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US3386124A
US3386124A US511056A US51105665A US3386124A US 3386124 A US3386124 A US 3386124A US 511056 A US511056 A US 511056A US 51105665 A US51105665 A US 51105665A US 3386124 A US3386124 A US 3386124A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C17/00—Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces
    • B05C17/02—Rollers ; Hand tools comprising coating rollers or coating endless belts
    • B05C17/0217—Rollers ; Hand tools comprising coating rollers or coating endless belts comprising a frame supporting the coating roller at both ends or being intented to be hold at both ends by the user

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  • This disclosure teaches a handle for interchangeable paint rollers.
  • the invention resides in a simplified, superior, one-piece handle structure which comprises a hand piece with arms connected thereto and which can be stretched apart and on relaxation of the stretching positioned to journal bearings therebetween on which a roller is axially mounted.
  • the present handle is characterized in that the arms are joined by an integral triangular web with an enlarged base forming a crossbar and joining ribs of the arms.
  • This disclosure relates to hand rollers and like apparatus with interchangeable rollers, especially those for applying paints and for pressing on foils.
  • the invention resides in a simplified handle structure.
  • Usual hand rollers consist of a considerable number of parts. More especially when using interchangeable or replaceable roller elements, it has been necessary hitherto to employ screw components, which can easily become lost. For strength reasons, metal components were frequently employed, which made the operation of the roller difficult because of their considerable weight. Such metal components were also liable to corrode, and especially when applying liquid paints or colours, this led to changes or impurities in the colour. The use of several components and materials had the additional disadvantage that manufacture was uneconomic and necessitated a separate assembly operation.
  • such a device for applying paints and for pressing on foils, which comprises a replaceable roller element mounted by means of two resilient arms having axle journals, the arms together with a hand piece forming a onepiece plastic handle with reinforcing ribs, wherein a triangular web is provided which is formed with a cross bar or base rib connecting the arms.
  • the hand roller according to this invention thus consists essentially of only two components, namely, the replaceable roller element and .a plastic handle which simultaneously constitutes the hand-piece and mounting elements for the roller. Reinforcing ribs and a crossbar provide this handle with strength. The inlaying or embedding of reinforcing parts is thus superfluous.
  • the arms are resilient, so that the replacement of the roller element can be effected in an extremely simple manner by bending the arms outwardly. Furthermore, these arms give the hand roller a certain elasticity, which is very important for working on uneven surface areas.
  • the handle should be of such dimensions that the necessary flexural stiffness is provided. Any corrosion-resistant plastic, for example polyethylene, is suitable as the material.
  • This construction provides flexural stiffness and elasticity of the plastic component while being of low weight.
  • the two resilient arms are so interconnected to reduce twistin or bending thereof while the hand roller is being manipulated.
  • the crossbar also increases the strength of: the handle to such a high degree that metallic reinforcing parts are not normally required.
  • Another preferred feature of the invention consists in that the base rib is at least as long as the internal width between the ends of the axle journals.
  • the eitect hereby obtained is that the bending of the resilient arms can only occur beyond the points of connection with the crossbar. The springing of the arms is therefore comparatively hard and the flexural stiffness thereof is high.
  • the axle journals of the resilient arms comprise stop collars.
  • a stop collar limits the axial movement of the roller element which is rotatably mounted on the axle journals.
  • the hand piece prefferably be provided with a recess for engagement by the thumb. Since the pressure-applying force is substantially transmitted by the thumb when manipulating the roller, such recesses for receiving the thumb are very advantageous. Thus, without any increase in weight, a rigid handle is provided by which the manipulation of the hand roller is very greatly facilitated.
  • Another preferred feature of the invention is characterised by the hand piece being arranged symmetrically of the resilient arms. This measure provides a balancing of the weight, which prevents unbalance of the hand roller on either side.
  • constructional forms are of course also possible in which the hand piece is arranged eccentrically.
  • the plastic component comprises above the hand piece a projection which extends parallel to one arm and thus forms a slot.
  • a hand roller constructed in this way can conveniently be hung on the rim of a pail, where it is held by its own weight and permits paint to drip into the tray.
  • roller element it is also very expedient for the roller element to consist of a core, for example of impregnated cardboard, the core having bushings and an outer fibre covering, consisting for example of lambskin or velvet.
  • a roller element is particularly suitable for applying liquid paints or the like.
  • the roller elements constructed in this manner are especially light in weight while having sufficient strength.
  • the fibre covering can be impregnated with the paint which is to be applied.
  • the bushings make possible a simple and safe mounting into which only a small amount of liquid can penetrate.
  • the core prefferably consist of a cardboard tube which is closed by means of plastic discs which simultaneously forms the bushings.
  • plastic discs provides the advantage that changes in colour or contamination due to corrosion or rust cannot occur.
  • the formation of the plastic discs in one piece with the bushings additionally produces a further simplification and reduction in cost, since the number of components is further reduced.
  • the handle which comprises the hand piece resilient arms and crossbar can be produced in expedient and inexpensive manner by the injection-moulding process.
