US2777142A - Combination container and roller pan - Google Patents

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Jan. 15, 1957 J. Lo VERDE v 2,777,142

COMBINATION CONTAINER AND ROLLER PAN Filed Feb. 1. 1954 2 sheets-sheet 1 @buig l y I /2 NVENTUR Mx; wi-* i IJIIIHN LDVERDE TTURNEY Jan. 15, 1957 J. o VERDE COMBINATION CONTAINER ANO ROLLER PAN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. l. y1954 ATTRNEY and United States Patent COMBINATION CONTAINER AND RLLE-R PAN John lio Verde, Rochester, N. Y.

Application February 1, 1954, Serial No. v407,273

4 Claims. (Cl. 15--1"21.2)

This invent-ion relates lto `a .paint container for roller applicators, and more particularly to a combination .pa-int container and roller applicator pan adapted `to drain into the container when in use or to yact as a carrying means for transporting the container.

The applicati-on of paint by rollers having lam'bs wool ror similar coating in place of brushes has expanded to a consider-able extent in the industry. In the application of paint by the roller applicator method, it is necessary to have fa relatively broad container, suliicient to receive a roller having a length of six or more inches, It is further necessary to submerge the roller -to a considerable extent within the paint contained within the container, so that paint containers for roller application have taken on the aspect of broad shallow pans. Such pans are cumbersome, .and have generally been provided with one side formed as an inclined drain `surface extending from below t-he level of ythe paint contained therein to a point above the level, the `latter for the purpose of providing an exposed surface upon which the .roller may be rolled to spread the paint applied to the rolle'r uniformly 'over Ithe entire roller circumference `and length. Such inclined duain surfaces have interfered Iwith the yquanti-ty of paint which it is possible to place 'within the pan, and the apparatus in general has been found cumbersome and difticult to handle, Iand liable to result inspillage The present invention is directed to -a paint container of 'shallow depth and Iwide cross-section and the provision of -a drain pan therein which may be placed in 4an inclined posi-tion .so as to `act as a ldrain tray or which may, for transport puiposes, be erected to a vertical position so as to operate as a handle. The tray is such as to avoid interference with the container, so that the container may hold Ia maximum `of paint.v The invention further has to do 'with mechanism for rendering it possible to shift the drain tray from an inclined draining position to `an upright position, where it may act as la handle, rand vice Versa, lin a handy manner, :and providing means whereby when in the handle position, the parts Vare locked so as to preclude tilting of the container.

The above and other novel features lof the invention will appear more fully hereinafter from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is expressly understood that the drawings are employed for purposes of illust-ration only and are not designed as a definition 'of the limits ofthe invention, reference 4being had for 'this purpose to the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indic-ate like parts: A

`Figure l is a perspective View of the paint container;

Figure 2 is a sectional view Ataken on a vertical plane showing the paint container with 'the tray in an inclined position; n

Figure 3 is a view similar vto Figure 2, in which the tray is lshown in upright handle transport position;

`Figure 4 is a .rear velevational 'fragmentary sectional l 24 when in erect posi-tion.

2,777,142 Patented Jan. 15, 1957 2 form of the lock-ing mechanism, taken substantially Aon the line 4-4 of Figure 3:

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line 5*-5 of Figure 3 Figure 6 -is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 3; and

Figure 7 is a view similar to that shown in Figure 4, in which a modified locking device is shown.

Referring to the drawings, yand particularly Figures 2-4, there is shown a somewhat shallow paint container 10, having side Walls 12 and 14, and end walls 16 and 18. The width of the container Iis ypreferably chosen suf tciently great |in order to receive the roller of a roller coating device or applicator as-is customarily employed for applying various paints by the roller applicator vmethod. The container may be of a size 'sufficient to hold two quarts or a gallon of paint, without filling the saine more than approximately half full. Such container may be drawn from a single sheet of metal or plastic, and the various 4surfaces thereof may be ribbed or otherwise strengthened so as to permit usage of light gage n1aterials. The side walls 12 and 14 are 'provided centrally thereof and along the upper edge thereof `with plates 20 and 22, forming ears Ito which is pivotally secured a drain or roller pan 24. Such drain pan comprises a broad bottom l26, side members or flanges -28 and 3l), and an end member or flange 32 remote from the pivots 34 and 35 between the side llanges `28 and 30 and the plates 20 and 22, The plates 20 and 22 are provided with inwardly bent stops 38 and 40 which eare adapted to limit the pivotal or angular movement of Ithe pan when movin-g the pau to the position shown in Figure 3.

