Roller paint guard assembly

In a paint roller apparatus for releasably receiving a paint roller, suspending the paint roller at least partially contained within an enclosure to shield an area adjacent the area being painted from inadvertent dripping or spraying of paint from the paint roller during use, the combination comprising:

• a paint shield defining the enclosure;
• a separate handle;
• and
• paint roller mounting means including first and second end caps;
• said paint shield including a main body portion, an enclosing portion and connection means, said main body portion having a planar top, first and second sides, third and fourth, sides and first and second end walls, said first and second sides extending in a generally parallel relation, spaced apart a distance greater than the width of said top, said third and fourth sides, respectively, extending at an angle relative to the plane of said top between edges of said first and second sides and edges of said top and being formed integrally therewith to define a generally trapezoidal cross-section for said main body portion, and each of said end walls being generally trapezoidal in shape;
• said third side having a plurality of apertures therethrough intermediate said end walls, said enclosing portion located on said third side overlying said apertures and cooperating with said third side to define an inlet chamber and said connection means formed integrally with said enclosing portion extending outwardly therefrom defining an inlet to said inlet chamber,
• said first and second end caps being attached to opposite ends of said paint roller and each having a projecting shaft cooperating with said end walls to mount said paint roller for rotational movement within the enclosure defined by said paint shield;
• said handle having a mounting end releasably received by said connection means to attach said handle to said paint shield, said mounting end being located to cover said inlet when said handle is in place during use of the apparatus for painting, and said handle being removable from said paint shield to permit a source of water under pressure to be connected to said connection means to supply water under pressure to said inlet chamber through said inlet for discharge through said apertures into the enclosure defined by said paint shield to impact the paint roller, causing it to rotate and simultaneously wash residual paint from the paint roller.

In a paint roller apparatus for releasably receiving a paint roller, suspending the paint roller at least partially contained within an enclosure to shield an area adjacent the area being painted from inadvertent dripping or spraying of paint from the paint roller during use, the combination comprising:

• a paint shield defining the enclosure;
• a separate handle;
• and
• paint roller mounting means;
• said paint shield having first and second opposing end walls and an elongated wall portion extending between said end walls and having a plurality of apertures therethrough intermediate and extending between said end walls, and connection means on said wall portion overlying said apertures and cooperating with said wall portion to define an inlet chamber, and said connection means having inlet means defining an inlet to said inlet chamber;
• said mounting means mounting said paint roller at opposite ends thereof axially of said paint shield for rotational movement about the axis of said paint shield;
• said handle having a mounting end releasably received by said inlet means to attach said handle to said paint shield, said mounting end being located to cover said inlet to said inlet chamber when said handle is in place during use of the apparatus for painting, and said handle being removable from said paint shield to permit a source of water under pressure to be connected to said inlet means to supply water under pressure to said inlet chamber through said inlet for discharge through said apertures to impact the paint roller causing it to rotate and simultaneously wash residual paint from the paint roller.