  • the roller elements can be replaced in an extremely simple way by the resilient arms being bent outwardly, without any tool being necessary for this operation.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a hand roller according to this invention with the roller element partly in section.
  • FIGURE 2 is a section taken along line 11-11 of FIG- URE 1.
  • FIGURE 3 is a side elevation of the hand roller of FIGURE 1.
  • FIGURE 4 shows a somewhat differently constructed roller partly in section.
  • FIG. 1 A hand roller according to the invention is shown in plan view in FIGURE 1.
  • roller element 1 is shown partly in section.
  • Handle 2 consists of hand piece 3, resilient arms 4 and web 5. The latter has base rib or cross bar 6, which leads into reinforcing ribs 7 of resilient arms 4 and of hand piece 3.
  • axle journals 9 Provided on the bent-over ends of resilient arms 4 are axle journals 9 with stop collars 8.
  • Roller element 1 is mounted on axle journals 9 by means of plastic inserts 12 which serve as bushings.
  • Hand piece 3 is formed with recess 10 which serves as a support for the thumb. Above the recess is projection 11, which forms a slot with reinforcing ribs 7 and permits the hand roller to be placed on the rim of a pail.
  • FIGURE 2 A cross-section along the line 11-11 of FIGURE 1 and through handle 2 is shown in FIGURE 2. It is seen that web 5 can be produced with economy of material by base rib or cross bar 6 and reinforcing ribs 7 providing sufficient fiexural stiffness for handle 2.
  • FIGURE 3 A side elevation of the hand roller according to FIG- URE 1 is shown in FIGURE 3. It can be seen from this figure that handle 2 is in one piece with hand piece 3 and resilient arms 4, reinforcing ribs 7 ensuring an adequate flexural stiffness of the entire handle 2. Recess on hand piece 3 is provided as a thumb support. On the ends of resilient arms 4 are stop collars 8 of axle journals 9 on which roller element 1 is mounted.
  • the roller can be manufactured in a simple manner and is of very small weight.
  • roller in FIGURE 4 comprises core 13 of impregnated cardboard with journals 14 of plastic and an outer fiber cover 12 made of lamb skin, velvet or the like.
  • a handle for a rotatable tool and formed of plastic as a unit and comprising a hand piece joined to two arms,
  • each of the arms having an axle journal formed thereon and adapted to engage the tool therebetween for rotational mounting
  • each of the arms elastically separable from a relaxed condition wherein both axle journals engage the tool to a strained condition wherein the tool can clear the axle journals, each of the arms having at least one reinforcing rib, the arms joined by a triangular web,
  • the web formed with an enlarged crossbar remote from the hand piece and leading into the reinforcing rib of each arm.
  • a hand roller suitable for applying liquid paints and the like as well as for pressing on foil comprising a substantially cylindrical roller element adaptable for rotation about its axis
  • roller element defining a recess at each of its ends with each recess arranged to receive an axle journal
  • a handle formed as a single plastic unit and including a hand piece joined to two arms with an axle journal formed on each of the arms,
  • each of the axle journals fit into one of the recesses to a strained condition wherein the roller element can clear the axle journals
  • each of the arms having at least one reinforcing rib
  • the web formed with an enlarged crossbar remote from the hand piece and leading into the reinforcing rib of each arm.
  • the hand roller of claim 7 with the roller element made of cardboard and having an outer fibre covering.
  • the hand roller of claim 8 with the arms and the hand piece arranged substantially in a common plane and with,
  • the arms substantially symmetrical relative the hand piece.
  • the hand roller of claim 9 with the plastic member having a projection which extends substantially parallel to one of the arms so as to form a hook-like slot.

