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Abstract
A paint spray gun and range finder for positioning the gun with respect to a target surface to be sprayed. The range finder provides a user of the gun with information about the distance between the gun and the target surface, with different indications when the gun is too close, too far or distanced properly from the target surface to be sprayed. An acoustic range finder provides visual indications of the proximity of the gun to the target surface. Visual indications include a digital display of the distance from the target surface and may be frozen while the gun is spraying.
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1. A paint spraying assembly for spraying paint and similar coatings on a target surface, the paint spraying assembly comprising:
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a paint spray gun; a sonic range finder on the paint spray gun; a readout display disposed on the paint spray gun and coupled to the sonic range finder, the readout display providing a visually perceptible image representing a distance between the paint spray gun and the target surface, enabling a user to position the paint spray gun at a desired distance from the target surface while spraying paint and similar coatings; wherein the visually perceptible image freezes when the paint spray gun is spraying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A spray gun system comprising:
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a. a spray gun; b. an ultrasonic range finder located in the spray gun and providing a signal indicative of a distance measured between the spray gun and a target surface at which the spray gun is aimed; and c. a range indicator connected to the signal provided by the ultrasonic range finder to provide a perceptible indication of the distance measured; wherein the perceptible indication provided by the ultrasonic range finder freezes when the spray gun is spraying. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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