Patent ID: 8171596

Claim:
An application roller for applying liquid or semi-liquid substances on surfaces, said application roller comprising: a frame having a shaft including a handle thereon for grasping by a user, and a cross axle oriented substantially at a right angle to said shaft; a cylinder having first and second ends, a cylinder length therebetween, and a cylinder circumference, wherein said cylinder is rotatably mounted on said cross axle, said cylinder defining an outer surface having a first portion of an attachment system thereon; and a cover wrap, said cover wrap having a shape of a parallelogram defined having a first pair of parallel edges spaced apart by a distance equal to said cylinder length and a second pair of parallel edges which are spaced apart by a distance equal to said cylinder circumference, said cover wrap having a liquid absorbent outer surface and an inner surface including a second portion of said attachment system such that said first and second portions of said attachment system cooperate to permit selective removal and reattachment of said cover wrap on said cylinder, wherein said first pair of parallel edges are aligned to said first and second cylinder ends respectively, said cover wrap is removably secured to said cylinder in a single rotation of said cylinder by engagement between said first attachment portion and said second attachment portion, wherein said second pair of parallel edges are positioned in an abutting relationship on said cylinder.