Painting roller

• US 3,119,137 A
• Filed: 02/23/1961
• Issued: 01/28/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Henry A. Schueler
• Original Assignee: Henry A. Schueler
• Inventors: Schueler, Henry A.
• Application Number:
  US04/091,063
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• US Class Current: 15/230.11
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 17/02 Rollers for applying toilet or cosmetic substances A45D34/04; Hand tools comprising coating rollers or coating endless belts

Claims

1. A MANDREL FOR THE ROTATABLE MOUNTING ON A PAINT ROLLER AXLE OF THE COVER SLEEVE OF THE PAINT ROLLE, SAID MANDREL HAVING A HUB FORMED TO DIRECTLY JOURNAL ON SAID AXLE, A RIM FORMED AS SPRING FINGERS AND SUPPORT MEMBERS INTEGRAL WITH THE MANDREL, SAID SPRINF FINGERS BEING LONGITUDINALLY BEVELED BOTH WAYS FROM INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS THEREOF, LYING AROUND THE PERIPHERY, AN ANNULAR WEB PERPENDICULAR TO THE MANDREL AXIS AND EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM AN OUTER END OF EACH OF SAID FINGERS AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS, WEBS BRACING THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID FINGERS TO SAID ANNULAR WEB AND EXTENDING RADIALLY THEREBETWEEN, SAID FINGERS BEING FORMED TO RESILIENTLY ENGAGE THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID SLEEVE TO FRICTIONALLY HOLD IT IN PLACE ON THE MANDREL, SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR SAID SLEEVE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY FROM SAID ANNULAR WEB, ALTERNATING PERIPHERALLY WITH SAID FINGERS, AND WEBS RIGIDLY BRACING SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO SAID ANNULAR WEB AND RADIATING INWARDLY TO SAID HUB.