US3205526A

US3205526A - Paint roller device

Info

Publication number: US3205526A
Application number: US291537A
Authority: US
Inventors: Campbell W Archibald
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1962-07-05
Filing date: 1963-06-28
Publication date: 1965-09-14
Anticipated expiration: 1982-09-14

Description

Sept. 14, 1965 c. w. ARCHIBALD PAINT ROLLER DEVICE Filed June 28, 1963 Awe/Wm CA MPBELL Wflmmmw United States Patent 3,205,526 PAINT ROLLER DEVICE Campbell W. Archibald, Broadway Chamber, 204 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand Filed June 28, 1963, Ser. No. 291,537 Claims priority, application New Zealand, July 5, 1962, 132,492 3 Claims. (Cl. 15-230.11)

This invention relates to roller devices for use in the painting of wall surfaces.

In the painting of weatherboards which are laid horizontally and overlap one another, it is usually necessary to give particular attention to painting the overlaps. This consumes extra time and labour.

The object of the present invention is to provide a paint roller device for painting lapped weatherboards or the like, the roller device having such a construction that it may be employed in applying paint to a weatherboard and an overlap in one operation.

Generally the invention consists of a paint roller device for use in painting lapped weatherboards or the like comprising at least one roller of a length to suit the width of a weatherboard, and a further roller having its axis set substantially at right angles to the first roller and a handle frame upon which the rollers are rotatably mounted, whereby with the rollers charged with paint, the first roller can be employed to apply paint along a weatherboard and the other roller employed to apply paint to the edge of the overlap of an adjacent weatherboard in one operation.

In further describing the invention, reference will be made hereinafter to the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view,

FIGURE 2 is a sectional side view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1,

FIGURE 3 is a plan and FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the paint roller device;

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the device in use with its rollers positioned under the overlap of a weatherboard edge.

In giving effect to the invention, as a preferred embodiment, there are provided, two cylindrical rollers, 10, 11 each having a similar length to extend across the vertical width of a horizontal weatherboard. These rollers 10, 11 are spaced a suitable distance apart with their axes parallel.

Between these two rollers 10, 11 is a further roller 12 positioned centrally, so that an upper or outer portion of its periphery protrudes slightly beyond the ends of the two rollers 10, 11. This central roller 12 is of a Width to extend across the width of the underside of the weatherboard overlap.

In this arrangement the axis of the central roller 12 is disposed substantially at right angles such as about 85 to the parallel axes of the other two rollers 10, 11.

A U-shaped handle frame 13 is shaped with a central portion 14 upon which is located a gripping sleeve or handle 15, preferably in a bracket comprised by two parallel legs 16. Medial portions 17 are secured to central portion 14 by a fastener 17a and extend down and with outer end portions 18 straight and in parallel with one another forming axles upon which the two respective rollers 10, 11 are freely mounted. Washers 18a held on end portions 18 by cotter pins 18b hold rollers 10, 11 on end portions 18. A secondary member 19 in this frame is secured by a fastener 19a to and extends from the junction of portions 17 at the upper end of portions 17 and provides a pivotal axis for roller 12 that is somewhat downwardly forwardly directed and is disposed at slightly less than at right angles to the axles of the two rollers 10, 11; on this member 19, the central roller 12 is freely mounted.

The three

rollers

10, 11 and 12 are of a conventional nature by having a paint absorbing material surface. These surfaces can be as removable sleeves so that when worn, they can be replaced by new ones.

The rollers 10 and 11 are cylindrical and the central roller 12 is tapered in its length and is of a sponke-like nature, that is, readily absorbent to liquids such as paint and at the same time resiliently deformable. The outer rollers 10, 11 can also have a sponge like surface. The end of the central roller 12 which is remote from handle 15 is substantially in line with the outer periphery of the outer rollers 10, 11.

For charging this roller device with paint or the like a special tray can be provided with a lip so that the central roller 12 can be charged with the paint at the same time as the two main rollers 10, 11.

In use, the device is held so that its two main rollers 10, 11 are located across the width or vertical surface of a weatherboard A and the central roller 12 is brought up against the underside or edge of the overlap of an upper weatherboard. It is then a simple operation to run the device along to apply paint to such surfaces simultaneously.

Whilst the invention has been described for use in painting lapped weatherboards, it may of course be employed to paint corner surfaces.

Having now described my invention what I claim is:

1. A paint roller device comprising a frame having a vertical central portion comprised of two legs, a bracket attached to the central portion, a handle mounted on the bracket, the legs extending downwardly and then outwardly away from each other, end portions of the legs extending upwardly and being parallel to each other and spaced on either side of the vertical central portion and forming axles, a secondary member fastened between the legs of the vertical central portion and extending transversely of the plane of said parallel end portions, said secondary member comprising a third axle, cylindrical rollers freely mounted on said parallel axles and having paint-absorbing material surfaces, a third roller freely mounted on the third axle and having a surface portion of paint-absorbing material extending upwardly beyond the ends of said two cylindrical rollers whereby said rollers can apply paint simultaneously to a pair of surfaces which are disposed transversely to each other.

2. A paint roller as claimed in claim 1, said third roller having a conical surface that diverges away from said frame.

3. A paint roller as claimed in claim 1, the upper ends of said legs forming a loop in which said third axle is disposed.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 471,515 3/92 Tangenberg 15-42 767,026 8/04 White 118-225 X 2,813,292 11/57 McLendon 15-230 2,904,813 9/59 Schleicher 15-145 X 2,936,474 5/60 Custer 15-230 3,023,443 3/62 Brandeis 15-560 X FOREIGN PATENTS 137,559 12/02 Germany. 813,368 9/51 Germany.

DANIEL BLUM, Primary Examiner. CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, Examiner.

Claims

1. A PAINT ROLLER DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A VERTICAL CENTRAL PORTION COMPRISED OF TWO LEGS, A BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE CENTRAL PORTION, A HANDLE MOUNTED ON THE BRACKET, THE LEGS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THEN OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, END PORTIONS OF THE LEG EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND BEING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND SPACED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VERTICAL CENTRAL PORTION AND FORMING AXLES, A SECONDARY MEMBER FASTENED BETWEEN THE LEGS OF THE VERTICAL CENTRAL PORTION AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE PLANE OF SAID PARALLEL END PORTIONS, SAID SECONDARY MEMBER COMPRISING A THIRD AXLES, CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS FREELY MOUNTED ON SAID PARALLEL AXLES AND HAVING PAINT-ABSORBING MATERIAL SURFACES, A THIRD ROLLER FREELY MOUNTED ON THE THIRD AXLE AND HAVING A SURFACE PORTION OF PAINT-ABSORBING MATERIAL EXTENDING UPWARDLY BEYOND THE ENDS OF SAID TWO CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS WHEREBY SAID ROLLERS CAN APPLY PAINT SIMULTANEOUSLY TO A PAIR OF SURFACE WHICH ARE DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY TO EACH OTHER.