Roller rest enclosure

• US 7,540,380 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2005
• Issued: 06/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Diversified Dynamics Corporation
• Inventors: Kohs, Stephen C., McDevitt, Dion M.
• Primary Examiner(s): PICKETT, JOHN G
• Application Number:
  US11/188,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20070017836A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• Field of Search: 206/361, 206/15.2, 206/15.3, 152/482, 152/570.6
• US Class Current: 206/361
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 3/125 Containers for storing paint brushes and the like, separate from the can used in painting operation

Abstract

An apparatus for temporarily storage of paint roller sleeves, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly. The apparatus consists of an enclosure receiving the roller sleeve, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly and also fully enclosing the roller sleeve and the roller cage.

Claims

1. Apparatus for temporary storage of paint roller sleeves, the paint roller sleeves being mounted on a roller cage, the roller cage being connected to a handle assembly, the apparatus comprising an enclosure receiving the paint roller sleeve, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly and fully enclosing the paint roller sleeve and the roller cage, wherein the enclosure applies slight squeezing pressure to the paint roller sleeve, wherein the enclosure further comprises a top and a bottom and a tapered core continuously tapered from the top to the bottom and continuously engaging the paint roller sleeve from the top to the bottom further comprising a channel receiving paint squeezed out of the roller sleeve.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a cover sealing the enclosure.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cover further comprises an opening for receiving a portion of the handle assembly.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the cover is flexible, and wherein the opening further comprises a slot intersecting an edge of the cover and an expanded portion approximately central to the cover.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a base connected to the enclosure for standing the enclosure on a surface.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a hook portion for hanging the enclosure.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a spout for pouring paint from the enclosure.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a ladder rung hangar adapted to hand the enclosure on a ladder rung.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a channel receiving paint squeezed out of the roller sleeve, the channel communicating with the spout.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the channel is formed by the tapered core.

11. Apparatus for temporary storage of paint roller sleeves, the paint roller sleeves being mounted on a roller cage, the roller cage being connected to a handle assembly, the apparatus comprising an enclosure receiving the paint roller sleeve, the roller cage, and a portion of the handle assembly and fully enclosing the paint roller sleeve and the roller cage, wherein the enclosure applies slight squeezing pressure to the paint roller sleeve, wherein the enclosure further comprises a top and a bottom and a tapered core continuously tapered from the top to the bottom and continuously engaging the paint roller sleeve from the top to the bottom, a spout for pouring paint from the enclosure, a channel receiving paint squeezed out of the roller sleeve, the channel communicating with the spout, and wherein the channel is formed by the tapered core.