Lid with integral paint roller tray
US6102235A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB44D3/128
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A paint container lid with integral, self-supporting paint roller tray including a planar lid surface defined by a peripheral border and including means for attaching the border in a sealing relationship to the upper boundary of a paint container, a first opening formed in the lid surface defined by a peripheral edge, a cover for the first opening having a planar first surface and an opposite, textured second surface, the cover pivotally attached along a portion thereof to the lid, means to attach the cover to the lid, the cover capable of first and second configurations with the lid, in the first configuration, the planar first cover surface is arranged in co-planar relationship with the planar lid surface when the cover is placed flat over the opening with the planar first cover surface facing upward, in the second configuration, the textured, second cover surface is arranged facing upward at an acute angle with the lid, the cover slanting toward the first opening, to act as a paint roller tray, and a support integral with the lid surface moveable from a first storage position, substantially planar with the lid surface, to a second support position against the cover when the cove…
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