US4010866A
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Paint roller pan
Assignee: Impact Manufacturing Co Inc
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Filing: 1976-06-07
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Granted: 1977-03-08
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Expires: 1996-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A paint roller pan having two separate paint reservoirs integrally formed within the structure. One of the reservoirs is for receipt of a typical paint roller while the second reservoir is for receipt of a typical paint brush which is used to do touch-up work in conjunction with the use of the paint roller. The paint reservoir used for the paint brush also acts as a leg to support one end of the paint roller pan in order to maintain a portion of the bottom surface of the paint reservoir used for the paint roller at an inclined orientation with respect to a horizontal or flat surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. McClane
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:49
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44D; B44D3/00; B44D3/12; B44D3/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A paint roller pan comprising: a bottom section having an inclined area; an end wall extending up from the lower end of said bottom section; a pair of side walls extending up from the respective sides of said bottom section, said end wall and said pair of side walls in conjunction with said bottom section forming a paint receptacle which is relatively deep at one end and relatively shallow at the other end and is of sufficient width for receiving a typical paint roller and of sufficient length to permit the roller to be rolled a substantial distance along the inclined area of the bottom section; and a leg integrally connected to said bottom section at the shallow end and extending generally parallel to said end wall, said leg maintaining said bottom section inclined relative to the flat support surface on which the pan rests, said leg being hollow with an opening forming a paint brush reservoir for receiving a typical paint brush used to do touch-up work in conjunction with the use of said paint roller, said paint brush reservoir being substantially smaller than said paint roller reservoir, allowing said inclined surface to extend along substantially the entire length of said pan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A paint roller pan comprising: a bottom section having an inclined area; an end wall extending up from the lower end of said bottom section; a pair of side walls extending up from the respective sides of said bottom section, said end wall and said pair of side walls in conjunction with said bottom section forming a paint receptacle which is relatively deep at one end and relatively shallow at the other end and is of sufficient width for receiving a typical paint roller and of sufficient length to permit the roller to be rolled a substantial distance along the inclined area of the bottom section; and a leg integrally connected to said bottom section at the shallow end and extending generally parallel to said end wall, said leg maintaining said bottom section inclined relative to the flat support surface on which the pan rests, said leg being hollow with an opening forming a paint brush reservoir for receiving a typical paint brush used to do touch-up work in conjunction with the use of said paint roller, said paint brush reservoir being substantially smaller than said paint roller reservoir, allowing said inclined surface to extend along substantially the entire length of said pan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
197 words
A paint roller pan comprising: a bottom section having an inclined area; an end wall extending up from the lower end of said bottom section; a pair of side walls extending up from the respective sides of said bottom section, said end wall and said pair of side walls in conjunction with said bottom section forming a paint receptacle which is relatively deep at one end and relatively shallow at the other end and is of sufficient width for receiving a typical paint roller and of sufficient length to permit the roller to be rolled a substantial distance along the inclined area of the bottom section; and a leg integral with said bottom section at the shallow end, said leg maintaining said bottom section inclined relative to a flat support surface on which the pan rests, said leg being hollow with a top opening forming a paint brush reservoir of receiving a typical paint brush used to do touch-up work in conjunction with the use of said paint roller, said paint brush reservoir being substantially smaller than said paint roller reservoir. Allowing said inclined surface to extend along the major portion of the length of said pan.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
197 words
A paint roller pan comprising: a bottom section having an inclined area; an end wall extending up from the lower end of said bottom section; a pair of side walls extending up from the respective sides of said bottom section, said end wall and said pair of side walls in conjunction with said bottom section forming a paint receptacle which is relatively deep at one end and relatively shallow at the other end and is of sufficient width for receiving a typical paint roller and of sufficient length to permit the roller to be rolled a substantial distance along the inclined area of the bottom section; and a leg integral with said bottom section at the shallow end, said leg maintaining said bottom section inclined relative to a flat support surface on which the pan rests, said leg being hollow with a top opening forming a paint brush reservoir of receiving a typical paint brush used to do touch-up work in conjunction with the use of said paint roller, said paint brush reservoir being substantially smaller than said paint roller reservoir. Allowing said inclined surface to extend along the major portion of the length of said pan.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
181 words
A disposable paint roller tray comprising: a bottom section having a general inclined surface; a pair of side walls extending up from said bottom section, said side walls being of greater height adjacent one end of said bottom section; an end wall extending up from said one end of said bottom section, said pair of side walls with said bottom section and said end wall forming a receptacle having a relatively deep portion at said one end and a relatively shallow portion at the other end for paint to receive a roller; and at least one leg formed in the other end of said bottom section, said leg being hollow and open at its upper end forming a paint well within said receptacle and considerably smaller than said receptacle for receipt of a paint brush, said leg maintaining said bottom section inclined with respect to the horizontal, said paint well being large enough to receive said paint brush while being small enough in one direction to keep said paint brush from falling onto said inclined surface or out of said tray.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
181 words
A disposable paint roller tray comprising: a bottom section having a general inclined surface; a pair of side walls extending up from said bottom section, said side walls being of greater height adjacent one end of said bottom section; an end wall extending up from said one end of said bottom section, said pair of side walls with said bottom section and said end wall forming a receptacle having a relatively deep portion at said one end and a relatively shallow portion at the other end for paint to receive a roller; and at least one leg formed in the other end of said bottom section, said leg being hollow and open at its upper end forming a paint well within said receptacle and considerably smaller than said receptacle for receipt of a paint brush, said leg maintaining said bottom section inclined with respect to the horizontal, said paint well being large enough to receive said paint brush while being small enough in one direction to keep said paint brush from falling onto said inclined surface or out of said tray.
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