Patent ID: 7311219
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
1. A pan for use with a paint roller including in combination: a paint pan having a bottom, first and second upturned ends and first and second upturned sides, with an open top for holding a quantity of paint therein; a movable grid member having first and second ends and located between the ends and the sides of the paint pan, the movable grid member being normally biased to a first position a predetermined distance from the bottom of the paint pan; a pivot arm assembly attached to the first end of the paint pan; and a return spring located at all times entirely outside the paint pan and coupled between the pivot arm assembly and the paint pan, with the first end of the movable grid member attached to the pivot arm assembly to permit the movable grid member to the moved downwardly toward the bottom of the paint pan upon application of a predetermined pressure to the movable grid member, whereupon the return spring returns the movable grid member through operation of the pivot arm assembly to the first position upon release of the predetermined pressure.