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Releasable paint roller cover retainer

US8302247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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63References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Newell Operating Co. · US

Inventors

Robin E. Smith · Stanley, US
Natalia Johnson · Hartsville, US
Christopher John Parke · Huntersville, US
Brandon Seth Cross · Atlanta, US
George Andrew Hartel · Huntersville, US
Kimberly Clendenen Franklin · Statesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2007
Grant date	Nov 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05C17/02
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A paint roller including a roller cover retainer that is releasable to permit a roller cover to be easily removed. The device includes a locking lever pivotable relative to the frame which actuates retainers located within the roller assembly. The locking lever also exerts an axial force adapted to disengage the roller cover from the roller assembly when the retainer is disengaged. A used roller cover can be removed without the need to grasp the used roller cover. Installation of a roller cover onto the roller assembly automatically engages the retainers and shifts the locking lever into the locked position.

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