Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Attachments – Drip cup or splash guard for a brush or broom
Reexamination Certificate
2002-06-19
2004-05-25
Spisich, Mark (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Attachments
Drip cup or splash guard for a brush or broom
C015S230110
Reexamination Certificate
active
06739017
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is a combination paint roller and shield.
Various paint roller and spatter shield combinations are known to the prior art.
The following patents are the prior art that I know of:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,011,622—Grum et al;
U.S. Pat. No. 4,254,529—Cooke;
U.S. Pat. No. 4,821,362—Kolb;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,400,459—Jarecke et al;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,960,511—Boyce
The above patents show various paint rollers, each partially surrounded by a generally semi-cylindrical shield which moves along with the roller to shield the user and the surroundings from paint spatter.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In summary, this invention is a shield for a paint roller of the type having a roller support member with a roller on one end and a handle on the other end. The shield includes a bottom, sidewalls, backwall, and a handle extending rearward, all in a dust pan configuration. The handle is a cylinder forming a tunnel therealong, and includes a hinge along one side on which to open and close the handle, and a clasp on the opposite side to secure the handle in a closed condition. The shield handle opens and closes to grasp the roller handle, and to permit axial adjustment of the roller handle relative to the shield handle.
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patent: 4569099 (1986-02-01), Harding
patent: 4821362 (1989-04-01), Kolb
patent: 5400459 (1995-03-01), Jarecke et al.
patent: 5960511 (1999-10-01), Boyce
Bird Robert J.
Spisich Mark
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