Paint brush holding apparatus

A holding apparatus for a paint tray comprising:

• a trough having a pair of resilient members extending from a rear wall;
• and
• a body member having:
• a planar wall having an exterior surface, an opposite interior surface, and a pair of openings;
• an attachment structure having:
• a continuous wall extending from the exterior surface of the body member, the continuous wall defines a recess, the pair of openings positioned within the recess defined by the continuous wall;
• and
• at least one holding tang extending from the exterior surface of the planar wall, the at least one holding tang configured to grasp a wall of the paint tray, wherein at least a portion of the planar wall is positioned within a volume of the paint tray
• a first retaining member extending from the body member and positioned above the volume of the paint tray in a vertical direction;
• and
• a second retaining member extending from the body member and positioned above the trough in the vertical direction,
• wherein the pair of resilient members configured to be received by the pair of openings to releasably couple the trough to the planar wall, the trough is positioned outboard of the volume of the paint tray.

A holding apparatus for a paint tray having a volume comprising:

• a trough having a pair of resilient members extending from a rear wall;
• a body member having:
• a planar wall having an exterior surface, an opposite interior surface, and a pair of openings;
• an attachment structure having:
• a continuous wall extending from the exterior surface of the body member, the continuous wall defines a recess, the pair of openings positioned within the recess defined by the continuous wall;
• and
• at least one holding tang extending from the exterior surface of the planar wall, the at least one holding tang includes a body that extends from the continuous wall and transitions at a first radius in a first direction and transitions at a second radius in a second direction opposite to the first direction to define a spring clip, the at least one holding tang configured to grasp a wall of the paint tray;
• a first retaining member extending from the body member and positioned above the volume of the paint tray in a vertical direction;
• and
• a second retaining member extending from the body member and positioned above the trough in the vertical direction;
• and
• wherein the pair of resilient members are configured to be received by the pair of openings to releasably couple the trough to the planar wall in a snap-fit configuration, the trough is positioned outboard of the volume of the paint tray and at least a portion of the planar wall is positioned within the volume of the paint tray.