Patent ID: 7806129
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B44D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cleaning a soiled paint roller, the device comprising: a housing supported by at least two leg members, the housing having an opened top, a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom wall; a spindle interiorly mounted to the bottom wall of the container at a predetermined height, the spindle adapted to circumferentially engage the paint roller in a horizontal position; an inlet port mounted to a side wall and in fluid communication with a cleaning fluid source; at least one stationary sprayer interiorly and individually mounted to the bottom wall at a predetermined height and a predetermined distance directly across from an end of the spindle in a parallel relation to the spindle, the at least one stationary sprayer in fluid communication with the inlet port for providing a continuous stream of cleaning fluid directly onto the paint roller; at least one automatic pivoting sprayer oscillating back and forth horizontally along the latitude of the spindle interiorly and individually mounted to the bottom wall at a predetermined height and a predetermined distance from the spindle wherein the at least one pivoting sprayer is disposed directly across and parallel to a plane of the roller, the at least one pivoting sprayer in fluid communication with the inlet port for providing a continuous stream of cleaning fluid directly onto the paint roller; as the continuous stream of cleaning fluid strikes the paint roller, the at least one pivoting sprayer pivoting at a predefined angle to cover the entire plane of the roller wherein the at least one stationary sprayer is configured to work in conjunction with the at least one pivoting sprayer to rotate the roller upon the spindle at a speed sufficient to generate centrifugal force while cleaning the roller; and a control valve operationally connected to the inlet port, the control valve for selectively initiating and terminating the flow of cleaning fluid between the at least one stationary sprayer and the at least one pivoting sprayer.