1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an applicator assembly including an applicator roll and a secondary or supplementary applicator element both mounted on a housing and extending outwardly from an open face thereof when the applicator roll is designed to paint a relatively large surface area such as walls or surfaces and the secondary applicator is designed to apply paint to the junctions of such wall or ceiling surfaces.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Numerous devices have been introduced into the prior art for the purpose of transferring or spreading paint or like material unto a given surface. In addition to the wide variety of designs of simple or basic paint brushes, paint applicator designs include relatively complex structures.
Prior art paint applicators include an applicator roll which can rapidly and effectively apply a paint over relatively large surface areas in an efficient manner. Such rolling of paint unto a surface has been found to be much quicker than "stroking" with a conventional paint brush. Where such applicator rolls are allowed to be used such as on large, relatively flat planar surfaces the rolls have been found to be more efficient than a brush and much less costly especially when considering the man or labor hours involved.
However, certain disadvantages have become associated with the use of applicator rolls. The overall painting with this type of applicator roll structure has frequently been found to be messy, often times resulting in the waste and loss of paint. In the prior art, applying paint to the roller surface usually includes a roll tray having an inclined base at least partially filled with paint in which the applicator roll is reciprocally moved. Paint is transferred on to the outer surface of the roll and then the roll is of course movably applied over the surface being painted. In addition to the loss of paint through waste, there is of course the requirement for relatively additional, specifically constructed containers in the form of a tray requiring the applicator roll to be constantly "dipped" into the tray. The applicator roll has received wide acceptance primarily due to its rapid even spreading of paint onto a given surface. However, the industry is desires of overcoming recognized disadvantages by providing a more efficient structure which accomplishes the overall result of painting in the same accepted manner but which is more efficient, less messy but yet is easy to operate and maintain. The following U.S. and foreign patents are representative of prior art attempts to overcome the problems set forth above and long recognized as existing in the prior art. Such patents include U.S. Pat. Nos. to Boyle; 375,919 Peterson, 356,695; Fernandez, 1,376,195; Sporer, 1,461,947; Rufo, 2,307,858; Tucker, 2,538,542; 2,548,,653; Leverock, 2,583,432; Ballard et al 3,403,960; Chrun, 2,746,071; Pedro, 2,928,1113; Cassidy, 3,193,868; Clark et al, 3,231,151: Schultz, 3,274,637; Ellis, 3,690,779; Ogenibene, 3,721,502; Bradshaw, 3,809,484; Hansen, 3,825,970; Linton, 3,925,927; Spransy, 4,012,151; Rearai, 4,059,358; Gamacher, 4,129,391; Garcia, 4,140,410; Miller, 4,222,678; British Patent Nos. 14,024, 887,294 and 480,837; Swiss Patent No. 421,769; and German Patent No. 2,447,848.