Patent ID: 7337488

Claim:
A liquid loading and application apparatus comprising: a. a hub, a paint roller frame, said hub comprising means for receiving the paint roller frame, said hub comprises first and second frusto-conical surfaces subtending an angle, said hub further comprises oppositely disposed first and second annular end surfaces contiguous with the respective first and second frusto-conical surfaces; b. a cover comprising a first material having an interior surface conforming to the frusto-conical surfaces and said cover having opposed circular openings, and elastic strips, and means for fixedly securing the elastic strips to the cover to grippingly secure the cover to the hub with the cover circular openings adjacent the hub annular end surfaces; and c. a liquid loading grid comprising an angularly disposed elongate trough to receive the hub with the cover, and further comprises first and second ends transversely disposed to the trough, said first end comprises a rounded wall whereby a user rolls the hub with the grippingly secured cover in the trough.