| 摘要 |
A paint roller with a frame providing maximum support for a cylinder while allowing easy removal of a cover on the cylinder. The cylinder is about two feet long for indoor use and three feet long for outdoor use. Because of this extended length, which is relatively greater than that of existing paint rollers, the coverage provided by the paint roller is greatly increased and less labor is spent in painting. To support this greater length of the cylinder, support wheels are provided one per each foot of length along the cylinder and the frame attaches to the cylinder on both sides. In order to provide access for the removal of the cover of the cylinder, one side of the frame pivots away from the cylinder. The frame has an arm that is hinged and another arm that is split such that it has two semi-circular portions. When the hinged arm pivots, the split arm separates and the frame is removed from one end of the cylinder, thus allowing for easy removal of the cover. During use of the paint roller, the split arm and the hinge are covered by lock nuts so as to avoid the pivoting of the frame during painting. To remove the cover, the lock nuts are threadedly moved away from the split and the hinge, and an arm section is pivoted away from the cylinder.
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