Abstract: A composite paint roller is provided for improving ease of cleaning, manufacture and adaptability of the same. The roller comprises an elongate cylindrical core, a sheath, and first and second end caps. The sheath is removably mountable about and frictionally engageable to the core. The core defines a core length and opposing open ends. The sheath defines an axial length and opposing sheath ends. The axial length of the sheath is greater than the core length with the opposing sheath ends being foldable and axially insertable into the opposing open ends to produce a radial compression of the sheath adjacent the opposing open ends. The radial compression creates opposing beveled ends of the roller. The first and second end caps each are attachable to the opposing open ends to secure the opposing sheath ends within the opposing open ends.

Abstract: A sectional paint roller tube for attachment to a paint roller axle. The roller tube of the present invention has a cylindrical, substantially hollow, endpiece having an opening formed in one end thereof; at least one split sleeve having an inner diameter sized to frictionally engage the paint roller axle and an outer diameter sized to be rotatably received within the endpiece; and a cylindrical, substantially hollow, cap having an opening extending therethrough. One or more extensions may be attached to the endpiece such that an assembled roller tube of a desired length is fabricated. The cap is attached directly to the endpiece if no extensions are utilized, and is attached to the final extension if one or more extensions are used. Thus, by utilizing a small number of standard parts, paint rollers of a wide variety of different lengths are fabricated.