Paint bucket

A receptacle for holding a viscous mass and for providing intermittent storage of an implement for spreading the viscous mass upon a surface, said receptacle comprising:

• a continuous sidewall having a closed lower end and extending upwardly therefrom and terminating with a primary rim defining an opening communicating with a chamber bound by said continuous sidewall, said continuous sidewall including a primary sidewall having said primary rim and a secondary sidewall having a secondary rim located at a pointed subjacent said primary rim;
• an auxiliary container including a bottom panal extending outwardly from said secondary panel at a point subjacent said secondary rim and an auxiliary sidewall extending outwardly from said secondary sidewall and upwardly from said bottom panel and terminating with an auxiliary rim located at a point proximate said primary rim, wherein said bottom panel and portions of said auxiliary sidewall and said secondary sidewall subjacent said secondary rim define a well communicating with said chamber and for holding the implement;
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• a viscous mass removing element including an upper edge having means for detachably engaging said secondary rim of said secondary sidewall and extending downwardly therefrom and terminating with a lower edge to bear against said closed lower end of said receptacle at a point spaced from said secondary panel.