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Abstract
A bag for containing a fluid and dispensing the fluid into an article, the article defining a fluid receiving aperture. The bag includes a substantially deformable body, the body defining a cavity for containing the fluid; a substantially rigid dispensing portion, the dispensing portion including an inlet, an outlet and a passageway extending therebetween, the inlet being in fluid communication with the cavity; and a closing portion extending across the dispensing portion for blocking the latter, the closing portion being puncturable by the article to allow the fluid to flow from the cavity to the fluid receiving aperture through the inlet, the passageway and the outlet.
Description
- The present invention relates to the dispensing of fluids. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with a system and method for dispensing a fluid to a liquid spraying device.
- A common tool used in the painting industry is a spray gun. A spray gun typically uses compressed air to eject paint contained in a reservoir towards a surface to paint. Many spray guns include a reservoir that feeds the paint into the gun through gravity. Accordingly, the reservoir is located on an upper portion of the spray gun.
- A painter typically needs to mix paint components, including for example pigments of different colors and paint additives, to obtain a paint having suitable characteristics. To that effect, in an existing system, the painter uses a disposable paint mixing cup to combine different paint components in appropriate proportions. The paint mixing cup includes marks typically printed on an outside wall of the cup, each of the marks indicating an appropriate filling level to arrive at a proper mixture proportion. The paint mixing cup has a flat bottom, which is necessary for ensuring the different paint components are mixed properly.
- Once all the paint components are mixed, the resulting paint is then poured from the paint mixing cup into a paint gun cup that is subsequently sealed with a lid. The bottom of the paint gun cup is typically funnel-shaped and therefore allows paint to flow easily into the gun, even if the gun is not maintained so that the paint gun cup is not completely vertical.
- Once painting is terminated, it is required that the gun and the paint gun cup be cleaned with an appropriate solvent. Such solvents are typically relatively expensive and also damaging to the environment. Also, these solvents are sometimes hazardous to human health.
- Since the mixing cup is disposable, there is an additional cost to be incurred by the painter each time a new paint is mixed. Furthermore, cleaning the gun and the paint gun cup, along with the lid, is time consuming.
- Many devices have been invented to try to circumvent the above-mentioned disadvantages. For example, such devices are found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,636,687 issued to Navis et al. Mar. 25, 2003, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,695,441 issued to Petrie et al. Jul. 22, 2003, and in U.S. patent application Publications 2002/0134861 filed by Petrie et al. and published Sep. 26, 2002, 2003/0006311 filed by Rothrum et al. and published Jan. 9, 2003, and 2004/0016825 filed by Petri et al. and published Jan. 29, 2004. In these documents, there is a description of many types of reservoirs used to mix the paint and to subsequently contain the paint when painting with the spray gun. These reservoirs replace the paint gun cup.
- Since there is a requirement to have a flat, rigid bottom for mixing and a funnel-shaped portion for pouring paint into the gun, such reservoirs typically include a funnel-shaped lid that is placed on top of the reservoir after the paint has been mixed. Therefore, paint flows into the spray gun through the lid. Such lids represent a substantial portion of the costs incurred in manufacturing these reservoirs. Also, such lids require that adaptors be used to adapt the lid to the spray paint gun.
- In other systems, such as the systems described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,875 issued to Devey on Aug. 8, 1990; U.S. Pat. No. 6,588,681 issued to Rothrum et al. on Jul. 8, 2003 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,582,350 issued to Kosmyna et al. on Dec. 16, 1996, a liner is used inside to protect the interior of a paint container. The systems described in these Patents have a disadvantage of requiring the use of a paint mixing cup, which either needs to be cleaned or disposed of after use.
- Furthermore, in the system described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,582,350, it is relatively inconvenient to store unused paint that might be left after painting. Also, it is likely that a small amount of paint drips into the cup when the liner is removed, which requires that the cup be cleaned.
- Against this background, there exists a need in the industry to provide an improved reservoir for containing fluid, and a system for using the same.
- The present description refers to a number of documents, the content of which is herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- An object of the present invention is therefore to provide an improved system and method for dispensing a fluid to a liquid spraying device.
