Paint guide apparatus

Claim 1

Paint guide apparatus having paper movable thereon, comprising, in combination: roller housing means; a blade secured to and extending outwardly from the roller housing means and having side edges and a front edge; handle means adjustably secured to and extending outwardly from the roller housing means oppositely from the blade; a supply holder connected to the roller housing means on one side of the blade for holding a supply of paper; a takeup roller in the roller housing means on the other side of the blade to receive paper from the supply holder; ratchet means connected to the take-up roller to incrementally advance the roller and the paper from the supply holder, around the front edge of the blade, and onto the takeup roller; brake means disposed against the paper to keep the paper taut around the front edge of the blade; said ratchet means including a ratchet gear secured to the takeup roller, a spur engaging the ratchet gear, lever means connected to the spur for moving the ratchet gear and the takeup roller, and means for biasing the lever means against movement thereof; said brake means including a brake flange disposed against the paper and a release lever adjacent the handle means for moving the brake flange away from the paper; and said handle means including a grip, a face on the grip disposed adjacent the roller housing means, a pin extending outwardly from the face, a locking end cap rotatably secured to the grip, and rod means securing the grip and the locking end cap to the roller housing means.