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US3596304A (en) * 1969-05-08 1971-08-03 David I Welt Roller type paint applicator
US3937583A (en) * 1972-11-29 1976-02-10 Tyson Paint Roller Company, Inc. Paint roller
US3971094A (en) * 1973-04-13 1976-07-27 Johannes Solf Brush handles
US4309803A (en) * 1980-09-29 1982-01-12 Xerox Corporation Low cost foam roll for electrostatographic reproduction machine
USD297467S (en) 1985-12-12 1988-08-30 Mccann Mark W Lotion applicator
USD355304S (en) 1993-07-01 1995-02-14 The Wooster Brush Company Masonry brush handle
US5507066A (en) * 1993-08-06 1996-04-16 Ets Ridremont Brosserie Support device for the cylindrical handle of a paint roller
USD369027S (en) 1995-04-03 1996-04-23 Ilan Zigelboim Paint roller frame
USD376911S (en) 1996-02-01 1996-12-31 Ilan Zigelboim Paint roller frame
USD396906S (en) 1997-05-08 1998-08-11 Medici Thomas W Screen cleaning head
US5846176A (en) * 1997-04-08 1998-12-08 Zieger; Robert V. Roller tool for concrete finishing
US6055695A (en) * 1997-10-09 2000-05-02 Helmac Products Corporation Lint roller assembly
USD473056S1 (en) 2001-12-21 2003-04-15 Newell Operating Company Paint applicator
US20030211922A1 (en) * 2002-05-08 2003-11-13 Artcrete, Inc. Roller for imparting textured impressions
US20070067936A1 (en) * 2005-09-16 2007-03-29 Hodges David L Paint roller frame
US20070209180A1 (en) * 2006-03-09 2007-09-13 Hoffrogge Donald W Carpet Seaming Tool
US20110283936A1 (en) * 2010-05-18 2011-11-24 Chandra Sekar Methods for manufacturing a paint roller and component parts thereof
US10471463B2 (en) * 2017-07-10 2019-11-12 Teresa E Thalacker Multipurpose frame system
USD959323S1 (en) * 2020-01-23 2022-08-02 Jared Mitchell Stone roller pendant

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US2545700A (en) * 1945-06-11 1951-03-20 Norman J Breakey Paint roller with replaceable cylinder
US2680318A (en) * 1951-08-16 1954-06-08 Willis L Simmons Paint applicator of the roller type
FR1099389A (fr) * 1954-04-26 1955-09-05 Perfectionnements aux rouleaux à peindre permettant des peintures lisses, cloquées, granitées ou mouchetées
FR66833E (fr) * 1954-09-09 1957-09-10 Appareil pour l'application de peintures
US2935757A (en) * 1958-02-03 1960-05-10 Arsco Corp Anti-streaking paint roller
US3023439A (en) * 1960-02-01 1962-03-06 Sears Roebuck & Co Paint brush
FR1374845A (fr) * 1962-11-26 1964-10-09 Eugen Sauer K G Rouleau à peinture
US3158887A (en) * 1963-09-03 1964-12-01 Maurice S Kanbar Cleaner roller-type assembly for picking up dust, lint and the like
US3192548A (en) * 1963-06-03 1965-07-06 Wilbrecht Erwin Howard Lint remover
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US2545700A (en) * 1945-06-11 1951-03-20 Norman J Breakey Paint roller with replaceable cylinder
US2680318A (en) * 1951-08-16 1954-06-08 Willis L Simmons Paint applicator of the roller type
FR1099389A (fr) * 1954-04-26 1955-09-05 Perfectionnements aux rouleaux à peindre permettant des peintures lisses, cloquées, granitées ou mouchetées
FR66833E (fr) * 1954-09-09 1957-09-10 Appareil pour l'application de peintures
US2935757A (en) * 1958-02-03 1960-05-10 Arsco Corp Anti-streaking paint roller
US3023439A (en) * 1960-02-01 1962-03-06 Sears Roebuck & Co Paint brush
FR1374845A (fr) * 1962-11-26 1964-10-09 Eugen Sauer K G Rouleau à peinture
US3192548A (en) * 1963-06-03 1965-07-06 Wilbrecht Erwin Howard Lint remover
US3158887A (en) * 1963-09-03 1964-12-01 Maurice S Kanbar Cleaner roller-type assembly for picking up dust, lint and the like
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3596304A (en) * 1969-05-08 1971-08-03 David I Welt Roller type paint applicator
US3937583A (en) * 1972-11-29 1976-02-10 Tyson Paint Roller Company, Inc. Paint roller
US3971094A (en) * 1973-04-13 1976-07-27 Johannes Solf Brush handles
US4309803A (en) * 1980-09-29 1982-01-12 Xerox Corporation Low cost foam roll for electrostatographic reproduction machine
USD297467S (en) 1985-12-12 1988-08-30 Mccann Mark W Lotion applicator
USD355304S (en) 1993-07-01 1995-02-14 The Wooster Brush Company Masonry brush handle
US5507066A (en) * 1993-08-06 1996-04-16 Ets Ridremont Brosserie Support device for the cylindrical handle of a paint roller
USD369027S (en) 1995-04-03 1996-04-23 Ilan Zigelboim Paint roller frame
USD376911S (en) 1996-02-01 1996-12-31 Ilan Zigelboim Paint roller frame
US5846176A (en) * 1997-04-08 1998-12-08 Zieger; Robert V. Roller tool for concrete finishing
USD396906S (en) 1997-05-08 1998-08-11 Medici Thomas W Screen cleaning head
US6055695A (en) * 1997-10-09 2000-05-02 Helmac Products Corporation Lint roller assembly
USD473056S1 (en) 2001-12-21 2003-04-15 Newell Operating Company Paint applicator
US20030211922A1 (en) * 2002-05-08 2003-11-13 Artcrete, Inc. Roller for imparting textured impressions
US20070067936A1 (en) * 2005-09-16 2007-03-29 Hodges David L Paint roller frame
US7404228B2 (en) 2005-09-16 2008-07-29 Hodges David L Paint roller frame
US20070209180A1 (en) * 2006-03-09 2007-09-13 Hoffrogge Donald W Carpet Seaming Tool
US20110283936A1 (en) * 2010-05-18 2011-11-24 Chandra Sekar Methods for manufacturing a paint roller and component parts thereof
US10471463B2 (en) * 2017-07-10 2019-11-12 Teresa E Thalacker Multipurpose frame system
USD959323S1 (en) * 2020-01-23 2022-08-02 Jared Mitchell Stone roller pendant

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