Paint supply and finishing system

A paint roller for use with a roller cover having a tubular core and a paint applying medium secured thereto, the roller comprising:

• a handle;
• a shaft extending from the handle and along an axis;
• and
• a cage coupled to the shaft and rotatably supported about the axis, the cage having an axial face;
• and
• a plurality of distinct circumferentially spaced location memory indicia disposed on the axial face, each indicia corresponding to a particular location on the axial face, wherein at least two consecutive indicia are spaced less than 180 degrees apart.

A paint tray comprising:

• a pan having a well at a first end and a ramp extending from the well to a second end;
• first and second spaced legs coupled to the second end of the pan, wherein the legs are configured to support the second end of the pan on a horizontal surface;
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• a bar having a length extending between the first and second legs, wherein the bar includes a detent extending through a wall of the bar, spaced between the first and second legs and configured to receive a peg such that the peg generally extends perpendicular to the bar, whereby the tray may be hung from the peg.

A paint roller for creating a coating pattern on a surface, the roller comprising:

• a handle;
• a shaft extending from the handle;
• a substrate rotatably supported about an axis of the shaft;
• a paint absorbing and applying medium supported by the substrate, the medium having raised and depressed portions;
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• a plurality of visually distinct location memory indicia carried by the substrate, whereby the plurality of visually distinct indicia indicate which of the raised and depressed portions were last in contact with the surface wherein at least two consecutive indicia are spaced less than 180 degrees apart.

A paint supply and finishing system comprising:

• a paint roller including:
• a handle;
• a shaft extending from the handle along an axis;
• a paint absorbing and applying medium having a circumferential surface with a plurality of raised and depressed portions extending and rotatably disposed about the axis, whereby the paint applying medium applies paint to a surface as the medium is rolled against the surface;
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• an axial face associated with the paint applying medium, the face including at least one location memory indicia, each indicia corresponding to a particular location on the circumferential surface of the medium, whereby the at least one indicia indicates which of the plurality of portions were last in contact with the surface;
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• a paint tray for loading paint onto the paint applying medium of the roller, the tray including:
• a pan having a well at a first end and a ramp extending from the well to a second end;
• first and second spaced legs coupled to the second end of the pan, wherein the legs are configured to support the second end of the pan on a horizontal surface;
• and
• a bar extending between the first and second legs, wherein the bar includes detent extending through a wall of the bar, spaced between the first and second legs and configured to receive a peg such that the peg generally extends perpendicular to the bar, whereby the tray may be hung from the peg.

A paint roller comprising:

• a handle;
• a shaft extending from the handle and along an axis;
• a paint applying medium having a circumferential surface with a plurality of portions extending and rotatably disposed about the axis, whereby the paint applying medium applies paint to a surface as the medium is rolled against the surface;
• and
• an axial face coupled to the paint applying medium, the face including at least one location memory indicia, each indicia corresponding to a particular location on the circumferential surface of the medium, whereby the at least one indicia indicates which of the plurality of portions were last in contact with the surface;
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• a panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side provides the at least one memory indicia and wherein the second side is adhesively coupled relative to the paint applying medium.

A paint roller for use with a roller cover having a tubular core and a paint applying medium secured thereto, the roller comprising:

• a handle;
• a shaft extending from the handle and along an axis;
• and
• a cage coupled to the shaft and rotatably supported about the axis, the cage having a n axial face;
• at least one location memory indicia disposed on the axial face, each indicia corresponding to a particular location on the axial face;
• and
• a panel having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side provides the at least one location memory indicia and wherein the second side is adhesively coupled to the axial face of the cage.

A paint tray comprising:

• a pan having a well at a first end and a ramp extending from the well to a second end;
• first and second spaced legs coupled to the second end of the pan, wherein the legs are configured to support the second end of the pan on a horizontal surface;
• and
• a bar extending between the first and second legs, wherein the bar includes a detent configured to receive a peg, whereby the tray may be hung from the peg, wherein the detent comprises a notch extending in a surface of the bar towards the first end.