In order to hold the pan in an erect Iposition as shown in Figure 3, there is provided on the back face of Ithe pan `a suitable locking mechanism, positive in character as more particularly shown in `Figure 4. The plates Q0 and 22 are provided with a pair of slots 42 and 44 located immediately to 'the rear of the bottom of the tray `On the underneath side 'of the bottom 26, 'there is provided a resilient heavy V-wire 46 adapted to slide in loops 48 and 5t) and guides 52 and 54, ysuch V-wire being provided with a lateral U-bend 56 at the apex thereof to provide -a linger grip yto 'afford easy manipulation of lthe wire as will presently appear. It will be seen that upon movement of the lateral U-bend portion of the wire 'by nger pressure to rthe ydotted line p position shown at 56', the flanks S8 and 60 Iof the Vewire view of the container, showing the tray and fa preferred are -dra'wn together and the tip ends `62 and 64 of such Wires are Withdrawn toward one another so as to be positioned lfree of the slots 42 .and 44.

When the Wire lock is thus moved to a retracted position, the pan may be moved from the' position shown in Figure 3 to the position shown in Figure 2, wher-ein the the bottom surface l26 becomes ideally suited for use 'as a drainboard Iaga-inst which the lroller coating 4device may be lightly rolle-d in yorder to uniformly distribute the paint throughout the circumference of Ithe rol-ler and remove excess paint. Thus, in practice, the roller of 'the roller coating device may be dipped in the supply of paint with little regard to over-saturation of the roller coating fabric or absorbent surface, and thereafter roll-ed upon the inclined drain pan surface 26. Thus, the excess paint is squeezed from the surface and uniform-ly distributed throughout |the roller circumference before applying the roller to the surface being painted. in this manner, it

lis possible to avoid having :an excess quantity of paint on the roller which would be liable -to drip or splatter, or otherwise provide an 'uneven eiect in application. The incline of the pan 'provides for drainage of the excess paint int-o the container, and thus the apparatus vis capable of beingused in such a way as to render it relatively easy to control the quantity of paint upon the roller coating device Without requiring any particular care as to the manner of dipping the roller within the container supply.

Underneath the drain tray, there may be provided a removable shelf 66 having turned up end portions 68 and 7d which are suitably anged as at 72 and 74 to embrace the upper turned over rim or edge of the side walls 12 and 14. Such tray may support a roller paint applying device during transport of the container.

lt will be seen from the foregoing that there is provided a shallow paint container adapted to hold large quantities of paint, and that provision is made whereby suoli container may be transported without danger of tipping and spillage. When the drain pan is in the upright position as shown in Figure 3, and the bucket carried by the handle 76, it is evident that swinging motions and other motions likely to occur during carrying such a container on scaffolding and ladders or the like will be such as to not likely cause spillage of paint contained in the container, for the reason that the pendulum action permits the container to swing with the paint contained therein. When a painter transports the device to a work position through the manipulation of the linger loop 56 and sets the container upon a relatively even surface, the pan is shifted to the inclined position shown in Figure 2. It will be seen that as the pan is shifted to the inclined position, the ends 62 and 64 of the resilient wire 46 ride upon the inside face of the plates 20 and 22. Conversely, as the pan is moved from the position shown in Figure 2 to the position shown in Figure 3, the ends 62 and 64 snap into the slots 42 and 44 as soon as the pan reaches the vertical position shown in Figure 3.

