Patent ID: 8449693

Claim:
A paint roller cover cleaning and drying apparatus, comprising: a) an elongated hollow body portion having an open distal end and an open proximal end; b) a flange affixed to a proximal end of said elongated hollow body portion at said open proximal end; c) a nozzle plenum disposed on an inside surface of said hollow body portion and disposed substantially parallel to a major axis thereof, wherein said nozzle plenum comprises a cross sectional area that varies along a major axis; d) at least two nozzles disposed along a major axis of said nozzle plenum and communicative with an interior region thereof, said nozzles being directed toward a central portion of an interior region of said body portion; and e) a roller cover support depending from a lower surface of a roller support bar adapted for placement across said flange with said roller cover support being disposed within said interior region of said body portion.