Offset handle lint roller

Abstract

A lint roller consists of a roller body with a longitudinally extending axis. The handle comprises a connecting section and a gripping section extending from the connecting section. The gripping section has a longitudinally extending axis which is parallel to the axis of the roller body, but is located in a different transverse plane than the roller body axis. The connecting section is secured to one lateral sidewall of the roller body at an angle of less than 90° in relation to the lateral sidewall of the roller body. The handle may be made of one molded piece, which includes the gripping and connecting sections, or in two pieces, with the gripping and connecting sections secured to each other.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A lint roller comprising: 
 (a) a cylindrical roller body comprising an elongated longitudinal axis, said body having an adhesive surface and first and second lateral sidewalls;    (b) a handle comprising a connecting section and a gripping section, said connecting section being attached solely to the first lateral sidewall of the roller body and said gripping section extending outwardly from the connecting section, said gripping section comprising an elongated longitudinal axis which, at all times, is parallel to the axis of the roller body, but is located in a different transverse plane than the axis of the roller body.    
     
     
         2 . A lint roller as in  claim 1  in which the connecting section is attached to the first lateral sidewall of the roller body at an angle of less than 90° to the lateral side of the roller body.  
     
     
         3 . The lint roller as in  claim 1  wherein the handle is a one piece molded unit.  
     
     
         4 . The lint roller as in  claim 1  wherein the connecting section and the gripping section are two separately molded components attached to each other.  
     
     
         5 . A lint roller comprising: 
 (a) a cylindrical roller body comprising an elongated longitudinal axis, said body having an adhesive surface and first and second lateral sidewalls;    (b) a handle comprising a connecting section and a gripping section, said connecting section being attached solely to the first lateral sidewall of the roller body and extending from the lateral sidewall of the roller body at an angle of less than 90° to the lateral sidewall, said gripping section extending outwardly from the connecting section.    
     
     
         6 . The lint roller as in  claim 6  wherein the handle is a one piece molded unit.  
     
     
         7 . The lint roller as in  claim 5  wherein the connecting section and gripping section are two separately molded components attached to each other.