Patent ID: 7455469

Claim:
An apparatus for applying a fluid to a surface such as a wall, comprising: a pole having first and second ends and defining a longitudinal axis; a roller assembly attached adjacent to said first end, said roller assembly including a roller frame and a roller defining a roller axis extending in a lateral direction; a spray nozzle mounted on said pole adjacent to said first end and manually pivotable to a first position in which the nozzle sprays onto said roller and to a second position in which the nozzle sprays directly onto the surface; an automatic shutoff valve adjacent to and in fluid communication with said spray nozzle; a conduit in fluid communication with said automatic shutoff valve; a manually-operated valve adjacent to said second end and in fluid communication with said conduit; and means for adjusting the longitudinal position of at least one of said spray nozzle and said roller relative to said pole in order to adjust the longitudinal distance between said spray nozzle and said roller while maintaining their relative lateral positions.