| 摘要 |
A paint roller apparatus with rigid member and brush facilitating the painti ng of a surface (70) that lies adjacent to another surface that is not to be painted contemporaneously. The apparatus comprises a roller applicator (58), a rigid member (22), a brush (28), and a handle (20). Brush (28) is affixed to rigid member (22), and rigid member (22) is connected to an arm (34) that is rotatably mounted on handle (20). Arm (34) can rotate between a paint loadin g position and a paint application position. In the paint loading position, ar m (34) is rotated away from roller applicator (58) about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of roller applicator (58). Said roller applicator can then be immersed in paint without getting any paint on rigid member (22). When rigid member (22) is in the paint application position, substantially perpendicular and adjacent to the longitudinal axis of roller applicator (58), said roller applicator may be placed in contact with the surface to be painted (70) and painting may begin. Brush (28) of predetermin ed size, shape, and stiffness is mounted onto rigid member (22) such that the bristles, or other paint application portion of the brush (28), are at a non - orthogonal angle to the surface to be painted (70) and extend to an edge of the surface to bepainted (72), but not onto the adjacent surface (74). In operation, roller applicator (58) applies paint up to a short distance from the edge of the surface to be painted (72) and brush (28) then takes some of the paint on the surface (70) and applies it up to the edge (72).
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