Painting apparatus and assembly

A paint apparatus assembly for containing paint therein for use with a painting application device that includes paint rollers on which the paint is distributed, the paint apparatus assembly comprising:

• a paint apparatus, including:
• a plurality of exterior walls including a first endwall, a second endwall and a pair of sidewalls;
• a lower surface contiguous with the exterior walls thereby forming an open box, at least a portion of the lower surface sloping downward from the first endwall toward the second endwall providing a variable depth within the box;
• at least two dividers disposed within the exterior walls forming a plurality of individual trays therein, each divider being connected with the lower surface and each divider extending from the first endwall to the second endwall, such that paint contained within one individual tray does not mix with paint contained in any other individual tray;
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• a paint reservoir formed within at least one individual tray;
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• a metering device disposed within at least one of the paint reservoirs, the metering device including a first removable grid.

A paint apparatus assembly for containing paint therein for use with a painting application device that includes paint rollers on which paint is distributed, the paint apparatus assembly comprising:

• a paint apparatus, including:
• a plurality of exterior walls including a first endwall and a second endwall and a pair of sidewalls connecting the first endwall to the second endwall;
• a lower surface contiguous with the exterior walls thereby forming an open box, at least a portion of the lower surface sloping downward from the first endwall toward the second endwall providing a variable depth within the box;
• at least one divider disposed within the exterior walls forming a plurality of individual trays therein, each divider being connected with the lower surface and each divider extending from the first endwall to the second endwall, such that paint contained within one individual tray does not mix with paint contained in any other individual tray;
• a paint unloading section disposed within the lower surface of each individual tray, the paint unloading section including at least one channel for removing excess paint from paint rollers and returning the excess paint to the paint apparatus in the direction of gravity;
• a paint distribution section disposed within the lower surface of each individual tray separate from the paint unloading section, the paint distribution section including a plurality of projections extending from the lower surface for distributing paint throughout a paint roller;
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• a paint reservoir formed within each individual tray;
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• a metering device disposed within at least one of the paint reservoirs, the metering device including a first removable grid.