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Pat McCauley

Ronald A Smith

An adapter for a rotating device such as a manually operated spinner or electric drill is disclosed for the cleaning and drying of paint rollers. In painting, small rollers known as 'weenie rollers' or 'slim jims' are employed to permit paint to be applied to hard to reach areas such as on top of doors or behind radiators. Currently these small rollers are single use and intended to be disposed. The adapter of the invention will permit these small rollers to be cleaned and reused. The adapter will be intermediate the small roller and the device imparting rotating motion. The small roller includes a centrally disposed aperture which receives a mating portion of the adapter. A roller scraping element is disposed on the body of the adapter. The adapter includes a portion for coacting with various devices which impart rotary motion. The adapter may be constructed of plastic or other suitable material. The adapter may be mass produced by plastic injection molding techniques.

Paint roller cleaning adapter

A winding device is provided for winding a web to expose its underside. When wallpapering, rolled prepasted wallcovering is first cut into appropriate lengths. The cut lengths have a memory of their rolled condition and tend to automatically re-roll into the rolled condition with the dry adhesive oriented internally. The winding device of the instant invention permits the wallcovering to be rolled into a condition with the dry adhesive oriented externally as to permit the subsequent wetting and application of the wallpaper. A rectangular member with a centrally disposed slot is provided to be adapted to a hand held rotary device such as an electric screwdriver or drill. The rectangular member may be substantially flat. The slot is designed to receive the first end of a web such as wallpaper. The elongated slot may be modified by a semi-triangular guide element to permit the web to be threaded thereto in a more efficient manner. An adapter element is provided on the rectangular member which is designed to be received in the socket of a hand held rotary device such as an electric screwdriver or drill. By engaging the electric rotary device, the rectangular member rotates, thus winding the web about the rectangular member. This reverses the orientation of the web, exposing the dry adhesive. The rectangular member may be comprised of any suitable material including metals, plastics or organic materials.

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Vista, CA, United States of America

Pat McCauley