Artist's tote
AssigneeBe ArtSmart, L.L.C.
InventorsCharles D. John, Richard W. Chatham
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Abstract
An artist's container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall of non-uniform height surrounding the bottom wall. The peripheral wall defines a footprint of the container when viewed from the top. The container includes one or more interior walls positioned within the footprint of the container to divide the interior into a plurality of storage compartments. The container also includes a plurality of support posts. The plurality of support posts extend to varied heights above the bottom wall such that an imaginary support plane is collectively defined by the tops of the plurality of support posts. The support plane is inclined relative to the bottom wall and is configured to support an artist's palette near the edges of the palette.
Claims20
An artist's container, comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a peripheral wall of non-uniform height surrounding the bottom wall, the peripheral wall defining a footprint of the container when viewed from the top;
- one or more interior walls positioned within the footprint of the container to divide the interior into a plurality of storage compartments;
- and
- a plurality of support posts formed adjacent to the peripheral wall or the interior walls,
- wherein the plurality of support posts extend to varied heights above the bottom wall such that an imaginary support plane is defined by the tops of the plurality of support posts, the support plane being inclined relative to the bottom wall;
- and
- wherein at least some of the plurality of support posts are positioned within the footprint to support a painter's palette near the edges thereof.
An artist's kit, comprising:
- a container, comprising:
- a bottom wall,
- a peripheral wall of non-uniform height surrounding the bottom wall, the peripheral wall defining a footprint of the container when viewed from the top,
- one or more interior walls positioned within the footprint of the container to divide the interior into a plurality of storage compartments, and
- a plurality of support posts formed adjacent to the peripheral wall or the interior walls;
- and
- a palette,
- wherein the plurality of support posts extend to varied heights above the bottom wall such that an imaginary support plane is defined by the tops of the plurality of support posts, the support plane being inclined relative to the bottom wall;
- and
- wherein at least some of the plurality of support posts are positioned within the footprint to support the palette near the edges thereof.
An artist's container, comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a peripheral wall surrounding the bottom wall, the peripheral wall defining a footprint of the container when viewed from the top;
- one or more interior walls positioned within the footprint of the container to divide the interior into a plurality of storage compartments;
- and
- a plurality of support posts formed adjacent to the peripheral wall or the interior walls,
- wherein the plurality of support posts extend above the bottom wall within the footprint to support a painter's palette near the edges thereof,
- wherein the container is so configured such that the painter's palette, when seated on the plurality of support posts, would at least partially cover at least one of the storage compartments and would not cover at least one of the storage compartments such that the artist's container provides for storage, transport, and ready-to-use access for artist tools, materials and supplies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.