Wallace B Rosa

20020005409, Jan 17, 2002

Jul 13, 2001

09/905324

Wallace Rosa - Morton WA, US

B05C021/00
B43L001/00
A47L013/56
B05C021/00

220/570000, 015/257060

A paint tray that can be used in the vertical as well as horizontal position to hold paint for use with a roller. Formed longitudinally inside the tray is an inclined bottom surface designed to return excess paint to the basin when the paint tray is disposed horizontally. Formed on the inclined surfaces is a plurality of parallel raised contact surfaces that provides a directional contact surface used to remove excess paint from the roller and return the excess paint to the basin. The length of the inclined surface is sufficient to create freeboard for use in the vertical position without risk of spillage. The paint tray is equipped with a pair of legs attached to its distal end that allows the paint tray to rest vertically on the rung(s) of a ladder or step(s) of a stepladder, as well as horizontally on the ladder shelf as in traditional paint trays. Aligned longitudinally on the distal end of the paint tray ray is a rigid handle for easy transport of the paint tray in the vertical position. Also aligned longitudinally on the proximal end of the paint tray are a plurality of feet that enable the paint tray to stand vertically on a support surface.

20060037960, Feb 23, 2006

Aug 19, 2005

11/209210

Wallace Rosa - Morton WA, US

B44D 3/12

220495020, 015257060

A paint tray membrane designed to be used as a flexible paint-impervious and paint-solvent-resistant liner or cover for a rectangular shaped paint tray. The membrane includes an adhesive formed on its bottom surface that removably attaches the membrane to the top surface of a paint tray during use. The adhesive has sufficient adhesion properties to that the membrane forms a tray-like structure that conforms to the paint tray and does not dislodge from the paint tray when used with roller. The membrane is designed to be easily removed from the paint tray to form a bag structure to allow unused paint to be pour back into the original paint can or discarded. The membrane is also sufficiently flexible to be stretched across the top surfaces of a paint tray to cover the paint and prevent drying out. A plurality of membranes are designed to be dispensed together in sheets vertically stacked, or tightly folded for compact storage.