Patent ID: 8118967
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B05C,B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a paint roller cover, comprising: providing a tubular knitted pile fabric sleeve having a first end and a second end, said tubular knitted pile fabric sleeve comprising: wherein at least one of said base strand and said pile strands is made at least in part from a first material and a second material, wherein said first material has a lower melting point than said second material and wherein the second material has a predetermined shrinkage rate when heated to said lower melting point; placing a first length of said tubular knitted pile fabric sleeve onto a cylindrical member having a cylindrical outer surface with said inside of said base fabric in contact with said cylindrical outer surface of said cylindrical member; heating said base fabric and said pile strands to cause at least a portion of said first material to melt and fuse said base fabric and said pile strands together to thereby create a cylindrical integral core member which, when cooled, is of sufficient rigidity to preserve its cylindrical configuration; applying one or more liquid adhesives to an inside surface of said cylindrical integral core member of said tubular knitted pile fabric sleeve; and curing or drying said liquid adhesive to form a substantially rigid layer on said inside surface of said cylindrical integral core member of said tubular knitted pile fabric sleeve.