- In a first broad aspect, the invention provides a bag for containing a fluid and dispensing the fluid into an article, the article defining a fluid receiving aperture. The bag includes:
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- a. a substantially deformable body, the body defining a cavity for containing the fluid;
- b. a substantially rigid dispensing portion, the dispensing portion including an inlet, an outlet and a passageway extending therebetween, the inlet being in fluid communication with the cavity; and
- c. a closing portion extending across the dispensing portion for blocking the latter, the closing portion being puncturable by the article to allow the fluid to flow from the cavity to the fluid receiving aperture through the inlet, the passageway and the outlet.
- Advantageously, the bag is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and reduces an amount of cleaning solvent required to clean the liquid spraying device after its use. In addition, the bag allows to reduce costs as it eliminated the need for a disposable paint mixing cup. Also, the bag allows storing unused paint relatively easily and relatively inexpensively.
- In another broad aspect, the invention provides a system for dispensing a fluid to a liquid spraying device, the liquid spraying device defining a fluid receiving aperture. The system includes:
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- a. a substantially flexible bag for containing the fluid to dispense, the bag including a dispensing portion having an outlet for dispensing the fluid; and
- b. a frame for receiving the bag, the frame being connectable to the liquid spraying device, the frame including a frame aperture for allowing a user to connect the bag to the liquid spraying device upon the bag being filled with the fluid to dispense.
- Advantageously, the system is relatively easy to use and allows preparing a bag of fluid to spray, such as for example paint, prior to attaching the bag to the liquid spraying device. Also, the system is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the system had all the advantages of the above-described bag as such a bag is part of the system.
- In yet another broad aspect, the invention provides a method for providing a fluid to a liquid spraying device, the method including the steps of:
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- a. providing a substantially deformable bag containing the fluid;
- b. providing a liquid spraying device having a fluid admission portion defining a fluid receiving aperture;
- c. securing the bag to the liquid spraying device;
- d. piercing the bag with the fluid admission portion; and
- e. securing the fluid admission portion to the bag for allowing the fluid contained therein to flow through the fluid receiving aperture.
- In yet another broad aspect, the invention provides a system for dispensing a fluid to a liquid spraying device defining a fluid receiving aperture, the system including:
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- a. a flexible bag for containing the fluid to dispense, the bag including a dispensing portion having an outlet for dispensing the fluid, the dispensing portion being connectable to the fluid receiving aperture; and
- b. a frame for receiving the bag, the frame being connectable to the liquid spraying device.
- Other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following non-restrictive description of preferred embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a system for dispensing a fluid including a frame receiving a bag and an adapter; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the system ofFIG. 1 with the bag removed from the frame; -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the frame and adapter ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the bag ofFIG. 1 with a clip attachable thereto; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a cup and a base thereof for receiving the bag ofFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cup and base ofFIG. 5 receiving the bag ofFIG. 1 . -
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate asystem 10 for dispensing a fluid to aliquid spraying device 12. An example of a liquid spraying device is a spray paint gun. However, the reader skilled in the art will readily appreciate that any suitable liquid spraying device is usable in conjunction with the invention. Theliquid spraying device 12 defines afluid receiving aperture 14. Thefluid receiving aperture 14 receives the fluid from thesystem 10. - The
system 10 includes a substantiallyflexible bag 16 for containing the fluid to dispense. Thebag 16 includes a dispensingportion 20 having anoutlet 22 for dispensing the fluid. - The
system 10 further includes aframe 18 for receiving thebag 16. Theframe 18 is connectable to theliquid spraying device 12. Theframe 18 includes aframe aperture 24 for allowing an intended user to connect thebag 16 to theliquid spraying device 12 further to the bag having 16 been filled with the fluid to dispense. - As better seen in
