CA1187045A - Unitary paint tray - Google Patents

Unitary paint tray

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CA1187045A
CA1187045A CA000421406A CA421406A CA1187045A CA 1187045 A CA1187045 A CA 1187045A CA 000421406 A CA000421406 A CA 000421406A CA 421406 A CA421406 A CA 421406A CA 1187045 A CA1187045 A CA 1187045A
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tray
walls
ramp
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Morley L. Smith
Philip J. Allison
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TS Simms and Co Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44DPAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
    • B44D3/00Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables
    • B44D3/12Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint
    • B44D3/126Paint roller trays
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/34Trays or like shallow containers

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  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT
In a self supporting paint tray, the improvement wherein the bottom wall is formed to provide a generally planner base for the tray extending inwardly from the side and end walls of the tray.
The base comprises a generally, horizontally extending first support wall formed on the underside of the paint reservoir and a pair of L-shaped second support walls projecting from the first support wall, one along each side wall of the tray to the other end wall of the tray and a short distance laterally inwardly along the end wall of the tray. The ramp has side walls which extend downwardly to said second support walls in an oppositely disposed relationship with respect to said side walls and the ramp has an inner end wall communicating with said first support wall.

Description

FIELD OF I~7VENT ON
Th.is invention relates to paint trays. In particular, this invention relates to improvements in the construction o~ the base oE a one-piece paint tray which provides strenqth and stability to the structure.
PRIOR_ARI
Dif~iculty has been experienced in providin~ roller coater paint trays which are ine.Ypensive to manufacture and which are stable in use. Paint roller ~rays conventionally have a pain-t reservoir and an inclined ramp alonq which a roller is worked in order to remove excess paint and to evenly distribute paint on the roller. Dificulty has been experienced in developin~ a paint tray which can be ~ormed fro~n a uni-tary body and which is self-supporting and nestable. One oE the problems which has been experienced is that o~ providing adequate structural support ~or the ralnp so that the tray will not buc]cle when subjected to the loads applied to the ramp by the paint roller in use.
These difficulties have been overcome by th~ structure of the present in~ention which provides a simple and inexpensive paint tray which can be forrned from a unitary body o~ rnaterial such a~
plastic or sheet metal.
S~MMARY O~ INVENI'ION
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided in a paint tray, comprisin~ a unitary body havin~ a bottom wall, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls and a pair of oppositely disposed end walls, the botto-m wall bein~ formed to provide a raised ramp which e~tends inwardly and downwardly froln a ~31 8~
~19-143-17() fir~t end wall and a paint reservoir which extend~ inwar(11y from a second end wall, the improvement wherein the bottom wall is Eorme~
to provide a generally planner ba.se Eor the tray extending inwardly .~ro~n the side and end walls of the tray cornprising a generally, hori20ntally extending first support wall Eortned on the underside of the paint reservoir and a pair o~ L-shaped sec~nd support walls projecting from said first support wall, one aLong each side wall of the tray to said first end wall and a short distance laterally inwardly along said ~irst end wall, said ramp having side walls which extend downwardly to said secon~ support walls in an oppositely disposed relationship with respect to ~said side walls, said ramp having an inner en~ wall communicating with said first support wall.

PREE'ERRED EMBODIMENT
_______.____ The invention will be more clearly understood after reEerence to the followin~ detailed specification read in conjunction with the drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a pictorial plan view of a paint tray constructed in accordance wi~h the embodiments o~ the present invention.
Figure 2 is a pictorial view o~ -the undersi~e o~ the paint tray oE Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the paint tray of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a sectional view of the paint tray of Figure 3 taken along the line 4~4.

