Adjustable paint roller

Claim 1

A paint roller device having the angle of the roller relative to the handle selectable by the user, said paint roller device comprising: a first portion and a second portion, interconnected by an angularly selectable connecting means, said first portion including a roller head and a top arm, said top arm extending outwardly from said roller arm slightly and then normally away from said roller arm to a base plate, which comprises part of the connecting means, said base plate having a plurality of spaced apertures around the periphery thereof, and having an upstanding threaded shaft centrally disposed normal to said plate; said second portion including a handle and a lower arm, said lower arm having a first section emanating from said handle, a second section normal to said first section, and a third section normal to said second section directed away from said first section and terminating in a cover plate, which comprises part of the connecting means, said cover plate having opposed bosses on the underside thereof sized and spaced for engagement with spaced apertures of said base plate and a central bore adapted to receive the threaded shaft of said base plate, the plates of said connecting means being matingly engaged whereby said top arm and said lower arm lie in a plane, a threaded nut secured upon said threaded shaft over said cover plate to retain said plates in engagement.