Foam spraying rig

• US 7,264,178 B1
• Filed: 07/20/2006
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard C. Hugg
• Original Assignee: Richard C. Hugg
• Inventors: Hugg, Richard C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver; Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCGRAW, TREVOR EDWIN
• Application Number:
  US11/490,355
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 239/172, 239/128, 239/129, 239/130, 239/131, 239/132.1, 239/133, 239/132.5, 239/136, 239/138, 239/134, 239/137, 239/135, 239/132.3, 239/139, 165/51, 15/32
• US Class Current: 239/129
• CPC Class Codes: B29B 7/7447 including means for feeding the components

Abstract

A foam spraying rig comprising a vehicle having first and second fluid spray component storage tanks mounted in the body of the vehicle, each of which are heated by electrical heaters and by tubing which is connected to the coolant of the water cooled engine of the vehicle. The rig also includes a heat exchanger tank including first and second heat exchangers, each of which have inlet and outlet ends. The outlet ends of the fluid component storage tanks are connected to the inlet ends of first and second pumps, respectively. The outlet ends of the first and second pumps are fluidly connected to the inlet ends of the first and second heat exchangers, respectively. The outlet ends of the first and second heat exchangers are fluidly connected to a spray nozzle which sprays the components onto a surface such as a wall surface or a truck bed.

Claims

1. In combination:

a vehicle having an electrical system, a water cooled engine, and an enclosed body;

a first fluid spray component storage tank in said body having an inlet end and an outlet end;

a second fluid spray component storage tank in said body having an inlet end and an outlet end;

said inlet end of said first fluid spray component storage tank being in selective fluid communication with a source of a first fluid spray component;

said inlet end of said second fluid spray component storage tank being in selective fluid communication with a source of a second fluid spray component;

a first electrical heater assembly associated with said first fluid spray component storage tank which selectively heats the first fluid spray component therein;

a second electrical heater assembly associated with said second fluid spray component storage tank which selectively heats the second fluid spray component therein;

a first hot water heater assembly associated with said first fluid spray component storage tank which selectively heats the first fluid spray component therein;

said first hot water heater assembly being in fluid communication with the heated coolant of the water cooled engine of the vehicle;

a second hot water heater assembly associated within said second fluid spray component storage tank which selectively heats the second fluid spray component therein;

said second hot water hot water heater assembly being in fluid communication with the heated coolant of the water cooled engine of the vehicle where said first and second hot water heater assemblies are fluidly connected together;

an air compressor on said vehicle which is in communication with said first and second fluid spray component storage tanks which forces the fluid outwardly therefrom through the outlet ends thereof;

a heat exchanger tank having first and second heat exchangers therein;

each of said first and second heat exchangers having inlet and outlet ends;

said inlet ends of said first and second heat exchangers of said heat exchanger tank being in fluid communication with the heated coolant of the water cooled engine of the vehicle so that said first and second heat exchangers are in physical contact with the heated coolant to cause the components passing through said heat exchangers to be heated;

first and second pumps having inlet and outlet ends;

said outlet ends of said first and second fluid spray storage tanks being in fluid communication with the said inlet ends of said first and second pumps, respectively;

said outlet ends of said first and second heat exchangers being in fluid communication with a spray nozzle for spraying the first and second fluid spray components onto a surface.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second pumps are air driven.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein each of said tanks is enclosed in an insulated compartment.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second electrical heater assemblies are 110 volt heaters.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second hot water assemblies comprise tubing fluidly connected to the heated coolant.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said tubing is positioned below each of said storage tanks.

7. The combination of claim 1 wherein said air compressor is powered by the vehicle engine.

8. The combination of claim 1 wherein said air compressor is also fluidly connected to said spray nozzle.

9. The combination of claim 1 wherein a hose bundle extends from said spray nozzle.

10. The combination of claim 9 wherein said outlet ends of said first and second heat exchangers are fluidly connected to said spray nozzle by discharge lines extending through said hose bundle.

11. The combination of claim 10 wherein said hose bundle is heated by the heated coolant of said engine.

12. The combination of claim 11 wherein the heated coolant is circulated through said hose bundle.