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Disclosed herein is a roller cover cleaning apparatus. The apparatus may include a handle and a wire that is coupled to the handle. The wire may form a helix that extends around an axis of the helix for more than 360 degrees. The wire may be substantially radially equidistant from the axis of the he

Disclosed herein is a roller cover cleaning apparatus. The apparatus may include a handle and a wire that is coupled to the handle. The wire may form a helix that extends around an axis of the helix for more than 360 degrees. The wire may be substantially radially equidistant from the axis of the helix along the length of the wire from the proximal end of the helix to the distal end of the helix. The wire may be at least partially resiliently flexible to increase the radial distance between the wire and the axis.

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1. A paint roller cover cleaning apparatus, comprising: a handle having proximal end and a distal end;a wire coupled to the handle, the wire forming a helix that extends around an axis of the helix more than 360-degrees, wherein a gap circumferentially extends relative to the helix is defined betwee

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A paint roller cover cleaning apparatus, comprising: a handle having proximal end and a distal end;a wire coupled to the handle, the wire forming a helix that extends around an axis of the helix more than 360-degrees, wherein a gap circumferentially extends relative to the helix is defined between rotations of the helix between a proximal end portion of the helix and a distal end portion of the helix, a distance between rotations of the helix being sufficient to allow passage of a frame of a paint roller, and wherein the wire is substantially radially equidistant from the axis of the helix along a length of the wire from the proximal end of the helix to the distal end of the helix, the wire being at least partially resiliently flexible to allow an increase in the radial distance between the wire of the helix and the axis, the radial distance being slightly larger than a radius of a paint roller cover so that the helix tightly fits around the paint roller cover; anda tab formed at the distal end of the helix, the tab extending radially away from the axis of the helix and having a width sufficient to prevent the distal end of the helix from jumping another portion of the helix during use. 2. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wire further forms a stem portion coupling the handle and the helix. 3. The cleaning apparatus of claim 2, wherein the stem portion has a length that is less than a diameter of the helix. 4. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second helix coupled to a second end of the handle by a second stem portion. 5. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the helix extends around the axis at least 360 degrees within an elastic range of the helix. 6. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wire further comprises a user-engaging tab extending radially away from the axis of the helix at the distal end of the helix. 7. The cleaning apparatus of claim 6, wherein the user-engaging tab is an eyelet formed from the wire. 8. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the helix has an internal diameter between 0.5 inches and 5 inches in an un-flexed state. 9. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the axis of the helix is oriented at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the handle to upwardly angle the handle relative to the helix. 10. The cleaning apparatus of claim 9, wherein the wire forming the helix extends around an axis of the helix to position the tab proximate the handle. 11. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wire forming the helix extends less than about 450 degrees around an axis of the helix. 12. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the axis of the helix is at an acute angle greater than 30 degrees relative to a long axis of the handle. 13. The cleaning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the acute angle is approximately 65 degrees. 14. An apparatus for cleaning a paint roller cover, comprising: an elongate handle configured for grasping by a user having a distal end, a proximal end and a long axis;a helical structure coupled to and extending from the distal end of the handle, the helical structure defining a helix that extends around an axis of the helix more than 360-degrees and less than about 450-degrees, and defining a gap that circumferentially extends relative to the helix between rotations of the helix between a proximal end portion of the helix and a distal end portion of the helix, a distance between rotations of the helix being sufficient to allow passage of a frame of a paint roller, the helical structure being at least partially resiliently flexible to allow an increase in the radial distance between the helical structure and the axis, the radial distance being slightly larger than a radius of a paint roller cover so that the helix tightly fits around the paint roller cover, the axis of the helix being at an acute angle greater than 30 degrees relative to the long axis of the handle. 15. The apparatus of dam 14, further comprising a tab at the distal end of the helix and extending away from the axis of the helix. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said tab comprises an eyelet formed at the distal end of the helix from a loop of the wire, the eyelet lying in a plane that extends radially away from the axis of the helix. 17. The apparatus of dam 15, wherein the tab radially extends relative to the axis of the helix a sufficient distance to prevent the distal end of the helix from jumping a portion of the helix above the tab during use. 18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the tab is positioned relative to the handle to provide a grip to expand the diameter of the helix by moving the tab in a substantially tangential direction relative to the helix. 19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the helix extends around an axis of the helix approximately 400 degrees. 20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the acute angle is approximately 65 degrees. 21. The cleaning apparatus of dam 14, further comprising a stem portion coupling the handle to the helical structure and providing a rest for resting on the frame of the roller cover in order to draw the handle to hook the helical structural around the frame of the paint roller cover.