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Hands-free paint roller cleaner

OwnerDonald Suydaminventor

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Abstract

A paint roller enclosure and cleaning device is disclosed that eliminates the need for a user to manually clean a roller tool after its use. The device comprises an enclosure with an interior volume wherein a used paint roller is secured. A spray pipe with a plurality of apertures directs fluid directly onto the roller. Feed for the spray pipe is controllable by a ball valve that regulates the flow of fluid, updating the intensity and volume of fluid being entered into the enclosure. When flowing, the fluid sprays from the spray pipe within the enclosure directed at a paint roller and handle. The roller is forcibly rotated by the spray fluid and cleaned of residual paint and debris without requiring the user to do so by hand. Fluid then drains through a drainage hole at the base of the enclosure, into a flex pipe and into a drain or appropriate container. A transparent covering is provided over the upper surface of the enclosure to allow visualization of the cleaning process and to prevent fluid from escaping or spraying the user. Optionally, an air hose may be attached to the enclosure to dry the roller following cleaning.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A device for supporting and cleaning a paint roller having a roller portion, a handle portion, and a shaft portion connecting said roller portion and said handle portion, comprising:

an enclosure having an interior volume, sidewalls, an open upper region, a drain hole, and a quick disconnect valve connection adapted to engage a fluid supply line;
said open upper region covered by a lid;
said fluid supply line comprising a ball valve to control fluid flow therethrough mounted exteriorly of said enclosure;
said supply line further comprising a portion of pipe within said enclosure having a spray means disposed along its length;
a paint roller support disposed on said enclosure sidewalls oppositely to said spray means;
said paint roller support adapted to support said paint roller in a suspended position such that said handle portion cantilevers from said enclosure sidewalls and said roller portion is positioned adjacent to said spray means;
said paint roller support comprising a fastener adapted to engage said handle portion through an aperture in said sidewalls and a support bar disposed within said enclosure interior volume;
an evacuation tube attached to said drain hole for removing fluid.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/210,442Filed 16 Aug 2011 · us provisional application
Priority: 16 Aug 2010
Published: US 2012/0037194 A116 Feb 2012
Granted: 10 Mar 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06F 21/6209
Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules: to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope,…
B44D 3/006
Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for ; Methods or devices for colour…:…
G06F 21/645
Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures: using a third party
G06F 2221/2111
Indexing scheme relating to G06F21/00 and subgroups addressing additional information or applications relating to security arrangements for…:…