Patent ID: 8276237

Claim:
A support for rotatably supporting a paint roller cover on a shaft portion of a paint roller frame, the support comprising a cage assembly mounted on the shaft portion for rotation and for limited axial movement in opposite directions relative to the shaft portion, the cage assembly comprising axially spaced inboard and outboard end caps, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axially extending guide rails interconnecting the respective end caps, and a plurality of elongated semi-cylindrical sleeve segments interposed between adjacent pairs of the guide rails, the shaft portion having a plurality of axially spaced hub members rotatably mounted on the shaft portion in axially fixed relation to one another intermediate the end caps, a plurality of axially spaced cam members on inner surfaces of the sleeve segments engageable with cam lifters on the hub members for causing radial outward and inward movement of the sleeve segments relative to the shaft portion during axial movement of the cage assembly in opposite directions, and elastomeric material attached to radial outer surfaces of each of the sleeve segments that is pressed into frictional engagement with an inner diameter of a surrounding roller cover during radial outward movement of the sleeve segments to securely retain the roller cover in place on the support.