Tray assembly with selectively engagable splash guard for paint roller
AssigneePlasgad Plastic Products
InventorAmnon Shalman
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Abstract
A stackable tray assembly for paint rollers includes a tray formed with an inclined roller surface and a paint reservoir, the paint reservoir being partially bordered by a rear wall located opposite the inclined roller surface. The tray is preferably configured so as to allow nested stacking with a plurality of other similar trays. The assembly also includes a splash guard element configured for snap-on engagement with part of the tray so as to provide a splash guard overhanging part of the reservoir along substantially the entire length of the rear wall.
Claims5
A tray assembly with a selectively engagable splash guard for paint rollers comprising:
- (a) a tray formed with an inclined roller surface and a paint reservoir, said paint reservoir being partially bordered by a rear wall located opposite said inclined roller surface, said rear wall having a length;
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- (b) a splash guard element configured for snap-on engagement with part of said tray so as to provide a splash guard overhanging part of said reservoir along substantially the entire length of said rear wall,
- wherein said splash guard element is integrally formed with said tray by injection molding in such a manner that said splash guard element is deployable between an open state in which said splash guard element does not overhang said reservoir, and a closed state in which said snap-on engagement occurs between said splash guard element and said tray, and wherein said splash guard element and said tray are interconnected by at least one integral hinge.
A tray assembly with a selectively engagable splash guard for paint rollers comprising:
- (a) a tray formed with an inclined roller surface and a paint reservoir, said paint reservoir being partially bordered by a rear wall located opposite said inclined roller surface, said rear wall having a length;
- and
- (b) a splash guard element configured for snap-on engagement with part of said tray so as to provide a splash guard overhanging part of said reservoir along substantially the entire length of said rear wall,
- wherein said splash guard element is integrally formed with said tray by injection molding in such a manner that said splash guard element is deployable between an open state in which said splash guard element does not overhang said reservoir, and a closed state in which said snap-on engagement occurs between said splash guard element and said tray, and wherein said splash guard element is formed with at least one recess configured to provide a receptacle when said splash guard element assumes said closed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.