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D19-143~170 Figure 5 is a sectional view oE the paint tray o~ Figure 3 taken along the line 5-5.
E~ ure 6 is a pictorial top ViQW O~ a paint tray constructed in accordance wi~h a further embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a pictorial bottom view of the paint tray o~
E'igure 6.
Figure 8 is a plan view o~ the paint tray of ~igure 6.
E'igure 9 is a sectional view taken along the line 9-9 of Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a sectional view taken a]ong the line 10-10 o ~igure 8.
With reference to ~igure 1 of -the drawings, the reference numeral 10 reEers generally to a paint ~ray constructed in accordance with an embodiment oE the present invention. The paint tray 10 consists of a unitary body 12 which is pref~rably made from a .sheet of plastics material by a vacuum formin~ process. The body 12 may, however, be made from sheet metal and it may be Eormed by methods other than a vacuum forming method.
The body 12 is Eorrned to provide a pa1r of oppositely disposed side walls 14, a first end wall 16 r a second end wall 18 and a ~ottom wall 20. A narrow flange 22 projects laterally outwardly from the upper edge of the side walls l4 ancl end walls 16 and 18. A reinforcing pattern o~ ribs 24 are formed on -the side walls 14.

The bottom wall 20 is formed with a generally flat portion 26 which extends inwardly from the end wall 18 and a ralnp 2~ which is connected to the Elat portion 26 by a sharply upwardly and rearwardly inclinerl section 30. The ral~p 2~ is down~,~ardly inclined ~rom its connection with the end wall 16 to its connection with t'ne portion 30. ~ plurality of ridges 32 are arranged in a chevron pattern on the upper face oE the ramp 28. Similar ridges 34 are formed on the inner face of the flat portion 2~. Irhese ridges serve to facilitate the distribution o~ paint across the full width of the roller in use.
The ramp 2g has side walls 40 tFig.4) which extend downwardly from -the slde edges 42 in a spaced relationship with respect to the side walls 14 of the tray and are connected to the side walls 1~ by a transverse portion 44. The side walls 40 of ~he rarnp 28 follow a generally L-shaped path as shown in Figure 3 and include short laterally extending portions 46. The transverse bottom wall portions 44 follow the same L-shaped configuration. A
narrow channel 48 is formed between the side walls 40, 46 or the ramp and the side walls 14 of the tra~. These channels 48 communicate with the main re.servoir 50 which is formed above the wall portion 26 and serve to enlarge the paint storage capacity oE
the tray. The side walls 14 of the tray and side walls 40 of ~he ramp 28 together with the bottom wall portions ~, serve to form support legs which extend longitudinally oE the tray on each side oE
the ramp 28 and include short transversely extendinq portions which extend inwardly from opposite sides of the tray at the end wall lh.

.~, .~, These le~s toqether witll the underside oE the wall por~ion 26 o~ the reservoir form a stabl.e bas,e ~or the tray which perniins ~he t.rav to function as a self-supporting paint tra~
To ensure a lar~e capacity reservo.ir, the inclined surface oE the ramp 2~ ter~ninates at a di~stance H (~ig.5) above the bottom wal]. 26. Generally, in prior paint tray designs, the ramp extends continuously to the horizontal bottom wall of the reservoir. ~rhis structure has tile disadvalltage that tile lower portion of the ramp is generally submerged in the paint and is not therefore useful for the primary purpose of the ramp, namely the spreading of the paint across the roller. By providing a steeply inclined ~all portion 30 at the end of the ramp 28~ I clearly ~efine the por~ion o the ramp which will normally remain above the level of paint in the reservoir, while also maximi~iny the capacity of the reservoir 50.
Pre~erably, the height H i5 equal to about 25~ of the height oE the side walls .in a tray constructed .~or use with a conventional 240 mm paint tray. In smaller trays, such as those constructed :Eor use in association with trim roller coaters, the height H may be about 50%
of the overall height oE the side walls as is shown for example in the emhodime~ts illustrated in E'igure 9 o the drawings.
E`igures 6 to 10 of the drawings illustrate a paint tray which difEers in proportion to the paint tray illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 of t'ne drawings. This paint tray is intended for use with narrow paint rollers of the type to be used for painting trim or in con~ined spaces. As indicated above, the principal difEerence Dl9-143-170 between the paint tray of this embodiment and the paint tray illustrate~ in Figure~ 1 to 5, is that in order to achieve an adequate reservoir storage capacity for paint, the wall portion 30 is steeply inclined and extends to a height ~ which is about 50~ of the total height o~ the side wall.s 14~ In addition, the flange portion 22 i~ enlarged at one end and has a knock-out panel 23 which may be removed to provide a hanger slot. In addition, a closure panel may be located in the reces.s 25 which extends about the upper edge of each end wall and across the upper ends of the reinforcing ribs 21.
~ typical tray constructed in accordance with the embodiments illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 of the drawings, may hav~
an overall width of 11 1/2", an overall length o~ 13 7/8" and an ovexal depth o 2 1/4". The width of the ramp may be about 9 1/2"
and the distance between the inner ends of the L--shaped portions at the end wall 16 may measure 7 3/4". The edge of the ramp at the end walls 16 may be 1" below the upper edge of the tray and the overall length of the ra~p may be 7 1/2-l with the angle o~ inclination of the ramp with respect -to the horizontal plane, being about 5 degrees. The ridges 32 are spaced a 1/2'l apart on the ramp. The botto-~ wall 26 of the reservoir 50 has a length of about 4 1/2".
E'or the purposes of nesting, the side walls are formed with a draft angle o~ about 5 degrees.