ln Figure 7, there is shown an alternative locking device comprising transverse bars 7S and Si), pivoted to gether as at 32 and connected to a manual central operating bar 34, the manual operating bar extending upward and being provided with a handle 86 at its upper end in the region of the carrying handle 76. The bar 84 is slidably mounted in loop members 88 and 90 spot welded or otherwise secured tothe pan bottom 26. The bars 73 and Si) are provided with slots 92 and gft in their ends, which slots ride upon pins 96 and 9S aixed to plates il and 1&2 spot welded or otherwise secured to the bottom 26. A spring 163 is connected between the pin 82 and the loop member 9i), and a stop pin 104 and the bar 84 may be so positioned as to engage the bracket member 88 and limit the upward movement of thc manipulating bar S4. The ends T166 and Hi8 of the bars 78 and 80 are adapted to project into the slots 42 and 44 in the same manner as the ends 62 and 64 of the wire 46 in the modification of Figure 4. When it is desired to move the pan from the vertical position to the horizontal position, the manipulating bar 3tlis moved downwardly to move the bars 7S and Si) to the dotted line position, which retracts the ends m6 and w8 in the manner shown from the slots 4Z and 4a, thereby enabling the pan to be moved to the inclined position as indicated in Figure 2.

The bottom Z6 or" the drain pan may be ribbed crosswise or with shallow corrugated V-grooves as shown in Figure 7 at 1%() to provide a somewhat wasnboard effect, or may be at as shown. Where V-ribs are provided, extending in an inclined direction, such ribs not only pro vide for strengthening of the tray, permitting the use of light materials, but also provide drain channels for excess paint squeezed from the roller. It will be appreciated that the apparatus may be made of various light materials, including plastic, as may be desired, and that the overall size may be dictated by the size of the roller to be accommodated.

While a single form of the invention, with a slight modification, has been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. As various changes in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, reference will be had to the appended claims for a definition of the limits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising, a shallow container adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like for application to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, and end and side walls, and being open at the top, an imperforate roller pan having side `flanges and one end flange, cach of said side langes adjacent the end opposite from said end flange being pivotally secured with respect to said side walls centrally thereof and between the end walls, said pan being pivotally movable from an inclined position adapted to drain into said container, to a substantially upright position with respect to said container, means for positively locking said pan in said upright position, means for unlocking said locking means whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, and a carrying handle on said end ange for carrying the apparatus when said pan is in said upright position, said handle being located so as to be in a position of balance in respect to said container, whereby said container takes a level position when being carried.`

2. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising, a shallow container adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like for application to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, and end and side walls, and being open at the top, a pair of upwardly extending ears on opposite sides of the container, an imperforate roller pan having side flanges and one end ange, each of said side anges adjacent the end opposite from said end ange being pivotally secured to each of said cars, respectively, said pan being pivotally movable from an inclined position adapted to drain into said container, to a substantially upright position with respect to said container, means for positively locking said pan in an up right position, means for unlocking said locking means whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, and a `carrying handle on said end flange for carrying the apparatus when said pan is in said upright position, said handle being located so as to be in a position of balance in respect to said container, whereby said container takes a level position when being carried.

3. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising, a shallow container adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like for application to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, and end and side walls, and being open at the top, a pair of upwardly extending ears on opposite sides of the container, an imperforate roller pan having `side flanges and one end flange, cach of said side anges adjacent the end opposite from said end ange being pivotally secured to each of said ears, respectively, said pan being pivotally movable from an inclined position adapted to drain into said container, to a substantially upright position with respect to said container, means for positively locking said pan in an upright position, means for unlocking said locking means whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, a carrying handle on said end tiange for carrying the apparatus when said pan is in said upright position, said handle being located so as to be in a position of balance in respect to said container, whereby said container takes a level position when being carried, and a tray for holding a roller applicator mounted on said container behind said pan, and adapted to be covered by said pan when in the inclined position.

4. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising a shallow container adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like for application to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, and end and side walls, and being open at the top, a pair of upwardly extending ears on opposite sides of the container, an imperforate roller pan having side anges and one end ange, each of said side flanges adjacent the end opposite from said y end ange being pivotally secured to each of said ears respectively, said ears each having a locking slot therein, said pan being pivotally movable from an inclined position adapted to drain into said container, to a substantially upright position with respect to said container, means for locking said pan in an upright position comprising an inverted V wire slidably mounted on the back of said pan with the ends of said wires being adapted to be spread into said slots, means for unlocking said locking means by contracting said V wire ends from said slots whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, and a carrying handle on said end ange for carrying the apparatus when said pan is in said upright position,

6 said handle being located so as to be in a position of balance in respect to said container, whereby said container takes a level position when being carried.

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