Patent ID: 7624744

Claim:
An apparatus for covering and cleaning a paint roller pad having a cylindrical side wall, a given length, and a central longitudinal axis, said apparatus comprising: a) a painting splatter shield having a semi-cylindrical side wall with an axis of curvature and parallel end walls; b) mounting means for rotatably mounting said pad so that the said painting splatter shield side wall is spaced from a first segment of said pad side wall with the longitudinal axis of the pad is coincident with the axis of curvature of said painting splatter shield side wall; c) a rinse splatter shield having a semi-cylindrical side wall and parallel end walls, said rinse shield being rotatable between a closed position substantially beneath said painting splatter shield side wall and an extended position spaced from a second segment of said roller outer surface, said first and second segment having leading edges spaced from each other to form a water discharge gap when said rinse splatter shield is in its extended position; and d) a water manifold having a water inlet and a water outlet, said outlet directing water to contact a roller rotatably supported within said shields; and wherein said water outlet is covered by said rinse shield when said rinse splatter shield is in the closed position.