FIG. 2 wherein thebag 16 is omitted, thesystem 10 further includes anadaptor 26 for securing theframe 18 to theliquid spraying device 12. In some embodiments, thesystem 10 further includes a plug 17 (shown in cross-section inFIG. 1 ) for blocking theoutlet 22 of thebag 16 upon thebag 16 being disconnected from theadaptor 26. Furthermore, in some embodiments of the invention, thesystem 10 further includes aclip 30, shown inFIG. 4 , theclip 30 being for pinching thebag 16 in proximity to the dispensingportion 20 thereof so as to prevent a flow of liquid through theoutlet 22. In addition, theclip 30 helps in mixing the fluid by preventing the fluid from being stuck within the dispensingportion 20. - As shown in
FIGS. 5 and 6 , in some embodiments of the invention, thesystem 10 further includes acup 32 defining acup aperture 34 through which a dispensing portion of thebag 16 is insertable. Thecup 32 is for receiving thebag 16 and thereafter allowing measuring predetermined quantities of fluid components to mix to form the fluid to dispense. In some embodiments, thesystem 10 further includes acup stand 36 for supporting the measuringcup 32. However, in alternative embodiments of the invention, thesystem 10 does not include a cup or does not include a cup and a cup stand. -
FIG. 4 illustrates in more detail, thebag 16. As mentioned hereinabove, thebag 16 contains a fluid and dispenses the fluid into an article, such as theliquid spraying device 12, theliquid spraying device 12 defining thefluid receiving aperture 14. In alternative embodiments of the invention, thebag 16 dispenses the fluid into any other suitable article. A non-limitative example of such an article is an adaptor, such as theadaptor 26. - The
bag 16 includes a substantiallydeformable body 38, the substantiallyrigid dispensing portion 20 extending from thebody 38 and a closingportion 42 blocking theoutlet 22 defined in thefluid dispensing portion 20. The dispensingportion 20 includes aninlet 46, theoutlet 22 and apassageway 48 extending therebetween. In alternative embodiments of the invention, a closing portion blocks any other part of the dispensingportion 20, such as theinlet 46 or thepassageway 48. - In some embodiments of the invention, the dispensing
portion 20 is substantially cylindrical and includes a substantiallycylindrical tube 54 inserted within a substantiallycylindrical extension 55 extending from thebody 38. However, it is within the scope of the invention to have bags including any other suitable dispensing portion. - The
body 38 defines acavity 39 for containing the fluid. Theinlet 46 is in fluid communication with thecavity 39. The closingportion 42 is puncturable by the article to allow the fluid to flow from thecavity 39 to thefluid receiving aperture 14 through theinlet 46, thepassageway 48 and the outlet 44. - In some embodiments of the invention, a bag similar to the
bag 16 is filled with the fluid and then permanently sealed at the factory. This embodiment is not illustrated in the drawings, but the reader skilled in the art will readily appreciate how to manufacture such a bag. - However, the
bag 16 shown in the drawings defines afluid admission aperture 54 allowing to fill thebag 16 with the fluid. Thefluid admission aperture 54 is provided substantially opposite to the dispensing portion 40. In addition, thebag 16 includes aclosing device 56 for reversibly closing thefluid admission aperture 54. In some embodiments of the invention, however, the closing device does not reversibly close the fluid admission aperture but instead permanently closes thefluid admission aperture 54. - In some embodiments of the invention, the
body 38 is substantially tapered towards the fluid dispensing portion 40. More specifically, thebody 38 includes a first taperedportion 50 that is substantially adjacent to the dispensingportion 20 and a second taperedportion 52 substantially adjacent to the first taperedportion 50. The first and secondtapered portions portion 20. In alternative embodiments of the invention, the second taperedportion 52 is replaced by a portion of substantially uniform cross-section. - The first and second
tapered portions wall 51, is shown in the drawings. The two walls are connected at twowall junctions wall junctions fluid admission aperture 54. - Within the first tapered
portion 50, thewall junctions concave portion 61 within thecavity 39. Within the second taperedportion 52, thewall junctions - In specific embodiments of the invention, the
bag 16 is manufactured from high density polyethylene. Among other advantages, having the bag formed of a flexible material, such as high density polyethylene, allows having a closingportion 42 that is relatively easy to pierce by a suitably shaped article. - The closing
device 56 includes first and second closing device sections and formed in thebody 16. The first and second closing device sections and close thefluid admission aperture 56 through the first closing device section frictionally engaging the second closing device section. The first closing device section is formed in thefirst wall 51 and the second closing device section is formed in the second wall (not shown in the drawings). - The first and second closing device sections are of a type well known in the art, wherein the first closing device section includes a ridge and the second closing device section includes a groove. Engagement of the ridge within the groove closes the fluid admission aperture. This type of device is used in bags commonly known under the name “Ziploc™”.