~19-143-170 In a typical ~aint tray con~tructed in accordance with the embodiment illustrated in Figure 6 to 10 o~ the drawinys, may have an overall width of 5 1/4", ~n overall length of 8" and an overall depth of 2 1/2". The width of the rarnp may be about 4" and the distance between the inner ends of the L-shaped portions at the end wall 16 may measure 2 3/4". The edge of -the ramp at the end walls 16 may be 3/4" below the upper edge of the tray and the overall length o~ inclined portion o the rarnp may be about 3" with the angle of inclination of ~he ramp with respect -to the horizontal plane, being about 7 degrees add the ridge~ 32 are spaced a 1/2"
apart. The flat portion of bottom wall 26 of -the reservoir 50 has a len~th of abou~ 1 1/2". For the purposes of vacuum ~orming and nesting of the trays during shipping and storage, the side walls are Eor~ed with a draft angle Oe about 5 degrees.
A suitable plastic material for use in manufacturing the paint trays by means o~ a vacuum forming process is a high density polystyrene, a high density polyethelenel PVC or the like.
From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the paint tray o~ th~ pre~ent invention has a stable load supporting constrllction ~hich is obtained through a simple and inexpensive Eormation of the unitary body from which the tray is manufactured.

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Claims (3)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. In a paint tray comprising a unitary body having a bottom wall, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls and a pair of oppositely disposed end walls, the bottom wall being formed to provide a raised ramp which extends inwardly and downwardly from a first end wall and a paint reservoir which extends inwardly from a second end wall, the improvement wherein the bottom wall is formed to provide a generally planner base for the tray extending inwardly from the side and end walls of the tray comprising a generally, horizontally extending first support wall formed on the underside of the paint reservoir and a pair of L-shaped second support walls projecting from said first support wall, one along each side wall of the tray to said first end wall and a short distance laterally inwardly along said first end wall, said ramp having side walls which extend downwardly to said second support walls in an oppositely disposed relationship with respect to said side walls, said ramp having an inner end wall communicating with said first support wall.
2. A paint tray as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said inner end wall of said ramp has a height equal to at least 25% of the height of the side walls so as to form a deep reservoir at the inner end of the ramp.
3. A nestable paint tray comprising a unitary body having a bottom wall, and a pair of oppositely disposed side walls and a pair of oppositely disposed end walls, said side and end walls having an upper edge extending in a first plane, the bottom wall being formed to provide a raised ramp which extends inwardly and downwardly from a first end wall and a paint reservoir which extends inwardly from a second end wall, said bottom wall being formed to provide a generally planer base for the tray extending inwardly from the side walls, and said first and second end walls of the tray terminating in a second horizontal plane, said side walls extending from said first plane to said second horizontal plane along the full length thereof said planer