Storage device for storing a coating implement
OwnerJohn McGrath, Thomas Payneinventors
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Abstract
A storage device for storing a roller includes an upper member and a lower member that is pivotally connected along an edge of the upper member, the upper and lower members defining therebetween an enclosed cavity with the storage device in a closed position. The upper and lower members together define an opening, in the closed position, that extends into the enclosed cavity, the opening being sized to accommodate a handle of the roller with a nap of the roller disposed within the enclosed cavity. Each of the upper and lower members have at least one corresponding projection that extends into the enclosed cavity a predetermined distance to engage the roller and to prevent contact between the nap and the upper and lower members.
Claims29
A storage device for storing a roller having a handle and a nap, the storage device comprising:
- an upper member;
- a lower member pivotally connected to the upper member, the upper and lower members defining therebetween an enclosed cavity with the storage device in a closed position;
- the upper and lower members together defining an opening extending into the enclosed cavity and sized to accommodate the handle of the roller with the nap of the roller disposed within the enclosed cavity;
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- each of the upper and lower members having at least one corresponding projection extending into the enclosed cavity a predetermined distance to engage the roller and to reduce contact between the nap and the upper and lower members.
A storage device for storing a roller having a nap and a handle, the handle portion including a transverse section, the storage device comprising:
- an upper member;
- a lower member pivotally connected by a hinge to the upper member, the upper and lower members defining therebetween an enclosed cavity with the storage device in a closed position;
- the upper and lower members together defining an arcuate opening extending into the enclosed cavity and sized to accommodate the transverse section of the handle of the roller with the nap of the roller disposed within the enclosed cavity;
- each of the upper and lower members having an array of projections extending into the enclosed cavity a predetermined distance to engage the nap and to reduce contact between the nap and the upper and lower members;
- a seal positioned between the upper and lower members with the storage device in the closed position, the seal being affixed to a ledge defined by one of the upper or lower members;
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- an insert sized to be removably positioned within the opening with the storage device in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.