Patent ID: 6910571

Claim:
A multi-section roller comprising: a rotatable mounting hub having a plurality of external face surfaces; and a plurality of roller segments each removably attachable to at least one of the external face surfaces of the mounting hub, each roller segment having a curved outer wall surface, wherein the plurality of roller segments combine to define a roller outer wall surface when the roller segments are attached to the mounting hub, wherein each of the external face surfaces of the hub receives a plurality of fasteners to secure the roller segments to the mounting hub, each of the fasteners having a retaining head, wherein the roller segments have mounting portions connected to the curved outer wall surfaces and retained by the fasteners on the hub, wherein the mounting portions are engaged flush against at least one of the external face surfaces of the hub, and wherein each mounting portion has a base and a pair of outwardly diverging tabs inserted and held between the retaining heads of the fasteners and one of the external face surfaces of the hub.