A coating material dispensing device includes a first component providing
a connection to a source of coating material to be dispensed and a filter
for filtering coating material to be dispensed. The first component
includes a housing for housing the filter and a closure for selectively
closing the housing to permit removal and replacement of the filter. The
coating material dispensing device further includes a second component
providing a nozzle through which the coating material is dispensed. The
first and second components include first and second passageways,
respectively. The first and second passageways communicate when the first
and second components are assembled together to provide a flow of
filtered coating material from the filter to the nozzle.