IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0385693
(2006-03-22)
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등록번호 |
US-7640941
(2010-02-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Watters, Robert D.
- Graham, Romeo
- Boucher, Joseph Luc
- Sirois, Michael G.
- Andrus, Tracine
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
18 |
초록
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A brush and roller cleaner includes a hollow canister to receive a spray wand. A control knob pivots with respect to the canister to direct pressurized liquid from apertures of the spray wand. A top cap assembly mates with the canister in one of two positions, 180 degrees offset from one another. Th
A brush and roller cleaner includes a hollow canister to receive a spray wand. A control knob pivots with respect to the canister to direct pressurized liquid from apertures of the spray wand. A top cap assembly mates with the canister in one of two positions, 180 degrees offset from one another. The top cap assembly has a tool holding assembly that is capable of holding a paint tool or roller. The tool holding assembly rotates in response to the liquid output from the spray wand apertures. The top cap assembly is capable of holding a roller in a first or second position. The roller rotates within the canister in response to the liquid output from the spray wand apertures to clean the roller cover. A handle for the cleaner supports a roller frame clip for holding the roller in a first or second position.
대표청구항
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We claim: 1. A tool cleaner comprising: a hollow canister having a top surface; a spray wand assembly having a spray wand with a plurality of apertures, the spray wand being rotatably disposed within the canister and being connectable to a pressurized liquid source; a top cap assembly including a t
We claim: 1. A tool cleaner comprising: a hollow canister having a top surface; a spray wand assembly having a spray wand with a plurality of apertures, the spray wand being rotatably disposed within the canister and being connectable to a pressurized liquid source; a top cap assembly including a tool holder assembly and configured to mate with the top surface of the canister in at least two alternate positions including: a first position wherein the tool holder assembly is disposed within the canister away from the spray wand assembly such that a roller frame may be secured to the canister and disposed between the tool holder assembly and the spray wand assembly, and a second position wherein the tool holder assembly is disposed within the canister near the spray wand assembly such that a handled application tool may be secured to the tool holder assembly; and an interior ridge disposed within the hollow canister that resists mating of the top cap assembly with the hollow canister in the first position when the tool holder assembly is holding a tool. 2. The tool cleaner of claim 1, wherein the second position of the top cap assembly is alternatively capable of securing a roller cover. 3. The tool cleaner of claim 2, wherein the tool holder assembly is freely rotatable, the tool holder assembly having an outer geometry that is capable of securing the roller cover. 4. The tool cleaner of claim 2, wherein the tool holder assembly is freely rotatable, the tool holder assembly having a pair of tool holding sections that are elastically biased towards one another, the tool holding sections being capable of holding the handled application tool. 5. The tool cleaner of claim 1, wherein one of the top cap assembly or the top surface of the canister includes at least a first recess or a first furrow, respectively, for securing the roller frame. 6. The tool cleaner of claim 5, wherein said one includes at least a second recess or a second furrow, respectively, for securing the roller frame. 7. The tool cleaner of claim 5, further including a roller frame clip for securing the roller frame. 8. The tool cleaner of claim 7, further including a handle rotatably attached to a top section of the canister and supporting the roller frame clip, wherein the roller frame clip is selectably positionable about said handle to secure a plurality of different sized roller frames. 9. The tool cleaner of claim 1, wherein the apertures of the spray wand are staggered with respect to a center line of the spray wand. 10. The tool cleaner of claim 9, wherein the apertures of the spray wand include at least one of a fan jet and a needle jet. 11. The tool cleaner of claim 10, wherein a bottom aperture of the apertures of the spray wand primarily sprays water in an upward direction. 12. The tool cleaner of claim 1, further including foot members secured to the bottom of the canister to raise the bottom of the canister off a supporting surface to thereby allow liquid egress from the canister. 13. The tool cleaner of claim 1, further comprising: a spray wand control knob attached to a top section of the spray wand in a position above the top surface of said canister, wherein the spray wand control knob may pivot under control of an operator to thereby direct pressurized liquid streams from the plurality of apertures towards a secured handle application tool or a roller cover attached to a secured roller frame. 14. A tool cleaner comprising: a hollow canister defining a top opening and an open bottom, a spray wand assembly having a spray wand with a plurality of apertures, the spray wand being rotatably disposed within the canister and being connectable to a pressurized liquid source, a top cap assembly configured to mate with the top opening of said canister, said top cap assembly having a freely rotatable tool holder assembly to rotatably retain a handled application tool; and an interior ridge disposed within the hollow canister that resists mating of the top cap assembly with the hollow canister in a first position when the tool holder assembly is holding a tool. 15. