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US 3,997,092 AGranted
Paint container carrier
OwnerKenneth W. Pogwizdinventor
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Abstract
An improved paint container carrier for holding a container of paint having a contoured shape to conform to the contour of the user's body. The container further as a pivotally mounted lid for preventing spills and contamination of paint and straps for securing the device to the user's body. An adapter sleeve is provided so that the paint container carrier may receive various sizes of paint containers.
Claims5
A paint container carrier for securing a paint container to the body of the user,
- said carrier comprising a receptacle for holding the paint container having a contoured side substantially conforming to the user's body,
- said paint container fitting into said receptacle and enclosed therein;
- a strapping assembly means;
- means for securing said strapping assembly means to said receptacle, so that the contoured side of said receptacle engages the body of the user,
- said strapping assembly means comprising a top shoulder strap which is secured over the neck of the user,
- a waist strap secured around the waist of the user;
- and a back strap which braces said top shoulder strap to said waist strap at the back side of the user,
- the inner dimension of said receptacle substantially equal in size to the container diameter of a standard paint container so that said standard paint container fits snugly therein,
- sleeve means for adapting said receptacle to receive paint containers smaller in diameter than said inner dimension of said receptacle so that said smaller containers fits snugly therein, and
- said paint container carrier having a lid across the top of said receptacle and means for securing said lid to said receptacle.
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A paint container carrier for securing a paint container to the body of a user,
- said carrier comprising:
- a receptacle for holding the paint container, having a contoured side substantially conforming to the user's body;
- said paint container fitting into said receptacle and enclosed therein,
- the inner diameter of said receptacle substantially equal to the diameter of said paint container so that said paint container fits snugly therein;
- strapping assembly means which is secured around the body of the user;
- means for securing said strapping assembly means to said receptacle, so that the contoured side of said receptacle engages the body of the user;
- a lid across the top of said receptacle held by pivot means to the top of said receptacle, thereby enabling said lid to be swivelled laterally from a closed position to an open position while said lid remains substantially parallel to the top and bottom sides of said paint container as it is swivelled;
- attachment means attached to the exterior of said receptacle for attaching painting tools thereto;
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- removable sleeve means comprising a spacer sleeve having an outer dimension substantially equal to the interior dimension of said receptacle, and a recessed portion to receive a smaller paint container, thereby enabling the smaller paint container to fit snugly within said sleeve means and in turn within said receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.