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US 6,438,788 B1Granted
Roller cage assembly
AssigneeBrenner International Corp.
InventorPerry Gartner
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Abstract
A roller assembly to support point rollers comprises a cage mounted on a roller shaft having spaced elongated bars integrally supported by dual flange support members at intervals therealong and terminating in end portions that engage an inner end cap and an outer end cap. The inner end cap includes outer tapered fingers, which engage and hold a paint roller for ease of insertion and removal.
Claims5
A roller cage assembly for paint rollers comprising:
- a handle having a shaft end extending outwardly therefrom, said shaft having an intermediate portion and another end portion extending perpendicular to the handle;
- a cage mounted about the perpendicular shaft end portion having a plurality of spaced elongated bars positioned at intervals about the shaft end portion, a plurality of spaced substantially circular support members engaging the bars each comprising circular double flange portions and circular cross portions joining the double flange portions and an end portion at each end of the cage having an aperture engaging the shaft;
- and,
- a first outward end cap mounted at the cage end portion and an inward end cap mounted about the other cage end portion, said inward end cap further including a plurality of outwardly extending tapered fingers to grip a paint roller and an aperture extending therethrough to accommodate the shalt and wherein a paint roller is inserted over the cage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.