Abstract:
A tubular sliver knit fabric is disclosed that is manufactured with the pile extending from the outer side thereof and in an extended length, small diameter configuration, the tubular sliver knit pile fabric subsequently being separable into shorter tubular segments that may be secured to paint roller cover cores to produce seamless paint rollers. The sliver knit paint roller cover fabric of the present invention is manufactured in a tubular segment with the sliver fibers being located on the outside of the tubular sliver knit paint roller cover fabric. The tubular sliver knit paint roller cover fabric of the present invention is also manufactured in a size that makes it appropriate for installation onto paint roller cover cores.
Abstract:
An apparatus for applying paint includes a hollow solid cylinder which is supported on and freely rotates around the axle portion of a rigid bent-rod frame with a handle disposed on one end. A replaceable and disposable self-adhering absorbent pad is removably wrapped around and stuck to the outer surface of the hollow cylinder.
Abstract:
A re-usable, shed-resistant roller cover for use with paint and other heavy liquids is provided. One embodiment provides a non-woven roller cover material. This roller cover material includes a single outer layer or ply of non-woven material that replaces the knitted or woven fabrics typically utilized for paint roller covers. Another embodiment provides a single-ply, non-woven roller cover attached to a stable substrate, i.e., a backing material. The stable substrate provides a degree of dimensional stability to the roller cover and prevents or reduces “necking” that can result in the formation of gaps on the roller core. A third embodiment provides a single-ply, non-woven roller cover (with or without a backing material) attached to a rigid core that provides structural support to the roller cover.
Abstract:
A roller for use with an applicator device in the application of a viscous fluid onto a wall or wallpaper surface. The device includes a handle and an arcuately configured and extending neck which terminates in an elongate extending support. The roller includes a substantially sleeve shaped body having an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly facing surface dimensioned to be slidably engaged over the rotatable support. An outwardly facing surface of the sleeve shaped body further exhibits a suitable, such as a foamable, configuration. A plurality of synthetic fibers are applied, such as by a suitable flocking process, upon the outwardly facing surface of the sleeve shaped body and permits a desired volume of the fluid to be absorbed into a foam sleeve for subsequent and even application over a selected surface area of the surface.
Abstract:
A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound upon a hollow core with consecutive windings of the extended length fabric strip being located close adjacent each other, and with consecutive rows of the extended length fabric strip overlaying each other on the hollow core. In the preferred embodiment, the standard length fabric strips are joined together at their respective contiguous ends using a small strip of heat-activated seaming tape. The winding operation simultaneously controls both the lateral position at which the extended length fabric strip is wound onto the core and the rotation of the core to achieve the tight and highly compact winding operation, with the speed of the winding operation being controlled according to the amount of the extended length fabric strip which is available at any given time. The extended length fabric strip is suitable for use in the manufacture of paint roller covers.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for spatter painting wherein an open-loop paint applicator which can be a paint roller cover having a set of elongated interconnected members or fibers that are rolled in a shallow layer of paint, preferably a thixotropic paint, to randomly draw paint from the paint reservoirs onto peripheral portions of the open-loop members that extend into the paint reservoir to produce a partially loaded paint roller cover having randomly spaced globules and droplets of paint thereon. When the partially loaded paint roller cover is rolled over a surface the paint globules and droplets located in a random pattern on the paint roller cover are transferred to a surface to produce a “spatter effect” even though the paint roller cover normally produces a textured surface.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to enhancing the aesthetic appearance of surfaces by the contact application of a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional image imparted therein. The three-dimensional image of the nonwoven fabric induces a topical modification in either the actual or perceived texture of a surface when the imaged nonwoven fabric is applied to, then removed from, the surface. The imaged nonwoven fabric disclosed herein exhibits low linting qualities thereby reducing the potential of fiber contamination of the treated surface and is sufficiently durable that the sample can be used and rinsed clean a plurality of times, markedly increasing the working life-span.
Abstract:
A camouflage applicating kit and method are provided. The kit includes a paint tray, a roller frame having a roller cover supporting portion, a plurality of pattern camouflage roller covers configured to be interchangeably rotatably supported by the roller frame, and an instruction media described in one or more techniques for creating a multi-colored camouflage pattern upon an article. The instruction media describes a method which includes applying a first colored paint to a first patterned paint applicator medium carried by a paint roller, rolling the medium along a surface of an article with a plurality of substantially non-overlapping strokes, applying a second colored paint to a second patterned paint applicator medium carried by a paint roller, and rolling the second medium along the surface over the first colored pattern coating of paint with a plurality of substantially non-overlapping strokes.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for making a paint roller having a natural skin cover are provided. The natural skin cover being bonded to the paint roller using a thermoplastic material, preferably polypropylene, and the natural skin cover being formed from a strip of natural skin, such as lambskin, provided in a width sufficient to accommodate shrinkage in the manufacturing process. The resulting product providing a superior natural skin covered paint roller that is substantially integral and that will remain integral when exposed to paint solvents.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for the production of a thermoplastic tubular structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a stationary mandrel, a first and second feeder for feeding a first and a second strip to a mandrel at a first location and second location respectively, and a third feeder for feeding a cover strip to the mandrel at a third location, the third location being downstream of the second location. A transport system adapted to wind and advance the strips as they are being fed to the mandrel is used to helically wind the fed strips around the mandrel. A head for dispensing a width of a liquefied thermoplastic material is also disclosed. The head is oriented to dispense the width of the liquefied thermoplastic material on at least part of a winding of the first strip and part of a winding of the second strip. A cutter is used for cutting the thermoplastic tubular structure into predetermined sizes.