Paint roller cleaner
OwnerPeter John Domineyinventor
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Abstract
A paint roller cleaner (10) characterized in that it includes a housing (12) adapted to hold a paint roller (24) therein said housing (12) being a close fit around a paint roller (24); said housing (12) having an opening (16) adapted to receive a paint roller (24) said opening also serving to collect excess paint from the roller (24) for reuse in a first cleaning action; and external locking means (28) for securing said roller (24) in said housing (12) said locking means (28) attaching to a handle (32) of said paint roller whereby said paint roller (24) is restrained from movement relative to the housing (12) by the locking means (28); and whereby cleaning fluid under pressure is introduced into the housing under pressure to thereby effect a second cleaning action on said paint roller (24).
Claims22
A paint roller cleaner comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having a first end, a second end, and a side wall extending therebetween, wherein said housing has a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends and said housing defines a longitudinally aligned bore therein;
- an inlet into the bore defined in the first end of the housing
- an outlet from the bore defined in the second end of the housing, said outlet being adapted to receive a paint roller therethrough,
- a planar flange extending outwardly away from the second end of the housing and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof;
- said flange extending radially outwardly for a distance beyond the side wall of the housing;
- where the flange has a first surface facing the first end of the housing, a second surface opposed thereto, and an outermost edge intermediate the first and second surfaces and spaced a distance outwardly away from the side wall of the housing;
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- a locking member extending generally longitudinally outwardly away from the second surface of the flange and beyond the second end of the housing;
- and a portion of the locking member is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis and is separated from the second surface by a gap, and the gap is adapted to receive part of a handle of the paint roller therein;
- a vent opening defined in the side wall of the housing, wherein the vent opening is in fluid communication with the bore;
- a reusable plug sized to tightly seal the vent opening against fluid loss from the bore during normal operation of the roller cleaner;
- and wherein the plug is pushed out of the vent opening only by excessive pressure build-up within the bore.
A paint roller cleaner, comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having a first end, a second end, and a side wall extending therebetween, wherein said housing has a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends and said housing defines a longitudinally aligned bore therein;
- an inlet into the bore defined in the first end of the housing
- an outlet from the bore defined in the second end of the housing, said outlet being adapted to receive a paint roller therethrough,
- a planar flange extending outwardly away from the second end of the housing and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof;
- where the flange has a first surface facing the first end of the housing, a second surface opposed thereto, and an outermost edge intermediate the first and second surfaces and spaced a distance outwardly away from the side wall of the housing;
- a locking member extending generally longitudinally outwardly away from the second surface of the flange and beyond the second end of the housing;
- and a portion of the locking member is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis and is separated from the second surface by a gap, and the gap is adapted to receive part of a handle of the paint roller therein;
- a vent opening defined in the side wall proximate the inlet, wherein the vent opening is in fluid communication with the bore;
- a reusable plug sized to tightly seal the vent opening against fluid loss from the bore during normal operation of the roller cleaner;
- and wherein the plug is pushed out of the vent opening only by excessive pressure build-up within the bore;
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- a tether connected at a first end to the plug and at a second end to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.