Receptacles – Closures – Combined or convertible
Patent
1999-12-07
2000-08-15
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Closures
Combined or convertible
220570, 220254, 220832, 220835, 1525706, B44D 312
Patent
active
061022357
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 cover is in the second configuration.
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Krok Elyon
Stern Max M.
Cronin Stephen K.
Murphey John J.
Newhouse Nathan
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