DE8702879U1 - Paint roller with flexible metal handle - Google Patents

Description

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The invention relates to a paint roller with a cylindrical roller covered with plush or similar material arranged on an angled bearing leg of a handle part, in which a slotted roller core clampingly receiving the bearing leg of the handle part is mounted in an axially immovable manner.

All paint rollers known to date have a handle that consists of a mostly angled

•jn. ten metal bracket, at one end of which is arranged a roller covered with plush or similar, which is rotatably mounted, and at the other end of which is pressed a thicker handle made of plastic. With this design of a paint roller it is possible to apply the paint to the surface of a ceiling and/or wall section over a large area in a relatively quick and simple manner. However, as soon as direct access to these ceiling and wall sections is prevented by objects that cannot be removed, such as pipes, radiators, corners, etc., due to the rigid design and unchangeable shape of the metal bracket of such a paint roller, the application of paint in these areas* must be dispensed with*. In order to achieve a complete application of paint in these areas, an increased amount of time and effort is required in this case.

The invention is therefore based on the task of designing a paint roller of the type mentioned at the beginning in such a way that the next time this paint roller is set up, an equally smooth* 30

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as well as easy, large-area paint application in places on ceilings and maintenance roof sections that are only slightly accessible.

To achieve this object, the invention provides that the metal bracket of the handle part is designed to be bendable in a shape-retaining manner.

Such a design of the paint roller allows the user to quickly and flexibly adapt to the most diverse spatial conditions in the simplest way when applying paint. The metal bracket of such a paint roller is very flexible on the one hand, which means that it can be adapted to the spatial conditions without much effort. On the other hand, the metal bracket is also sufficiently rigid so that it always retains its shape and form during the process of applying paint. The design of such a paint roller therefore makes it possible to apply paint to large areas of walls and ceilings that are very difficult to access due to objects such as pipes, radiators, corners, etc.

It is therefore also within the scope of the invention that the wire bracket preferably consists of two or more metal wires twisted together and connected to one another at their ends. This twisting of at least two metal wires, for example an aluminum-tin alloy, ensures that the requirements for a metal bracket of such a paint roller - on the one hand, the greatest possible flexibility, on the other hand, the greatest possible dimensional stability - are largely met. The connection of the metal wires to one another at their ends

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is necessary on the one hand to prevent the individual metal wires from untwisting at the end facing the cylindrical roller after repeated use - i.e. after repeated bending. On the other hand, the wire bracket at the other end is much simpler and therefore more durable in the plastic HäfidyTiff S

Further features, advantages and details of the invention emerge from the following description of some preferred embodiments of the invention and from the drawing. Here:

Fig. 1 a side view of a paint roller with flexible metal bracket and

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up to 5 schematic side views in reduced representation of some paint rollers with flexible metal brackets in different positions.

The paint roller shown in Fig. 1 has a handle part 1 with a metal bracket 2, which consists of two individual metal wires 3, 4 twisted together. One end 5 of the handle part 1 is provided with a handle 6, preferably made of plastic. The other angled end 7 of the handle part 1, which serves as a bearing leg, rotatably supports a cylindrical roller 9 provided with a plush cover 8. In this embodiment, the metal wires 3, 4 that make up the metal bracket 2 are firmly connected to one another at the front sides of their ends 5, 7 - not visible in this illustration - by soldering, for example, so that even if the metal bracket 2 is frequently bent, it is impossible for the two metal wires 3, 4 to become twisted.

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In the schematic representations of Figures 2 to 5, some examples of different bending positions of the metal bracket 2 of a paint roller^ are shown on a reduced scale, at one end 5 of which a handle 6 made of plastic is attached and at the other end 7 of which a cylindrical roller 9 is rotatably mounted. According to Figures 2 to 4, the metal bracket 2 is bent at least once in the plane of the page by an angle of, for example, 90°, in contrast to its initial position according to Fig. 1. However, it is also easily possible, as Fig. 5 shows, to bend the metal bracket 2 in two different planes by an angle of, for example, 90°.

The invention is not limited to the example described. In particular, the metal bracket 2 could be bent in three different planes, for example, as long as the circumstances and spatial conditions make it seem reasonable. Bending positions with angles other than 90° could also be more suitable in the appropriate place.

Claims (2)

Protection claims 1. Paint roller with a cylindrical roller covered with plush or similar material arranged on an angled bearing leg of a handle part, in which a slotted roller core which clamps the bearing leg of the handle part is mounted in an axially immovable manner, characterized in that the metal bracket (2) of the handle part (1) is designed to be bendable in a shape-retaining manner. 2. Paint roller according to claim 1, characterized in that the metal bracket (2) consists of individual, preferably two or more twisted metal wires (3, 4) connected to one another at their ends. 4 «I »
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