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Quick release paint roller assembly

  • US 20060130262A1
  • Filed: 07/15/2005
  • Published: 06/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A quick-release paint roller comprising:

  • a tube-shaped roller cover having an outer surface of paint absorbing material;

    a rotatably mounted roller core, wherein the roller cover is mounted on said roller core so as to be rotatable with said roller core, the roller core having a length less than the length of the roller cover such that a first end of said roller core is adjacent an end of the roller cover and a second end of said roller core is located within the roller cover, and wherein the second end of the roller core comprises a roller mounting device;

    a handle assembly comprising;

    a housing having an extension member configured to extend inside said roller core, the extension member having an opening configured to receive the roller mounting device;

    a latching mechanism movable between a latched position and a release position, said latching mechanism comprising an actuator and a pair of catch bars, wherein when the actuator is in the latched position, the latching mechanism engages the roller mounting device to couple the roller core to the handle assembly and prevent movement of the roller cover in a direction along the axis of rotation away from the housing, and wherein when the actuator is in the release position, the roller mounting device is free of the latching mechanism, permitting the roller core and roller cover to be removed from the handle assembly.

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