Patent ID: 7213294

Claim:
A paint applicator comprising a shaft having a distal end having paint applying means and a proximal end comprising a handle, said shaft comprising a pivoting joint disposed between the distal end and proximal end, said pivoting joint comprising: (a) a first disc defining a plurality of openings along a periphery, (b) a second disc defining a single opening, wherein the first and second discs are concentrically aligned and rotatably attached with one another wherein the second disc opening aligns with any one of the first disc openings by rotating the second disc in relation to the first disc; and (c) a locking pin mounted to a planar resilient tensile strip which is mounted to the first or second disc and which extends beyond the periphery of the first and second discs, wherein said pin passes through the second disc opening and into one of the first disc openings, and wherein said pin comprises a graspable head which is spaced from the resilient strip.