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US 7,007,337 B2Granted
Paint roller assembly
AssigneeKenmar Manufacturing Co.
InventorsKenneth C. Finochiaro, Marie T. Finochiaro
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Abstract
A paint roller assembly has a lower frame and an upper frame. A spring connection assembly connects the upper frame to the lower frame to permit the upper frame structure to pivot or flex with respect to the lower frame. The upper frame and the lower frame are each constructed and arranged to receive a cylindrical paint roller support for holding paint rollers. A handle member on the lower frame is used by the workperson to operate the paint roller assembly.
Claims29
A paint roller assembly comprising:
- a first frame, a first paint roller support for holding a first paint roller rotatably mounted on the first frame, a handle connected to the first frame, a second frame comprising a U-shaped member having a first portion and a second portion located generally parallel to the first portion, a second paint roller support for holding a second paint roller rotatably mounted on the first portion of the second frame, and means connecting the first frame to the second frame being engageable with the second portion to allow rotation of the second portion relative to the first frame for allowing the second frame to angularly move relative to the first frame.
A paint roller assembly comprising:
- a first frame, a first paint roller support for holding a first paint roller rotatably mounted on the first frame, a handle connected to the first frame, a second frame, a second paint roller support for holding a second paint roller rotatably mounted on the second frame, and means connecting the first frame to the second frame for allowing the second frame to angularly move relative to the first frame, said first frame includes a first rod, the second frame includes a second rod located adjacent and generally parallel to the first rod, said means connecting the first frame to the second frame including biasing means operatively engageable with the first and second rods to retain the first and second frames in a generally common plane.
A paint roller assembly comprising:
- a first frame having a first rod, a handle connected to the first frame, a second frame having a second rod located adjacent and generally parallel to the first rod and a third rod laterally spaced and generally parallel to the second rod, a first roller support surrounding the first and second rods for holding a first paint roller, end caps connected to the first roller support, means rotatably mounting the end caps on at least one of the first and second rods, a second roller support surrounding the third rod for holding a second paint roller, means rotatably mounting the second roller support on the third rod, and biasing means operatively connected to the first and second rods for retaining the first and second frames in a generally common plane, said biasing means allowing the first frame to pivot relative to the second frame when external force is applied to the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.