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US 8,572,796 B2Granted
Attachable and detachable painter's tool
OwnerWillis Gerald Majorinventor
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Abstract
A painter's tool comprising: a handle and a working arm attached to said handle by means of a polygon shaped mating connection to prevent movement of said working arm relative to handle when in use, said polygon shaped mating connection further having a mating connection comprising a male polygon protrusion inserted into a female polygon cavity such that the mating connection prevents said working arm from moving in relation to said handle when in use.
Claims20
An adjustable paint roller comprising:
- a working arm having a left end and a right end, whereby a working arm connection means is located at said right end of said working arm and a working arm shaft is extending from said working arm connection means towards said left end of the working arm;
- a handle having a top end and a bottom end, whereby a handle holding position is located at said bottom end and a handle connection means is located at said top end;
- a retainer comprising a bolt, shaft, rod, pin, or rivet for securing said working arm connection means to said handle connection means creating a one piece painting frame and limiting how far said working arm connection means can be separated from said handle connection means;
- a spring for forcing said working arm connection means and said handle connection means together while said adjustable paint roller is in use;
- a paint roller cover that has an inner diameter core that slides onto the outer diameter of said working arm shaft and when in use said paint roller cover rotates around said working arm shaft allowing paint to roll from said paint roller cover onto an object that an operator desires to paint or stain;
- said working arm connection means comprising a front side, a bottom side, a recessed spring pocket hole, a guiding boss, a working arm thru hole, and an 8 pointed star shaped female cavity, whereby on said front side, said spring recessed pocket hole is located for accepting said spring and said retainer, and on said bottom side, said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity is located and said guiding boss centrally extends from said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity and said working arm thru hole starts from the center of said recessed spring pocket hole on said front side and extends all the way thru the center of said guiding boss on said back side allowing said retainer to extend all the way thru said working arm thru hole to connect said working arm connection means to said handle connection means,
- said handle connection means comprising an up side, a down side, an 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion, and a handle thru hole, whereby on said up side of said handle connection means said 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion is located and said handle thru hole extends from the center of said 8 point star shaped male protrusion to the down side of said handle connection means allowing said guiding boss to extend into said handle thru hole while said 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion is inserted into said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity deep enough to be secured together by said retainer and to be held together by only the force of said spring,
- whereby said spring acts on said working arm connection means and said handle connection means by way of said retainer to keep said 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion engaged and deeply inserted into said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity during use of said adjustable paint roller to prevent said working arm from moving in relation to said handle, and when an operator disengages the paint roller by pulling said 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion out of the 8 pointed star shaped female cavity against the force of said spring, said working arm is allowed to move in angle increments of 45 degrees defined by the 8 points on the star shape of said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity and on said 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion, which forces said handle and said working arm to be at an angle comprising 90 degrees, 135 degrees or 180 degrees apart, and once said angle is determine by the operator said working arm connection means and said handle connection means are released by said operator to allow said spring to once again act on said working arm connection means and said handle connection means to push them together to keep said 8 pointed star shaped male protrusion deeply inserted into said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity during use of said adjustable paint roller to prevent said working arm from moving in relation to said handle and creating a quick way to adjust the working arm & handle connection means,
- whereby said guiding boss has a small clearance with said handle thru hole to limit side play while still allowing the boss to rotate inside of said handle thru hole and furthermore the boss is long enough to still be engaged into said handle thru hole while the handle & working arm connect means is disengaged but retained by said retainer thus keeping said 8 pointed star shape male protrusion in axial alignment at all times with said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity making it quick and easy to reengage said 8 pointed star shape male protrusion into said 8 pointed star shaped female cavity,
- whereby said recessed spring pocket hole will partially or fully enclose the length of said spring and allows for said retainer to be shorter in length which allows the overall combined size of said handle connection means and said working arm connection means to be smaller and thus have less of a chance to interfere with said object to be painted when said adjustable paint roller is in use and makes the working arm & handle connection means more visually appealing.
