Patent ID: 9744802
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B05C,B44D

Claim:
1. An apparatus for wetting a roller, the apparatus comprising: a liquid containment area having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, and a sloping bottom section connected to form a rectangular container capable of holding a liquid, the sloping bottom section sloping such that a first end of the rectangular container is deeper than a distal opposing end such that the liquid tends to drain and pool in the first end; a continuous, substantially planar lip extending inwardly continuously around a top edge of each of the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall, the continuous, substantially planar lip for reducing spilling of paint from the system for wetting a roller; a roller cleaning mesh mounted on the continuous, substantially planar lip above the first end, the roller cleaning mesh for rolling a roller over to remove contaminants; and a filter beneath the roller cleaning mesh, the filter for filtering out the contaminants from the roller; wherein the filter is removable and replaceable by way of a drawer, the drawer located beneath the mesh, the drawer containing the filter.