Paint roller system with selectively lockable roller
US8029427B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05C17/0207
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A paint roller system includes a handle and an applicator support frame. The support frame has a base end by which it is connected to the handle and is configured to include an axle that is oriented generally orthogonally to the handle and includes a distal end. An interior frame channel extends between a first opening in the base end and a second opening in the distal end. A linkage snaked through the channel includes a first end coupled to an actuator carried by the handle and a second end terminating in a keyed lug. A roller disposed for rotation about the axle is configured to support for rotation a cylindrical paint applicator. The roller includes a keyed socket axially aligned with the second opening in the axle. The actuator is movable into a first position in which the keyed lug is disengaged from the keyed socket and that the roller is free to rotate, and a second position in which the lug protrudes from the second opening and into the keyed socket, thereby preventing roller rotation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.