Patent ID: 6102235
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
A paint container lid with integral, self-supporting paint roller tray comprising:a) a planar lid surface defined by a peripheral border and including means for attaching said border in sealing relationship to an upper boundary of the side walls of a paint container;b) a first opening formed in said lid surface defined by a peripheral boundary;c) a cover for said first opening having a planar first surface and an opposite, textured second surface, said cover pivotally attached along a portion thereof to said lid and including means for attaching said cover over said first opening, said cover capable of first and second configurations with said lid;d) in said first configuration, said planar first cover surface is arranged in co-planar relationship with said planar lid surface when said cover is placed flat over said opening and sealed thereto with said planar first cover surface facing upward;e) in said second configuration, said textured, second cover surface is arranged facing upward at an acute angle with said lid, said cover slanting toward said first opening, to act as a paint roller tray; and,f) a support integral with said lid surface moveable from a first storage position to a second support position against said cover when said cover is in said second configuration.