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, wherein the tool holder assembly has a pair of tool holding sections that are pivotally urged toward each other, and each of the tool holding sections has a first tool holding arm such that the pair of first tool holding arms cooperate to retain the handled application tool. 16. The tool cleaner according to claim 15, further comprising a first elastic tension member disposed about an outer periphery of each of the first tool holding arms. 17. The tool cleaner according to claim 15, wherein each of the tool holding sections has a second tool holding arm such that the pair of second tool holding arms cooperate to retain the handled application tool. 18. The tool cleaner according to claim 17, wherein the second tool holding arms are urged toward each other with a second elastic tension member disposed about an outer periphery of each of the second tool holding arms. 19. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, wherein the tool holder assembly has an outer geometry that is configured and arranged to retain a roller cover. 20. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, said spray wand assembly further comprising: a spray wand control knob attached to a top section of the spray wand in a position above a top surface of said canister, wherein the spray wand control knob may pivot under control of an operator to thereby direct pressurized liquid streams from the plurality of apertures towards the handled application tool held by the tool holder assembly. 21. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, wherein the apertures are staggered with respect to a center line of a frontal section of the spray wand. 22. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the apertures is a fan jet that outputs a liquid stream fanning in the longitudinal direction with respect to the spray wand with a greater dispersion angle than in the perpendicular direction with respect to the spray wand. 23. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, wherein said top cap assembly is configured to mate with the top opening of said canister to hold a roller in at least a first position within said canister. 24. The tool cleaner according to claim 23, wherein said top cap assembly mates with the top opening of said canister to hold the roller in at least the first position or a second position within said canister. 25. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, wherein the top cap assembly mates with the top surface of the canister in at least one of two positions including a first position wherein the top cap is capable of securing a roller frame to the hollow canister and a second position wherein the top cap is capable of securing the handled application tool. 26. The tool cleaner according to claim 14, the tool holder assembly further comprising: a shaft rotatably connected to and extending through a top cap of said top cap assembly, and a rotator knob positioned above the top cap and connected to the shaft such that the rotator knob controls rotation of the tool holder assembly. 27. A tool cleaner, comprising: a hollow canister for housing a tool to be cleaned, said hollow canister defining a top opening, a spray wand assembly having a spray wand with a plurality of apertures, the spray wand being disposed within said hollow canister, and said spray wand assembly being connectable to a pressurized liquid supply such that liquid from the supply is transmitted through said assembly and out from the plurality of apertures, a top cap assembly including a tool holder assembly to retain a handled application tool and configured to mate with the top opening of said canister in at least two alternate positions including: a first position wherein the tool holder assembly is disposed adjacent to a wall of the canister, and a second position wherein the tool holder assembly is disposed substantially near the center of the canister, and an interior ridge disposed within the hollow canister that resists mating of the top cap assembly with the hollow canister in the first position when the tool holder assembly is holding a tool. 28. The tool cleaner according to claim 27, wherein said a tool holder assembly rotatably retains the handled application tool. 29. The tool cleaner according to claim 28, wherein the top cap assembly is configured to resiliently retain a roller in at least first or second positions within said canister. 30. The tool cleaner according to claim 29, further comprising: a handle assembly rotatably attached to a top section of said canister, said handle assembly including a handle supporting a movable roller frame clip, wherein when the roller is held by said top cap assembly and said canister, a roller frame of the roller is restrained from lateral movement by the roller frame clip, wherein the roller frame clip is movable to a plurality of positions along the handle. 31. The tool cleaner according to claim 27, wherein said tool holder assembly comprises: an outer geometry that is configured and arranged to retain a roller cover. 32. The tool cleaner according to claim 27, wherein at least one of the apertures is a fan jet that outputs a liquid stream fanning in the longitudinal direction with respect to the spray wand with a greater dispersion angle than in the perpendicular direction with respect to the spray wand. 33. The tool cleaner according to claim 27, wherein said tool holder assembly comprises: a pair of tool holding sections that are pivotally urged toward each other with a first elastic tension member. 34. The tool cleaner according to claim 33, wherein the pair of tool holding sections are pivotally urged toward each other with a second elastic tension member. 35. The tool cleaner according to claim 33, wherein each of the tool holding sections has a first tool holding arm and a second tool holding arm that cooperate to retain a handled application tool. 36. The tool cleaner according to claim 27, wherein the top cap assembly is configured to hold a roller in at least a first or a second position within said canister.
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