Patent Application
20190344611
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The disclosure and prior art relates to tray assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new tray assembly for use with a paint roller.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pan. The pan has a top that is open so that the pan is configured to position paint. A first plate is coupled to and extends transversely from an upper perimeter of the pan. An edge of the first plate is distal to the pan and elevated relative to the upper perimeter. The first plate is configured to direct excess paint from a roller to the pan. A rod is coupled to and extends transversely from a lower surface of the first plate proximate to the pan. A lower terminus of the rod is substantially coplanar with a bottom of the pan. The rod is positioned to stabilize the pan on a substantially horizontal surface. The rod also is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user to lift the pan.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A first plate 16 is coupled to and extends transversely from an upper perimeter 18 of the pan 12, as shown in
A rod 24 is coupled to and extends transversely from a lower surface 26 of the first plate 16 proximate to the pan 12, as shown in
A plurality of ridges 32 is coupled to and extends from an upper surface 34 of the first plate 16. The plurality of ridges 32 comprises five ridges 32. Each ridge 32 comprises a pair of sections 36. Each section 36 extends angularly from proximate to a respective opposing edge 38 toward the pan 12, as shown in
A second plate 40 is coupled to and extends transversely from the upper perimeter 18 of the pan 12, as shown in
A plurality of ribs 44 is coupled to and extends from an upper face 46 of the second plate 40. The plurality of ribs 44 comprises three ribs 44. Each rib 44 comprises a pair of segments 48. Each segment 48 extends angularly from proximate to a respective opposing side edge 50 of the second plate 40 toward the pan 12, as shown in
Each of a pair of bars 52 is coupled to and extends from a lower face 54 of the second plate 40, as shown in
Each of a plurality of extrusions 60 is coupled to a respective bar 52 and extends toward the respective opposing side 56 of the pan 12, as shown in
Two pairs of brackets 64, which are L-shaped, are coupled to the lower face 54 of the second plate 40, as shown in
A rim 72 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the edge 22 of the first plate 16, the opposing edges 38 of the first plate 16, and the opposing ends 20 of the pan 12, as shown in
A protrusion 74 is coupled to and extends from an inner surface 76 of the pan 12 proximate to the top 14 of the pan 12, as shown in
In use, the rod 24 and the pair of bars 52 are positioned to stabilize the pan 12 on the substantially horizontal surface. The rod 24 also is configured to be grasped in the hand of the user to lift the pan 12. The extrusions 60 are configured to selectively couple to the step of the ladder that is inserted into the gap 62 to couple the pan 12 to the ladder. The first plate 16 and the second plate 40 are configured to direct the excess paint from the roller to the pan 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