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FIG. 3 , theframe 18 includes a substantially cylindrically shapedbody 70 and aframe attachment portion 72 extending from thebody 70. Theframe attachment portion 72 is securable to theliquid spraying device 12 through theadaptor 26. Theframe attachment portion 72 defines theframe aperture 24. - The
frame attachment portion 72 is substantially U-shaped and includes first andsecond legs body 70, and an intermediate section 77 connecting thefirst leg 74 to thesecond leg 76. Theframe attachment portion 72, and more specifically the intermediate portion 77 defines anattachment aperture 78 for receiving theadaptor 26. - The
adaptor 26 includes a hollow bolt 80 and anut 82. The bolt 80 is provided with abolt aperture 84 extending therethrough. The bolt 80 is insertable within theattachment aperture 78 and thenut 82 is threadable onto the bolt 80 upon the bolt being inserted within theattachment aperture 78. Thebolt aperture 84 includes a threadedend 86 for securing theadaptor 86 to theliquid spraying device 12. In addition, the bolt 80 includes a sharpenedend 88 opposite the threadedend 86, the sharpenedend 88 being for piercing the closingportion 42. - The
body 70 includes first and second substantially opposed ends 90 and 92, the first and second legs extending from thefirst end 90 and thesecond end 92 defining a substantially longitudinally oriented notch 94 (shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 ) for receiving thebag 16. In some embodiments of the invention, as shown in the drawings, more than onenotch 94 are defined by thesecond end 92. - The
body 70 includes a longitudinally orientedbody aperture 96 extending from thefirst end 90 to thesecond end 92. As seen inFIG. 1 , thebody aperture 96 allows monitoring an amount of fluid left within thebag 16 when using thesystem 10. - In other words, the
system 10 is for dispensing a fluid to theliquid spraying device 12 which defines a fluid receiving aperture. Thesystem 10 includes aflexible bag 16 for containing the fluid to dispense, the bag including a dispensingportion 20 having anoutlet 22 for dispensing the fluid, the dispensingportion 20 being connectable to the fluid receiving aperture. Thesystem 10 further includes theframe 18 for receiving thebag 16. The frame is connectable to theliquid spraying device 12. - In some embodiments of the invention, as shown in
FIG. 5 , thesystem 10 includes a graduated measuringcup 32 along with thecup support 36. The measuringcup 32 includes a substantially frustoconicalperipheral wall 96 and abottom wall 98 extending substantially inwardly from theperipheral wall 96. Thebottom wall 98 defines acup aperture 54. - In some embodiments of the invention, graduation marks and other indicia are written directly onto the
cup 32. In other embodiments of the invention, adetachable graduation sheet 100 is inserted onto thecup 32 when measurements are made.Cups 32 andmeasurement sheets 100 are well known in the art and will therefore not be described in further details. In yet other embodiments of the invention, thecup 32 is not graduated. - The
support 36 is any suitable support, such as a cylindrical piece of material having a diameter suitable for receiving thebottom wall 98 and adjacent portions of theperipheral wall 96. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , theclip 30 is substantially U-shaped and includes twolegs curved portion 108. The twolegs legs walls 51 and (not shown). In other embodiments of the invention, the twolegs clip 30 is not attached to thebag 16. Theclip 30 is sufficiently resilient that the twolegs clip 30 when attaching theclip 30 to thebag 16. To facilitate an attachment of theclip 30 to thebag 16, thelegs - Briefly, in use, the
system 10 allows to perform a method for providing a fluid to theliquid spraying device 12. The method includes steps of providing a substantiallydeformable bag 16 containing the fluid, providing aliquid spraying device 12 having a fluid admission portion defining afluid receiving aperture 24; securing thebag 16 to theliquid spraying device 12; piercing thebag 16 with the fluid admission portion; and securing the fluid admission portion to thebag 16 to allow the fluid contained therein to flow through thefluid receiving aperture 24. - The reader skilled in the art will readily appreciate that this method for providing a fluid is applicable to any suitable system, device and implement through which a fluid is supplied. Therefore, this method is not restricted to the above described
system 10 and the components thereof. - Referring now more specifically to the
system 10, the use thereof is described in further details hereinbelow. The description hereinbelow refers mainly to the use of thesystem 10 to mix paint and to supply the paint to a spray gun for painting a surface. However, it is within the scope of the invention to use asystem 10 in any other suitable application. - Also, for the purpose of this description, the term paint includes all suitable materials intended for use with a spray gun. These materials include, non-limitatively, colored paints, primers, base coats, finishing coats, clear coats, lacquers, varnishes, adhesives and powdered paints, among others.
