Paint roller and method of making same

Claim 1

A METHOD OF MAKING DISPOSABLE PAINT ROLLERS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CONTINUOUSLY WINDING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CARDBOARD RIBBON ONTO A MANDREL TO FORM A CONTINUOUS CARDBOARD ROLL, CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING THE ROLL AS THE CARDBOARD IS WOUND ON THE MANDREL, PROVIDING A ROLL OF PAPER AND CONTINUOUSLY COATING BOTH SIDES OF SAID PAPER WITH AN ADHESIVE AND CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION OF SAID ADHESIVE ON SAID PAPER TO PROVIDE FOR SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM ADHESION OF SAID PAPER TO SAID CARDBOARD ROLL AND TO A LATER APPLIED FABRIC, CONTINUOUSLY WINDING THE COATED PAPER ONTO THE ROTATING ROLL, CONTINUOUSLY WINDING SAID FABRIC CAPABLE OF CARRYING PAINT ONTO THE COATED PAPER, AND CUTTING THE ROLL INTERMITTENTLY INTO SELECTED LENGTHS WHEREBY A PAINT ROLLER IS PROVIDED WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF BUMPS AND RIDGES BENEATH A FABRIC LAYER.