Patent ID: 7181802
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
1. A device for applying paint onto surfaces, comprises: a stick; a bracket fitted on said stick; an applicator roll rotatably supported on said bracket; a drip cup associated with said applicator roll and fitted displacably onto said stick; and a spring device operatively associated with said drip cup, wherein: said drip cup comprising an opening traversed by said stick, and a pipe socket projecting from said opening and enclosing said stick, said pipe socket being shorter than said stick; said drip cup is retractable from a working position in which it encloses a stick-sided peripheral area of the applicator roll to a release position in which the applicator roll is pushed out of said drip cup, and vice-versa; said drip cup is supported on said stick in a self-locking way by a frictional force which may be overcome manually and said pipe socket is provided in the area of its rear end with a conically reduced extension, said conically reduced extension is provided with slots, which extend parallel to the longitudinal direction of said stick, and being surrounded by said spring device.