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A hand tool comprising:
- a working arm having a left end and a right end, whereby a working arm connection means is located at said right end of said working arm and a working arm tool attachment member extending from said working arm connection means towards said left end of the working arm;
- a handle having a top end and a bottom end, whereby a handle holding position is located at said bottom end and a handle connection means is located at said top end;
- a retainer comprising a bolt, shaft, rod, pin, or rivet for securing said working arm connection means to said handle connection means creating a one piece hand tool frame and limiting how far said working arm connection means can be separated from said handle connection means;
- a spring for forcing said working arm connection means and said handle connection means together while said hand tool is in use;
- an end of arm tool comprising a paint roller cover, paint scraper, paint brush, lent brush, dusting brush, and window wiper, for attachment to said working arm tool attachment member;
- said working arm connection means comprising a front side, a bottom side, a recessed spring pocket hole, a guiding boss, a working arm thru hole, and a female coupling cavity, whereby on said front side, said spring recessed pocket hole is located for accepting said spring and said retainer, and on said bottom side, said female coupling cavity is located and said guiding boss centrally extends from said female coupling cavity and said working arm thru hole starts from the center of said recessed spring pocket hole on said front side and extends all the way thru the center of said guiding boss on said back side allowing said retainer to extend all the way thru said working arm thru hole to connect said working arm connection means to said handle connection means,
- said handle connection means comprising an up side, a down side, a male coupling protrusion, and a handle thru hole, whereby on said up side of said handle connection means said male coupling protrusion is located and said handle thru hole extends from the center of said male coupling protrusion to the down side of said handle connection means allowing said guiding boss to extend into said handle thru hole while said male coupling protrusion is inserted into said female coupling cavity deep enough to be secured together by said retainer and to be held together by only the force of said spring,
- whereby said spring acts on said working arm connection means and said handle connection means by way of said retainer to keep said male coupling protrusion engaged and deeply inserted into said female coupling cavity during use of said hand tool to prevent said working arm from moving in relation to said handle, and when an operator disengages said hand tool by pulling said male coupling protrusion out of the female coupling cavity against the force of said spring, said working arm is allowed to move in angle increments of 45 degrees defined by the shape or position of said female coupling cavity and said male coupling protrusion, which forces said handle and said working arm to be at an angle comprising 90 degrees, 135 degrees or 180 degrees apart, and once said angle is determine by the operator said working arm connection means and said handle connection means are released by said operator to allow said spring to once again act on said working arm connection means and said handle connection means to push them together to keep said male coupling protrusion deeply inserted into said female coupling cavity during use of said hand tool, to prevent said working arm from moving in relation to said handle and creating a quick way to adjust the working arm & handle connection means,
- whereby said guiding boss has a small clearance with said handle thru hole to limit side play while still allowing the boss to rotate inside of said handle thru hole and furthermore the boss is long enough to still be engaged into said handle thru hole while the handle & working arm connection means is disengaged but retained by said retainer, thus keeping said male coupling protrusion in axial alignment at all times with said female coupling cavity making it quick and easy to reengage said male coupling protrusion into said female coupling cavity,
- whereby said recessed spring pocket hole will partially or fully enclose the length of said spring and allows for said retainer to be shorter in length which allows the overall combined size of said handle connection means and said working arm connection means to be smaller and thus have less of a chance to interfere with said object to be painted when said hand tool is in use and makes the working arm & handle connection means more visually appealing.
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An adjustable paint roller comprising:
- a working arm having a left end and a right end, whereby a working arm connection means is located at said right end of said working arm and a working arm shaft extending from said working arm connection means towards said left end of the working arm;
- a handle having a top end and a bottom end, whereby a handle holding position is located at said bottom end and a handle connection means is located at said top end;
- a retainer comprising a bolt, shaft, rod, pin, or rivet for securing said working arm connection means to said handle connection means creating a one piece painting frame and limiting how far said working arm connection means can be separated from said handle connection means;
- a spring for forcing said working arm connection means and said handle connection means together while said adjustable paint roller is in use;
- a paint roller cover that has an inner diameter core that slides onto the outer diameter of said working arm shaft and when in use said paint roller cover rotates around said working arm shaft allowing paint to roll from said paint roller cover onto an object that an operator desires to paint or stain;
- said working arm connection means comprising a front side, a bottom side, a recessed spring pocket hole, a guiding boss, a working arm thru hole, and a female coupling cavity, whereby on said front side, said spring recessed pocket hole is located for accepting said spring and said retainer, and on said bottom side, said female coupling cavity is located and said guiding boss centrally extends from said female coupling cavity and said working arm thru hole starts from the center of said recessed spring pocket hole on said front side and extends all the way thru the center of said guiding boss on said back side allowing said retainer to extend all the way thru said working arm thru hole to connect said working arm connection means to said handle connection means,
- said handle connection means comprising an up side, a down side, a male coupling protrusion, and a handle thru hole, whereby on said up side of said handle connection means said male coupling protrusion is located and said handle thru hole extends from the center of said male coupling protrusion to the down side of said handle connection means allowing said guiding boss to extend into said handle thru hole while said male coupling protrusion is inserted into said female coupling cavity deep enough to be secured together by said retainer and held together by only the force of said spring,
- whereby said spring acts on said working arm connection means and said handle connection means by way of said retainer to keep said male coupling protrusion engaged and deeply inserted into said female coupling cavity during use of said adjustable paint roller to prevent said working arm from moving in relation to said handle, and when an operator disengages said adjustable paint roller by pulling said male coupling protrusion out of the female coupling cavity against the force of said spring, said working arm is allowed to move in angle increments of 45 degrees defined by the shape of said female coupling cavity and said male coupling protrusion, which forces said handle and said working arm to be at an angle comprising 90 degrees, 135 degrees or 180 degrees apart, and once said angle is determine by said operator said working arm connection means and said handle connection means are released by said operator to allow said spring to once again act on said working arm connection means and said handle connection means to push them together to keep said male coupling protrusion deeply inserted into said female coupling cavity during use of said adjustable paint roller to prevent said working arm from moving in relation to said handle, thereby creating a quick way to adjust the working arm & handle connection means,
- whereby said guiding boss has a small clearance with said handle thru hole and the boss is long enough that the boss is still engaged into said handle thru hole to limit side play while still allowing the boss to rotate inside of said handle thru hole while the handle & working arm connection means is disengaged but retained by said retainer thus keeping said male coupling protrusion in axial alignment at all times with said female coupling cavity making it quick and easy to reengage said male coupling protrusion into said female coupling cavity,
- whereby said recessed spring pocket hole will partially or fully enclose the length of said spring and allows for said retainer to be shorter in length which allows the overall combined size of said handle connection means and said working arm connection means to be smaller and thus have less of a chance to interfere with said object to be painted when said adjustable paint roller is in use and makes the working arm & handle connection means more visually appealing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.