A paint roller bucket is provided, which consists of a receptacle having an open top with a deep well to hold a large amount of paint, so that a paint roller can be inserted into the paint. A component is for carrying the receptacle from place to place making it portable.
What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
1. A paint roller bucket which comprises:
a) a receptacle having an open top with a deep well to hold a large amount of paint, so that a paint roller can be inserted into the paint, said receptacle having a lip extending about the open top above said deep well, and having an inwardly angled wall to allow the paint roller to roll on, said angled wall having a rippled surface to help apply the paint onto said roller when the roller rolls upon said ripped surface and having a pouring spout opposite said angled wall;
b) means for carrying said receptacle from place to place making it portable, said carrying means having a wire handle with two ends swiveled in said lip on opposite sides of said open top of said receptacle, and a handle grip on said wire handle to be engaged by a hand of a person, so as to lift said receptacle by said handle grip;
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.
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LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
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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
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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.