- First, the bolt 80 is threaded onto the
paint gun 12. Then, theframe 18 is inserted onto the bolt 80 through theframe aperture 78 and thenut 84 is threaded onto the bolt 80. - Then, the paint is mixed. To that effect, the
clip 30 is inserted onto thebag 16 in proximity to theinlet 22 of the dispensingportion 20. If the paint is measured using a scale, it is sufficient to support thebag 16 in an appropriate manner, for example by putting thebag 16 inside thecup 32 and putting thecup 32 onto a scale. Then, the paint is weighed in a manner that is well known in the art. - If the paint is mixed using volume measurements, the paint is either measured and mixed using a standard mixing cup with the mixed paint being poured into the
bag 16. Alternatively, the required amounts of paint components are measured with thebag 16 in place within a graduatedcup 32 and thereafter mixed. - Then, the bag is closed and attached to the
frame 18 through thenotches 74 and the closingportion 42 is pierced using the sharpenedend 84 of the bolt 80. Subsequently, theclip 30 is detached from thebag 16, thereby allowing paint to flow into thegun 12. - Once painting is finished, the
bag 16 is removed from theframe 18. Then, theplug 17 is usable to seal thebag 17. - Although the present invention has been described hereinabove by way of preferred embodiments thereof, it can be modified, without departing from the spirit and nature of the subject invention as defined in the appended claims.
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1. A bag for containing a fluid and dispensing the fluid into an article, the article defining a fluid receiving aperture, said bag comprising:
a. a substantially deformable body, said body defining a cavity for containing the fluid;
b. a substantially rigid dispensing portion, said dispensing portion including an inlet, an outlet and a passageway extending therebetween, said inlet being in fluid communication with said cavity; and
c. a closing portion extending across said dispensing portion for blocking the latter, said closing portion being puncturable by said article to allow the fluid to flow from said cavity to the fluid receiving aperture through said inlet, said passageway and said outlet.
2. A bag as defined in claim 1 , wherein said closing portion extends across said outlet.
3. A bag as defined in claim 1 , wherein said body includes a tapered portion substantially adjacent to said dispensing portion.
4. A bag as defined in claim 3 , wherein said dispensing portion includes a substantially cylindrical tube, said tube defining said passageway.
5. A bag as defined in claim 1 , wherein said body defines a fluid admission aperture allowing to fill said bag with said fluid.
6. A bag as defined in claim 5 , wherein said fluid admission aperture is provided substantially opposite to said dispensing portion.
7. A bag as defined in claim 6 , wherein said body includes a closing device for closing said fluid admission aperture.
8. A bag as defined in claim 7 , wherein said closing device is for reversibly closing said fluid admission aperture.
9. A bag as defined in claim 8 , wherein said closing device includes first and second closing device sections formed in said body, said first and second closing device sections closing said fluid admission aperture through said first closing device section frictionally engaging said second closing device section.
10. A bag as defined in claim 9 , wherein said body includes first and second substantially opposed walls, said first and second walls extending between said dispensing portion and said fluid admission aperture.
