Patent ID: 9573161
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B05C

Claim:
1. A paint roller comprising: a wire frame having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the wire frame extends from a first longitudinal portion to a first bend, which extends to a first horizontal portion, which extends to a second bend, which extends to a second longitudinal portion, which extends to a third bend, which extends to a second horizontal portion at the second end of the wire frame; a handle having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the handle is engaged to the first end of the wire frame; a first aperture and a second aperture positioned at a first end and a second end of the second horizontal portion at the second end of the wire frame; a first bearing having a first internal chamber which is aligned with the first aperture of the wire frame and a second internal chamber substantially perpendicular to the first internal chamber which receives a portion of the wire frame; a second bearing having a first internal chamber which is aligned with the second aperture of the wire frame and a second internal chamber substantially perpendicular to the first internal chamber which receives a portion of the wire frame; a first pin inserted through the first internal chamber of the first bearing and the first aperture on the wire frame; a second pin inserted through the first internal chamber of the second bearing and the second aperture on the wire frame; a first bushing having a substantially cylindrical body having an outer wall and an inner wall defining an internal chamber, a closed end and an open end, wherein the first bushing includes an aperture within the closed end that allows it to be positioned at the first end of the second horizontal portion at the second end of the wire frame; a second bushing having a substantially cylindrical body having an outer wall and an inner wall defining an internal chamber a closed end and an open end, wherein the second bushing is positioned at the second end of the second horizontal portion at the second end of the wire frame; and a roller having a first end and a second end, wherein the roller is engaged to the second horizontal portion at the second end of the wire frame through the first and second bearing and the first and second bushing.