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Abstract

A compressed air blow gun comprises a valve having a spool (41) movable in a cylinder (203). The spool (41) has two piston heads (411, 413) spaced from each other along a piston rod (412). The pressurized air is fed to a space (414) between the two piston heads (411, 413), whereby the spool (41) is pressure balanced, and a trigger (40) is connected to the spool (41) for moving it in the cylinder (203) unaffected by the force from the pressurized air. Upon pulling the trigger (40), the spool (41) moves to uncover an outlet (211′) to permit the air to pass to a nozzle (33). The blow gun brings about an improved working environment, e.g. by reducing the risk of causing a repetitive strain injury. In preferred embodiments, the spool (41) and the trigger (40) are an integral unit (4), the spool (41) and the cylinder (203) are curved, the number of components is reduced, the assembling is facilitated, the nozzle (30) is a silenced nozzle, and a filtering anti backflow valve (5) is provided in an air inlet passage (201) to the blow gun.

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