Patent ID: 6973696

Claim:
A multi-roller applicator for the application of paint to a surface, said applicator comprising: a support member, said support member having handle segment and an axle supporting segment parallel with said handle segment, said handle segment and said axle supporting segment joined by an intermediate segment; a plurality of axle members in parallel spaced apart relationship extending from said axle supporting segment of said support member perpendicular to said handle segment of said support member, wherein one of said plurality of axle members is an extension of said support member and said remaining axle members are secured to said axle supporting segment; wherein said remaining axle members are secured by means of a friction clip on said axle supporting segment; wherein said friction clip is of two piece construction secured by threaded fasteners to define a first throughbore for engagement with said axle supporting segment and a second throughbore for engagement with said remaining axle member, said remaining axle member having a perpendicular finger formed on an end thereon for engagement in said respective throughbore; a core frame member slidably receivable within a paint absorbing sleeve to form a paint roller, said paint roller removably mounted on each of said plurality of axle members, said paint rollers in rotational relationship with each other on said axle members.