base comprising a generally horizontally extending first support wall formed on the underside of the paint reservoir and a pair of L-shaped second support walls projecting from said first support wall, one along the full length of each side wall of the tray to said first end wall and a short distance laterally inwardly along said first end wall, said ramp having side walls which extend downwardly to said second support walls in an oppositely disposed spaced relationship with respect to said side walls, said ramp having an inner end wall communicating with said first support wall, said side and end walls of said tray and side walls of said ramp being arranged to define an upwardly open enclosure which will accommodate a further tray of like construction in a nesting relationship.
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EP0439221A1 (en) * 1990-01-16 1991-07-31 Boers Vleeswaren B.V. Combined display and consumer's use package for sliced products, more particularly meat products
US5094355A (en) * 1990-12-20 1992-03-10 Mobil Oil Corporation Hinged-lid food container with sealable compartments employing front and side latching means
FR2773358A1 (en) * 1998-01-02 1999-07-09 Fleury Michon Packaging for rigid or semi-rigid culinary items, etc.
USD432914S (en) 1999-05-27 2000-10-31 Pactiv Corporation Bottom for a container
USD433334S (en) 1999-05-27 2000-11-07 Pactiv Corporation Cover for a container
USD439160S1 (en) 1999-09-03 2001-03-20 Tenneco Packaging Inc. Container
USD443205S1 (en) 1999-05-14 2001-06-05 Tenneco Packaging Inc. Bottom for a container
USD444382S1 (en) 1999-10-06 2001-07-03 Pactiv Corporation Cover for a container
US6257401B1 (en) 1999-05-14 2001-07-10 Pactiv Corporation Vented container with handles and embossment
WO2006088357A1 (en) * 2005-02-15 2006-08-24 Cornelissen Rudolphus Johannes Paint roller tray having two roll surfaces
GB2470048A (en) * 2009-05-07 2010-11-10 Luke Perrin Washing bowl with inclined base

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0439221A1 (en) * 1990-01-16 1991-07-31 Boers Vleeswaren B.V. Combined display and consumer's use package for sliced products, more particularly meat products
US5094355A (en) * 1990-12-20 1992-03-10 Mobil Oil Corporation Hinged-lid food container with sealable compartments employing front and side latching means
FR2773358A1 (en) * 1998-01-02 1999-07-09 Fleury Michon Packaging for rigid or semi-rigid culinary items, etc.
US6349847B1 (en) 1999-05-14 2002-02-26 Pactiv Corporation Vented container with handles and embossment
USD443205S1 (en) 1999-05-14 2001-06-05 Tenneco Packaging Inc. Bottom for a container
US6257401B1 (en) 1999-05-14 2001-07-10 Pactiv Corporation Vented container with handles and embossment
USD433334S (en) 1999-05-27 2000-11-07 Pactiv Corporation Cover for a container
USD432914S (en) 1999-05-27 2000-10-31 Pactiv Corporation Bottom for a container
USD439160S1 (en) 1999-09-03 2001-03-20 Tenneco Packaging Inc. Container
USD444382S1 (en) 1999-10-06 2001-07-03 Pactiv Corporation Cover for a container
WO2006088357A1 (en) * 2005-02-15 2006-08-24 Cornelissen Rudolphus Johannes Paint roller tray having two roll surfaces
US7621017B2 (en) 2005-02-15 2009-11-24 Cornelissen Rudolphus Johannes Paint roller tray provided with two surfaces for rolling paint off a roller
GB2470048A (en) * 2009-05-07 2010-11-10 Luke Perrin Washing bowl with inclined base
GB2470048B (en) * 2009-05-07 2012-03-14 Luke Perrin A bowl

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