Patent ID: 8341798
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A support for rotatably supporting a paint roller cover on a shaft portion of a paint roller frame, the support comprising at least one sleeve portion rotatably mounted on the shaft portion, the sleeve portion having a substantially cylindrical outer wall portion of a diameter slightly less than an inner diameter of the roller cover to be supported thereby for supporting the inner diameter of the roller cover when inserted thereover, a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending flexible fingers rotatably mounted on the shaft portion in axially spaced relation from the sleeve portion, the fingers having axial inner and outer ends, one of the sleeve portion and the fingers being axially movable toward and away from each other to cause the outer ends of the fingers to flex radially outwardly and inwardly relative to the inner ends of the fingers, the fingers having outer surfaces that are at least partially covered by elastomeric material that is pressed radially outwardly into frictional engagement with the inner diameter of a surrounding roller cover during outward flexing of the outer ends of the fingers relative to the inner ends of the fingers for securely retaining the roller cover in place on the support.