Patent ID: 7540058

Claim:
A painting tool assembly comprising: an elongated pole having a first end and a second end, said elongated pole having a length greater than three feet; a roller mounting releasably coupled to a paint roller, said paint roller being rotatable along a longitudinal axis of the paint roller, said roller mounting receiving and being removably coupled to said first end of said pole, said roller mounting including; a post; an elongated handle being attached to said post, said handle having a proximal end and a distal end with respect to said post, said post being attached to said proximal end, said first end of said pole extending into said distal end of said handle; and said post including an extension portion and a roller portion, said extension portion positioning said roller portion in a spaced relationship with said handle, said roller portion extending into said paint roller and being collinear with said longitudinal axis of said paint roller, a longitudinal axis of said pole being oriented perpendicular to and bisecting said longitudinal axis of said paint roller; said distal end of said handle having a lumen extending therein, said lumen having a terminal wall spaced from said distal end of said handle, said terminal wall having a threaded well extending therein, an outer surface of said pole adjacent to said first end being threaded and being extended into and threadably coupled to said threaded well; said outer surface of said pole includes a perimeter shoulder, said shoulder abutting said distal end of said handle when said pole is threadably coupled to said handle; and a locking member being mounted on said pole and releasably locking said pole to said roller mounting.