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US 4,023,702 AGranted
Paint tray handle and roller support
OwnerVirgil L. McKnightinventor
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Abstract
A handle for use in conjunction with a standard paint tray, which, while not requiring any alteration to the paint tray, provides a stable, rigid support for the tray allowing it to be carried with one hand. The handle itself, once mounted on the tray, can be placed in two positions, the first, collapsed and adjacent the paint tray edge itself and therefore out of the way for loading the tray or the like and a second locked position for carrying the tray and further serving as a support for the handle of the roller when the painter needs both hands free for a short period.
Claims3
A handle for a paint tray or the like, comprising:
- a. first clamping means for placement upon the exterior of the opposite sides of the tray, said means including a lower portion for frictional contact with side of the tray, a pair of outwardly projecting ears for contact with the top edge of the tray and a portion projecting above the ears to support the handle,
- b. second clamping means for placement upon the interior of opposite sides of the tray cooperating with the first clamping means, said second clamping means including a lower portion for frictional contact with the tray and an upper portion for interaction with the first clamping means, and
- c. handle means secured to the second clamping means and extending from one side of the tray to the other spaced above the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.