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US 6,802,431 B2Granted
Paint tray with handle, spout, and inclined ribbing into paint reservoir
AssigneeIndigo Wind Films Inc.
InventorAndrew Allen Schinkel
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Abstract
The invention is a plastic, molded paint tray (used in conjunction with roller applicators) with a handle integral to the body, a spout at the reservoir end of the tray, and inclined ribbing on the incline of the tray extending onto the floor of the paint reservoir.
Claims1
A paint tray comprising:
- an open reservoir having first and second end walls, first and second side walls and a floor;
- an inclined surface integral with the open reservoir, the inclined surface extending between the floor and the first end wall, the inclined surface and floor having a ribbed surface;
- a handle having a shaft adapted for one-handed gripping, the shaft having a first end attached to the first end wall and extending outwardly midway between the first and second side walls in a direction parallel to the reservoir floor and the first and second side walls;
- an extending spout integral with the upper edge of the reservoir wall at the junction between the second end wall and one of the first or second end walls;
- and,
- a supporting leg on the underside of the inclined surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.