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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
James C. Dale, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Michael M. Sherman, Mooresville, NC (US);
Scott A. Pyle, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
James C. Dale, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Michael M. Sherman, Mooresville, NC (US);
Scott A. Pyle, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Zibra, LLC, Mooresville, NC (US);
Abstract
A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a frame without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The frame includes a pair of arms having base portions received in a hand grip. The arms diverge outwardly to form a Y-shaped frame, wherein distal ends of the arms have mounting cones configured to receive opposing ends of the tube-shaped roller cover in a rotatable manner with respect to the frame. The paint roller has a roller capture mechanism that pivots the arms between a roller-capture position in which the roller cover is captured between the arms and a roller-release position in which the roller cover is decoupled from the arms. A roller-release button is configured to actuate the capture mechanism to pivot the arms between their roller-capture positions and their roller-release positions.