11. A bag as defined in claim 10 , wherein said first closing device section is formed in said first wall and said second closing device section is formed in said second wall.
12. A bag as defined in claim 11 , wherein said first closing device section includes a ridge and said second closing device section includes a groove, an engagement of said ridge within said groove closing said fluid admission aperture.
13. A system for dispensing a fluid to a liquid spraying device, said liquid spraying device defining a fluid receiving aperture, said system comprising:
a. a substantially flexible bag for containing the fluid to dispense, said bag including a dispensing portion having an outlet for dispensing the fluid; and
b. a frame for receiving said bag, said frame being connectable to said liquid spraying device, said frame including a frame aperture for allowing a user to connect said bag to said liquid spraying device upon said bag being filled with the fluid to dispense.
14. A system as defined in claim 13 , further comprising an adapter for securing said frame to the liquid spraying device.
15. A system as defined in claim 14 , wherein said frame includes a substantially cylindrically shaped body and a frame attachment portion connected to said body, said frame attachment portion being securable to the liquid spraying device through said adapter.
16. A system as defined in claim 15 , wherein said frame attachment portion defines said frame aperture.
17. A system as defined in claim 16 , wherein said frame attachment portion is substantially U-shaped, said frame attachment portion including:
a. first and second legs, each of said first and second legs extending from said body; and
b. an intermediate section connecting said first leg to said second leg.
18. A system as defined in claim 17 , wherein said frame attachment portion defines an attachment aperture for receiving said adapter.
19. A system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said adapter includes a hollow bolt and a nut, said hollow bolt defining a bolt aperture, said bolt being insertable within said attachment aperture and said nut being threadable onto said bolt upon said bolt being inserted within said attachment aperture.
20. A system as defined in claim 19 , wherein said bolt aperture includes a threaded end for securing said adapter to the liquid spraying device.
21. A system as defined in claim 20 , wherein:
a. said bag includes a substantially deformable body, said body defining a cavity for containing the fluid;
b. said dispensing portion is substantially rigid;
c. said dispensing portion including an inlet, said outlet and a passageway extending therebetween, said inlet being in fluid communication with said cavity; and
d. said bag includes a closing portion extending across said dispensing portion for blocking the latter, said closing portion being puncturable by said adapter to allow the fluid to flow from said cavity to the fluid receiving aperture through said inlet, said passageway, said outlet and said bolt aperture.
22. A system as defined in claim 21 , wherein said cylindrically shaped body includes first and second substantially opposed ends, said first and second legs being connected to said first end and said second end defining a substantially longitudinal notch for receiving said bag.
23. A system as defined in claim 22 , further comprising a plug for blocking said outlet upon said bag being disconnected from said adapter.
24. A system as defined in claim 13 , further comprising a graduated measuring cup for receiving said bag and thereafter allowing a measurement by an intended user of a predetermined quantities of fluid components to mix to form the fluid to dispense.
25. A system as defined in claim 24 , wherein said graduated measuring cup defines a cup aperture through which said dispensing portion is insertable.
26. A system as defined in claim 25 , further comprising a cup stand for supporting said measuring cup.
27. A system as defined in claim 25 , further comprising a clip for pinching said bag in proximity to said dispensing portion so as to prevent a flow of liquid through said outlet.
28. A method for providing a fluid to a liquid spraying device, said method comprising the steps of:
a. providing a substantially deformable bag containing the fluid;
b. providing a liquid spraying device having a fluid admission portion defining a fluid receiving aperture;
c. securing the bag to the liquid spraying device;
d. piercing the bag with the fluid admission portion; and
e. securing the fluid admission portion to the bag for allowing the fluid contained therein to flow through the fluid receiving aperture.
29. A system for dispensing a fluid to a liquid spraying device defining a fluid receiving aperture, said system comprising:
a. a flexible bag for containing the fluid to dispense, said bag including a dispensing portion having an outlet for dispensing the fluid, said dispensing portion being connectable to the fluid receiving aperture; and
b. a frame for receiving said bag, said frame being connectable to said liquid spraying device.
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