Paint roller bucket - Patent Review 5400916

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The instant invention relates generally to painting tools and more specifically it relates to a paint roller bucket.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Numerous painting tools have been provided in prior art that are adapted to assist people to paint walls, ceilings and floors in buildings and the like. While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a paint roller bucket that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.

Another object is to provide a paint roller bucket that can hold three times the amount of paint than the standard paint roller tray and also has a sloping well to prevent paint from spilling over the sides when being used with a paint roller.

An additional object is to provide a paint roller bucket that includes a built in pouring spout to return the paint back into the paint can and a throwaway liner, which will keep the bucket clean after being used.

A further object is to provide a paint roller bucket that is simple and easy to use.

A still further object is to provide a paint roller bucket that is economical in cost to manufacture.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the instant invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken along line 2--2 in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the throwaway liner.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view similar to FIG. 1, showing the throwaway liner ready to be inserted within the bucket.

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view with parts broken away taken in the direction of arrow 5 in FIG. 1, with the throwaway liner installed in place and the paint roller retained therein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5 illustrate a paint roller bucket 10, which consists of a receptacle 12 having an open top with a deep wall 16 to hold a large amount of paint 18, so that a paint roller 20 can be inserted into the paint 18. A component 22 is for carrying the receptacle 12 from place to place making it portable.

The receptacle 12 contains a structure 24 for returning paint 18 not used back into a paint can for storage. The deep well 16 of the receptacle 12 includes an inwardly angled wall 26 to allow the paint roller 20 to roll on. The inwardly angled wall 26 includes a rippled surface 28 to help apply the paint 18 onto the paint roller 20, when the paint roller 20 rolls upon the rippled surface 28 on the inwardly angled wall 26.

The receptacle 12 contains a lip 30 extending about the open top 14 above the deep wall 16. The carrying component 22 includes a wire handle 32, having two ends swiveled in the lip 30 on opposite sides of the open top 14 of the receptacle 12. A handle grip 36 is on the wire handle 32 to be engaged by a hand of a person, so as to lift the receptacle 12 by the handle grip 36.

The paint returning structure 24 consists of a pouring spout 38 formed at a forward end of the lip 30 of the open top 14 of the receptacle 12. A recessed pouring hand grip 40 is formed in a rearward end below the lip 30 of the open top 14 of the receptacle 12 under an upper edge of the inwardly angled wall 26 opposite from the pouring spout 38.

An element 42 is for retaining in a stationary position the paint roller 20 against the rippled surface 28 on the inwardly angled wall 26. The retaining element 42 is a C-shaped clamp holder 44 formed on the lip at the upper edge of the inwardly angled wall, in which the clamp holder 44 will engage with a shaft of the paint roller.

A member 46, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, is insertable within the deep well 16 of the receptacle 12, for covering the rippled surface 28 on the inwardly angled wall 26, so as to keep the deep well 16 paint free. The covering member 46 is a throwaway light plastic liner 48, having an upper flange 50 thereabout and is shaped to fit into the deep well 16 with the upper flange 50 extending over the lip 30 of the receptacle 12.

OPERATION OF THE INVENTION

To use the paint roller bucket 10, the following steps should be taken:

1. Hold the hand grip 36 by the hand.

2. Lift the receptacle 12 and carry it to a location where painting is to be done.

3. Place the receptacle 12 upon a flat surface.

4. Insert the plastic liner 48 into the deep well 16.

5. Fold the upper flange 50 over the lip 30 on the receptacle 12.

6. Pour the paint 18 into the plastic liner 48.

7. Roll the paint roller 20 on the portion of the plastic liner 48 that rests upon the rippled surface 28 on the inwardly angled wall 26, so that the paint roller 20 will receive some of the paint 18.

8. Remove the plastic liner 48 from the deep well 16 after completing the painting, so that the deep well 16 will be paint free.

______________________________________ LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS ______________________________________ 10 paint roller bucket 12 receptacle 14 open top on 12 16 deep well in 12 18 paint 20 paint roller 22 carrying component 24 paint returning structure 26 inwardly angled wall in 16 28 rippled surface on 26 30 lip on 12 32 wire handle 34 swivel end of 32 36 hand grip on 34 38 pouring spout 40 recessed pouring hand grip 42 retaining element 44 C-shaped clamp holder for 42 46 covering member 48 throwaway light plastic liner for 46 50 upper flange on 48 ______________________________________

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.

While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.

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