Patent ID: 7761951

Claim:
A paint roller assembly comprising: an elongated pole-type handle; a paint roller having a roller sleeve that rotates about a first axis; a pivot head comprising: a yoke with two parallel spaced flanges extending from one end, said yoke having a hexagonally-shaped recess adjacent to an end opposite to said flange end, an internally threaded bore is formed concentrically into said yoke within a bottom of said hexagonally-shaped recess; and a roller-receiving body having a disc portion at one end which is rotatably coupled to the yoke between the flanges about a second axis, and a male extension projecting from said disc portion, said male extension including a seat having a hexagonal cross-section and a cylindrical plug extending concentrically from an end face of said hexagonal seat; and means for selectively locking said paint roller in one of two positions relative to said pivot head; wherein a first locking position has said first axis parallel to said second axis and wherein a second locking position has said first axis perpendicular to said second axis.