US 9,174,484 B2Granted

Rollable paint tray

OwnerSteven Edward Enguitainventor

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Abstract

A rollable paint tray which will be maneuvered on a floor by the painter manipulating an extended handle of a paint roller assembly is disclosed. The tray will have a body, a plurality of rolling members and a structural configuration which permits placement of the paint roller on the tray where it will remain in contact during maneuvering of the tray by the painter. The body has a paint containment area, a paint roller containment area and a rolling surface area. The painter may easily replenish fresh paint on the paint roller and roll the paint roller to obtain a desired quantity and uniformity of coverage on the paint roller. The tray permits the painter to paint a large area, along a great distance, while remaining standing straight. This eliminates the conventional need for the painter to manually move their supply of fresh paint which often involves bending or squatting.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A rollable paint tray to retain workpiece paint during a painting procedure performed with a workpiece paint roller assembly, the workpiece paint roller assembly having a workpiece paint roller, a workpiece paint roller retention assembly and an elongated workpiece handle, the workpiece paint roller retention assembly to provide for axial rotation of the workpiece paint roller, the elongated workpiece handle attached to the workpiece paint roller retention assembly to provide for significant spacing of the user from the workpiece paint roller during the painting procedure, the rollable paint tray comprising:

a) a body having a usage orientation during the painting procedure relative to a generally flat support surface, the body comprising:
i) a workpiece paint containment area to provide for containing a quantity of the workpiece paint, the workpiece paint containment area readily accessible for transfer of a portion of the workpiece paint contained in the workpiece paint containment area to the workpiece paint roller assembly during the painting procedure;
ii) a rolling surface area to provide for distribution of workpiece paint onto the workpiece paint roller assembly during the painting procedure, the rolling surface area having an angular offset from horizontal when the rollable paint tray is positioned in the usage orientation and an angular offset from vertical when the rollable paint tray is positioned in the usage orientation and wherein the angular offset from horizontal is significantly less than the angular offset from vertical;
iii) a paint roller containment area to provide for the workpiece paint roller of the workpiece paint roller assembly to be placed relative to the rollable paint tray wherein the user will manipulate the elongated workpiece handle of the workpiece paint roller assembly to easily move the rollable paint tray about on the generally flat support surface during the painting procedure;
and wherein the paint roller containment area further comprises drainage means to provide for at least a portion of the workpiece paint deposited in the paint roller containment area to drain into the workpiece paint containment area of the body of the rollable paint tray;
b) a plurality of rolling members attached relative to the body of the rollable paint tray, the rolling members to provide for ready movement of the rollable paint tray over the generally flat support surface during the painting procedure.

3 more elements

a) a body having a usage orientation during the painting procedure relative to a generally flat support surface, the body comprising:
i) a workpiece paint containment area to provide for containing a quantity of the workpiece paint, the workpiece paint containment area readily accessible for transfer of a portion of the workpiece paint contained in the workpiece paint containment area to the workpiece paint roller assembly during the painting procedure;
ii) a rolling surface area to provide for distribution of workpiece paint onto the workpiece paint roller assembly during the painting procedure, the rolling surface area having an angular offset from horizontal when the rollable paint tray is positioned in the usage orientation and an angular offset from vertical when the rollable paint tray is positioned in the usage orientation and wherein the angular offset from horizontal is significantly less than the angular offset from vertical;
iii) a paint roller containment area to provide for the workpiece paint roller of the workpiece paint roller assembly to be placed relative to the rollable paint tray wherein the user may manipulate the elongated workpiece handle of the workpiece paint roller assembly to easily move the rollable paint tray about on the generally flat support surface during the painting procedure;
and wherein the paint roller containment area further comprises drainage means to provide for at least a portion of the workpiece paint deposited in the paint roller containment area to drain into the workpiece paint containment area of the body of the rollable paint tray;
and wherein the drainage means further comprises at least two drainage channels extending across the roller surface from the paint roller containment area to the workpiece paint containment area;
and wherein each of the drainage channels have a first depth relative to the roller surface and a second depth relative to the roller surface and wherein the first depth is greater than the second depth and wherein the first depth is positioned adjacent the paint roller containment area and wherein the second depth is positioned adjacent the workpiece paint containment area;
b) a plurality of rolling members attached relative to the body of the rollable paint tray, the rolling members to provide for ready movement of the rollable paint tray over the generally flat support surface during the painting procedure.

5 more elements

a) a body having a usage orientation during the painting procedure relative to a generally flat support surface, the body comprising:
i) a workpiece paint containment area to provide for containing a quantity of the workpiece paint, the workpiece paint containment area readily accessible for transfer of a portion of the workpiece paint contained in the workpiece paint containment area to the workpiece paint roller assembly during the painting procedure;
ii) a rolling surface area to provide for distribution of workpiece paint onto the workpiece paint roller assembly during the painting procedure, the rolling surface area having an angular offset from horizontal when the rollable paint tray is positioned in the usage orientation and an angular offset from vertical when the rollable paint tray is positioned in the usage orientation and wherein the angular offset from horizontal is significantly less than the angular offset from vertical;
and wherein the rolling surface area further comprises a plurality of elevated strips positioned thereon;
and wherein the rolling surface area further comprises a rolling orientation where the workpiece paint roller is routinely moved during the painting procedure and wherein each of the elevated strips has a directional orientation and wherein the directional orientation of each of the elevated strips is offset relative to the rolling orientation of the rolling surface area;
iii) a paint roller containment area to provide for the workpiece paint roller of the workpiece paint roller assembly to be placed relative to the rollable paint tray wherein the user may manipulate the elongated workpiece handle of the workpiece paint roller assembly to easily move the rollable paint tray about on the generally flat support surface during the painting procedure;
b) a plurality of rolling members attached relative to the body of the rollable paint tray, the rolling members to provide for ready movement of the rollable paint tray over the generally flat support surface during the painting procedure;
c) further comprises at least two drainage channels extending across the roller surface to provide for at least a portion of the workpiece paint deposited in the paint roller containment area to drain into the workpiece paint containment area of the body of the rollable paint tray and wherein the drainage channels each have a directional orientation and wherein the directional orientation of the drainage channels are offset relative to the rolling orientation of the rolling surface area and wherein each of the elevated strips of the rolling surface area is aligned with one of the drainage channels.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/747,109Filed 22 Jan 2013 · continuation in part
Priority: 9 Oct 2012
Published: US 2014/0096338 A110 Apr 2014
Granted: 3 Nov 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification2 codes

B44D 3/126
Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint: paint roller trays
B44D
Painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for

Family

Application13/647,446Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 Oct 2012
US 2014/0096338 A1Pre-grant publication · published 10 Apr 2014
US 2014/0097586 A1Published application
US 9,539,850 B2Related patent
US 9,174,484 B2This patent

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