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US 2014/0270925 A1Published application
Quick fit adjustment mechanism for extension pole system for paint roller
AssigneeThe Sherwin-Williams Company
InventorsMichael C. Lambertson, JR., Rita Forman-House, Dennis P. De Renzo, JR., Michael O'Banion, Edward Ray Goodwin
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Abstract
A quick fit adjustment mechanism may include a housing having one end that attaches to a pole and another end that attaches to an insert mounted to a paint accessory. A lever may be used to cause an actuator pin to extend from the housing into the insert to secure the housing to the insert and thus to secure the paint accessory to the pole.
Claims20
A quick fit adjustment mechanism comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- (1) a first end that has a surface that is suitable to be attached to an associated pole;
- (2) a second end that has an outer surface with threads that are engageable with threads formed on a surface defining a first accessory opening in a first associated accessory to secure the first associated accessory to the associated pole;
- (3) a housing chamber formed within the housing and extending from the first end to the second end;
- and, (4) a housing hole that communicates the housing chamber to the outer surface of the second end of the housing;
- a lever that:
- (1) is positioned at least partially within the housing chamber;
- (2) has a first end defining an actuator pin that is positioned juxtaposed to the housing hole;
- (3) comprises an operator engagement surface;
- and, (4) is pivotal with respect to the housing;
- and,
- wherein the quick fit adjustment mechanism is adjustable by selective manual engagement with the operator engagement surface to pivot the lever with respect to the housing between:
- (1) a first condition where the actuator pin is in a retracted position with respect to the housing hole and the second end of the housing is:
- (a) removable from the first accessory opening;
- and, (b) insertable within a second accessory opening in a second associated accessory;
- and, (2) a second condition where, while the second end of the housing is inserted within the second accessory opening, the actuator pin is in an extended position where the actuator pin extends from the housing chamber out of the housing hole and into engagement with the second associated accessory to secure the second associated accessory to the associated pole.
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A paint assembly comprising:
- a pole;
- a paint accessory comprising:
- an accessory opening;
- a quick fit adjustment mechanism comprising:
- an insert comprising:
- (1) an insert body, wherein at least a portion of the insert body is positioned within the accessory opening to attach the insert to the paint accessory;
- (2) an insert chamber that extends into the insert body;
- and, (3) an insert hole that communicates with the insert chamber;
- a housing comprising:
- (1) a first end that has a surface that is attached to the pole;
- (2) a second end;
- (3) a housing chamber formed within the housing and extending from the first end to the second end;
- and, (4) a housing hole that communicates the housing chamber to the outer surface of the second end of the housing;
- a lever that:
- (1) is positioned at least partially within the housing chamber;
- (2) has a first end defining an actuator pin that is positioned juxtaposed to the housing hole;
- (3) comprises an operator engagement surface;
- and, (4) is pivotal with respect to the housing;
- wherein the lever is adjustable by selective manual engagement with the operator engagement surface to pivot the lever with respect to the housing between:
- (1) a first condition where the actuator pin is in a retracted position with respect to the housing hole and the second end of the housing is insertable into the insert chamber and thus into the accessory opening;
- and, (2) a second condition where, while the second end of the housing is inserted within the insert chamber, the actuator pin extends from the chamber out of the housing hole and into the insert hole to secure the paint accessory to the pole.
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The paint assembly of claim 10 wherein:
- one of the housing and the insert body comprises a convex feature;
- the other of the housing and the insert body comprises a concave feature;
- and,
- when the convex feature is received within the concave feature the housing cannot be rotated with respect to the insert body.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing a pole;
- (B) providing a first paint accessory comprising:
- a first accessory opening;
- (C) providing a quick fit adjustment mechanism comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- (1) a first end that is attached to an end of the pole;
- (2) a second end that is sized to be received in the first accessory opening;
- (3) a housing chamber formed within the housing and extending from the first end to the second end;
- and, (4) a housing hole that communicates the housing chamber to the outer surface of the second end of the housing;
- and,
- a lever that:
- (1) is positioned at least partially within the housing chamber;
- (2) has a first end defining an actuator pin that is positioned juxtaposed to the housing hole;
- (3) comprises an operator engagement surface;
- and, (4) is pivotal with respect to the housing;
- and,
- (D) attaching the quick fit adjustment mechanism, and thus the pole, to the first paint accessory by:
- (1) manually engaging the operator engagement surface of the lever to pivot the lever with respect to the housing to cause the actuator pin to move into a retracted position with respect to the housing hole;
- (2) inserting the second end of the housing into the first accessory opening;
- and, (3) manually engaging the operator engagement surface of the lever to pivot the lever with respect to the housing to cause the actuator pin to move into an extended position where the actuator pin extends through the housing hole and into engagement with the first accessory to secure the first paint accessory to the housing and thus to the pole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.