Paint cup assembly with an extended ring

A paint cup assembly for a paint sprayer, comprising:

• a cap;
• a paint liner defining a closed proximal end and an open distal end, the open distal end having an outwardly projecting rim and the entire closed proximal end having an outwardly rounded bottom, wherein the paint liner is adapted to collapse as a paint is withdrawn, and wherein the paint liner has a height;
• and
• a ring configured to fit around the paint liner,
• wherein:
• the ring engages the cap and secures the rim of the paint liner to the cap,
• the ring includes a hub and a skirt extending from the hub toward the proximal end of the paint liner such that the skirt is configured to allow a user to grasp the paint cup assembly without collapsing the paint liner during attachment with a paint sprayer,
• the skirt has a height between about 20% of the height of the paint liner and 75% of the height of the paint liner, and
• the ring is adapted to support the paint liner while the paint liner is filled with the paint.

A paint cup assembly for a paint sprayer, comprising:

• a cap;
• a paint liner defining a closed proximal end and an open distal end, the open distal end having an outwardly projecting rim and the entire closed proximal end having an outwardly projecting bottom, wherein the paint liner is adapted to collapse as a paint is withdrawn, and wherein the paint liner has a height;
• and
• a ring configured to fit around the paint liner,
• wherein:
• the ring engages the cap and secures the rim of the paint liner to the cap,
• the ring is adapted to support the paint liner while the paint liner is filled with the paint,
• the ring includes a hub and a skirt extending from the hub toward the proximal end of the paint liner such that the skirt is configured to allow a user to grasp the paint cup assembly without collapsing the paint liner during attachment with a paint sprayer, wherein the skirt has a height, wherein the height of the skirt is between about 20% of the height of the paint liner and 75% of the height of the paint liner, wherein the skirt is adapted to provide lateral support to the paint liner along the length of the skirt as the paint is withdrawn, and wherein the skirt includes at least two slots and at least a portion of the paint liner is visible through each of the slots, and
• the ring is adapted to engage with a filling station, the filling station adapted to support the paint cup assembly during filling such that the open distal end of the paint liner is disposed at a higher vertical elevation than the closed proximal end thereof.