Patent ID: 11884098
Assignee: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A nesting paint bucket and paint tray system comprising:
a paint bucket having an open upper end with a paint bucket upper edge defining a perimeter of the paint bucket open upper end and a receptacle for holding paint, the paint bucket including side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall extending downwardly from the paint bucket upper edge;
a paint tray having an open upper end with a paint tray upper edge defining a perimeter of the paint tray open upper end and a receptacle for holding paint, the paint tray including a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall extending downwardly from the paint tray upper edge, with a first foot positioned on the left side of the bottom of the paint tray left side wall and a second foot positioned on the right side of the bottom of the paint tray right side wall, the left foot and right foot extending along the length of the respective side wall, with the each foot permitting the paint tray to independently seat on a planar surface;
wherein at least one of the feet of the paint tray seat directly adjacent one of the side walls of the paint bucket when the paint tray rests inside the paint bucket.