Receptacles – Paint tray
Patent
1996-01-22
1997-06-03
Moy, Joseph M.
Receptacles
Paint tray
220 2383, 220574, 206 17, B65D 136
Patent
active
056345682
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
This invention relates generally to trays and particularly to those constructed to be easily portable and adapted to carry a small cargo especially in form of paint and/or paint applicators.
Commonly used paint trays are designed to contain a certain amount of paint and to provide an area to distribute the paint evenly onto the paint roller. The size of those conventional paint trays is such, as to receive a large paint roller. However the size and shape of mentioned paint trays, especially when filled to capacity, does not allow them to be moved above ground without great risk of spill.
The common remedy to this problem, practiced among professionals and amateurs alike, is using a nearly empty paint can, paint can cover or a small container filled with paint when touching-up all the "hard-to-reach" places. However, this is not a solution, since accessing those "hard-to-reach" areas with a paint brush and a paint container in your hands, i.e. via a ladder, is not only very cumbersome but also very dangerous.
This shows that there is a great need for a paint tray, which in an ideal case, would not restrict hands at all.
SUMMARY
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a tray that is portable and light weight. It is a more particular object of the present invention to provide a forearm supported tray that is easy and safe to use.
It is a still more particular object of the present invention to provide a forearm supported tray that allows virtually unrestricted use of both hands under the conditions relating to painting "hard-to-reach" areas especially while using a ladder or similar means.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a tray to be held over the forearm, the tray comprises one or more compartments large enough to hold several ounces of paint and wide enough to receive a small paint roller and a medium size paintbrush.
Further, the tray comprises a corrugated roll-on area. Means is provided to secure the tray and to be controlled by a hand or part thereof to prevent uncontrolled movement of the tray in any direction.
The control means is either or both of a thumb ring attached to the tray or a handle for gripping by the fingers. The thumb ring extends forwardly of the tray and the handle depends downwardly from a top portion of the tray.
The compartments are preferably sufficiently deep to extend significantly below the bottom of the forearm, when the forearm is in place supporting the tray. The bottoms of the reservoir compartments are flat so that the tray can stand stably on a foundation and independently of external support when the forearm is removed from the tray. Both the reservoir compartments extend in depth about an equal distance from the forearm support.
The invention is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the forearm supported tray constructed comprising two symmetrical compartments and a thumb ring positioned on the forearm showing a virtually free hand;
FIG. 2 is a section view of the forearm supported tray along section lines 2--2 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the forearm supported tray comprising two compartments and a depending handle;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the forearm supported tray comprising a single compartment, flat roll-on area and a handle;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the forearm supported tray comprising two symmetrical compartments, a thumb ring and a handle.
DESCRIPTION
FIGS. 1 and 5 show a perspective views of the forearm supported paint tray 33 resting on the forearm showing a virtually "unoccupied" or free hand 100.
The tray 33 includes two symmetrical tapered reservoir compartments 37a and 37b terminating upwards in a rim 34 which defines rectangular aperture 32. Interior corrugated walls of compartment 37a and 37b define an arch 35, which is shaped as a forearm support to rest on the forearm and forward portion of forearm 101. The outside portion 53 of the topmost portion of the arch 35 is generally rou
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Moy Joseph M.
Steins Karl M.
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