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US 2006/0222448 A1Published application
Self-cleaning paint roller
OwnerThomas Atterburyinventor
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Abstract
A self-cleaning paint roller comprising a handle, a frame for carrying a roller sleeve attached to the handle, and a cleaning means for cleaning a roller sleeve carried by the frame is disclosed.
Claims21
A paint roller, comprising:
- a handle;
- a frame coupled to the handle;
- a roller carrier rotatably carried by the frame, the roller carrier being adapted to releasably receive a roller sleeve;
- and
- a cleaning means integral to the handle for cleaning the roller sleeve.
2 more elements
A paint roller cleaning system, comprising:
- a handle;
- a frame attached to the handle, the frame being adapted to rotatably carry a roller sleeve;
- a nozzle operably associated with the handle, the nozzle being adapted to spray fluid onto the roller sleeve.
A paint roller sleeve cleaning system, comprising:
- a handle retaining portion adapted to removably receive a handle of a paint roller;
- and
- a shroud portion adapted to substantially shield a user from matter slung from the roller sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.