Patent ID: 6378158
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
A paint roller frame and plastic cage assembly, said frame comprising a handle portion and a shaft portion, said cage assembly being mounted on said shaft portion for rotation and for limited axial movement in opposite directions relative to said shaft portion, said cage assembly comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axially extending support rails joined together by a plurality of axially spaced annular support members, cam members on radial inner walls of a plurality of said support rails intermediate two of said annular support members, and a hub member mounted on said shaft portion, said cam members being movable into and out of engagement with said hub member during such limited axial movement of said cage assembly in opposite directions relative to said shaft portion to cause portions of said support rails to flex radially into and out of frictional engagement with an inner wall of a roller cover when inserted over said cage assembly.