The improved paint roller is configured for use in applying paint. The improved paint roller is configured for use in applying paint to a non-Euclidean application surface wherein the non-Euclidean application surface is selected from the group consisting of a concave surface or a convex surface. The improved paint roller comprises a roller sleeve and a handle. The roller sleeve presents a non-Euclidean face selected from the group consisting of a concave face or a convex face. The roller sleeve is configured for use in applying the paint to the non-Euclidean application surface. Specifically: 1) a roller sleeve presenting a concave face is intended to apply paint upon a convex non-Euclidean application surface; while, 2) the roller sleeve presenting a convex face is intended to apply paint upon a concave non-Euclidean application surface.

Hand tools having a hand guard for protecting a user's working hand. In one embodiment, the hand tool may be a hand rake that includes a rake body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end and including a handle portion and a rake portion. The handle portion may extend from the proximal end of the rake body and include a finger opening configured to receive a user's fingers therethrough. The rake portion may extend from the distal end of the rake body to the handle portion and include a plurality of tines. A hand guard may be attached to the rake body and positioned over a top surface of the handle portion and may include a plurality of walls defining an interior space configured to receive the user's hand therein. In other embodiments, the hand tool may be a grabber or a paint roller.

A method of uniformly applying multicolor paint which comprises two or more paints of different colors in discrete domains. The method includes applying the multicolor paint to a paint roller cover and rolling the paint roller cover on a surface to form a painted surface. The paint roller cover comprises a foam having a surface extending between a first edge and a second edge and a groove on the surface wherein a portion of the groove is positioned at an angle relative to an edge of the foam and has a groove depth of 1 to 15 millimeters and an average cell size in the range of about 0.03 to about 0.5 cm, wherein the average cell size of the foam is within 25% of the average domain size in the multicolor paint.

A tool for applying a corrosion-protection substance to a rail for securing seats in an aircraft. The tool includes a component of elongate overall shape, with a base configured to slide along the rail, and a rollers support connected to the base. The tool also has an axle incorporated in the rollers support, which extends transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the component on each side of the rollers support, and rollers for applying the substance mounted on the transverse axle, one on each side of the component. The tool allows the substance to be applied effectively to the flange parts of the rail that is to be protected.

A tool for applying a corrosion-protection substance to a rail for securing seats in an aircraft. The tool includes a component of elongate overall shape, with a base configured to slide along the rail, and a rollers support connected to the base. The tool also has an axle incorporated in the rollers support, which extends transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the component on each side of the rollers support, and rollers for applying the substance mounted on the transverse axle, one on each side of the component. The tool allows the substance to be applied effectively to the flange parts of the rail that is to be protected.

The invention concerns a device (11) for applying abradable material, designed to apply abradable material to a surface of an annular casing (1) of a turbine engine, wherein the casing extends along a longitudinal axis and the device (11) comprises a support (12, 13) equipped with first guiding means (14) capable of guiding the support (12, 13) in relation to a casing (1) in a radial direction in relation to the axis of the casing, the support (12, 13) being equipped with second guiding means (16) capable of guiding the support (12, 13) in relation to the casing (1) in an axial direction, an application roller (20) being pivotally mounted in relation to the support (12, 13) in the axial direction and adjustment means (22, 23) allowing adjustment of the position of the roller (20) in relation to the first guiding means (14), in the radial direction.

The invention concerns a device (11) for applying abradable material, designed to apply abradable material to a surface of an annular casing (1) of a turbine engine, wherein the casing extends along a longitudinal axis and the device (11) comprises a support (12, 13) equipped with first guiding means (14) capable of guiding the support (12, 13) in relation to a casing (1) in a radial direction in relation to the axis of the casing, the support (12, 13) being equipped with second guiding means (16) capable of guiding the support (12, 13) in relation to the casing (1) in an axial direction, an application roller (20) being pivotally mounted in relation to the support (12, 13) in the axial direction and adjustment means (22, 23) allowing adjustment of the position of the roller (20) in relation to the first guiding means (14), in the radial direction.

A paint sprayer attachment that prevents over spray mist from dispersing into the open air, thus allowing a user to operate a paint sprayer without wearing a mask, includes a spray hood, a first edger, a second edger, a first roller assembly, and a second roller assembly. The spray hood is a thin-walled, dome-like structure to which the first edger, the second edger, the first roller assembly, and the second roller assembly are attached. The first edger and the second edger enclose the sides of the spray hood, and provide non-abrasive surfaces for applying paint to a desired surface. A first paint roller from the first roller assembly and a second paint roller from the second roller assembly are positioned at opposite ends of the spray hood, wherein the first paint roller and the second paint roller enclose the front and back of the spray hood.

A spray roller system for application of architectural paints coating, includes an extension tube, a spray head mounted on a distal end of the extension tube, and the in-line valve with a trigger mounted on a proximal end of the extension tube, and a roller handle removable mounted on the extension tube adjacent the spray head. The spray roller system can spray and back roll a coating on a down stroke and roll on each up stroke. When the roller handle is removed from the extension tube, it can be used to hand roll sensitive wall areas. With the roller handle removed, extension tube, spray head, and in-line valve can be used as a spray extension to apply coatings in hard to reach areas.

The articles of manufacture a roller with an offset handle that is part of paint brush and roller system. The roller has an offset handle in which the painter grips above the plane of the roller. The handle is removable from the roller and can be used with different sizes of brush heads. The handle is designed such that the ordination of the roller's painting surface can be changed.