IP Library Patent Application 15521911
Patent Application
App. No. 15/521,911

IMPROVED PAINT ROLLER PAINT TRAY

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Patent No.
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App. No.
15/521,911
Abstract

An improved paint roller tray includes a paint roller tray and a pair of strips. The pair of strips is mounted onto the ramp of the paint roller tray. The pair of strips is positioned offset and parallel to each other in order to create a recessed space between the pair of strips and the ramp. The configuration of pair of rollers on the ramp allows the improved paint roller to wipe the excess paint from a paint roller.

Claims (32)

1 . An improved paint roller tray comprises:

a paint roller tray;

a pair of strips;

the paint roller tray comprises a well, a ramp, and a plurality of lateral walls;

the ramp being connected adjacent to the well;

the plurality of lateral walls being perimetrically connected about the ramp and the well;

the plurality of strips being mounted along the ramp;

the plurality of strips being positioned parallel to each other; and

the plurality of strips being positioned offset from each other by the length of a typical paint roller.

2 . The improved paint roller tray as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

the pair of strips being formed by depressing a center portion of the ramp.

3 . The improved paint roller tray as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of bumpers;

the plurality of bumpers being distributed around the plurality of lateral walls; and

the plurality of bumpers being internally connected to the paint roller tray.

4 . The improved paint roller tray as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a lip; and

the lip being connected along an upper edge of each of the plurality of lateral walls.

5 . The improved paint roller tray as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of feet; and

the plurality of feet being mounted beneath a bottom portion of the paint roller tray, wherein the bottom of the paint roller tray is formed from the ramp and the well.

6 . The improved paint roller tray as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a first plurality of traction features;

a second plurality of traction features;

the first plurality of traction features being connected onto and along one of the pair of strips; and

the second plurality of traction features being onto and along the other of the pair of strips.

7 . The improved paint roller tray as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of arm rests;

the plurality of lateral walls comprises a back wall;

the back wall being positioned adjacent to the ramp, opposite to the well;

the plurality of arm rests being integrated into an upper edge of the back wall; and

the plurality of arm rests being distributed along the back wall.