Fountain paint rollers

Claim 1

A FOUNTAIN PAINT ROLLER COMPRISING A HOLLOW CYLINDER ADAPTED TO CONTAIN PAINT HAVING OPEN ENDS AND A SIDEWALL, REMOVABLE CLOSURE CAPS ENGAGED IN SAID ENDS, SAID CAPS HAVING CENTRAL OPENINGS, A ROLLER HANDLE HAVING A SHAFT REMOVABLY JOURNALED THROUGH THE CAP OPENINGS, MEANS SECURING THE SHAFT IN PLACE, AN ABSORBENT APPLICATOR SLEEVE CIRCUMPOSED ON THE CYLINDER, THE SIDEWALL OF THE CYLINDER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL ROW OF HOLES THERETHROUGH, AND VALVE MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE SIDEALL FOR CLOSING AND OPENING THE HOLES, SAID VALVE MEANS COMPRISING AN OPEN SLIDEWAY, AND A VALVE ELEMENT REMOVABLY ENGAGED IN THE SLIDEWAY, SAID SLIDEWAY COMPRISING OPPOSED ENGAGED IN THE SLIDEWAY, SIDE SIDES OF SAID OPENINGS, SAID VALVE ELEMENT AT OPPOING AN ENDWISE MOVABLE VALVE PLATE SLIDABLY CONFINED BETWEEN THE HOOK FLANGES AND BEARING AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CYLINDER SIDEWALL, SAID VALVE PLATE HAVING A ROW OF SPACED OPENINGS REGISTRABLE WITH THE CYLINDER SIDEWALL HOLES ONLY THE OPEN POSITION OF THE VALVE PLATE.