Patent ID: 8250715

Claim:
A paint tool system comprising: a detachable head having a first and second end, including a paint applicator tool at the first end and an extension member extending from the second end, wherein the extension member has a proximal end, connected to the second end of the working tool, and a distal end; and a body including a handle extending therefrom, wherein the body includes a recess for receiving at least a portion of the extension member, the portion of the extension member including the distal end of the extension member, the portion of the extension member further including a section having a reduced thickness relative to the distal end, the section having a reduced thickness being located between the distal end and the proximal end of the extension member, the body further including at least one release member protruding into the recess of the body for detachably securing the head to the body, the at least one release member designed to mate with the portion of the extension member having a reduced thickness, the release member including a member capable of being depressed to release the detachable head, the extension member lacking grooves communicating with the portion of the extension member having a reduced thickness for directing the release member into the portion of the extension member having a reduced thickness, wherein the body including the recess is aligned along a first axis and the handle extends from the body along a second axis, the second axis being at an angle offset from the first axis, and wherein the detachable head is connectable to the body along the first axis.