Patent ID: 6493901
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
A paint tray assembly having a paint utensil holder for suspending a paint roller, paint brush or the like, above the paint reservoir of the paint tray comprising:a paint tray, which takes the form of a generally rectangular box, having an upright end wall, a front wall, two side walls and a rectangular partially inclined base defining a paint reservoir adjacent to said upright end wall; an elongated platform member having a first end, a second end and an intermediate section located between said first and second ends, wherein said elongated platform is substantially non-flat; a handle support member having a generally rectangular shape, further having a first end and a second end, said first end of said handle support member being connected to said intermediate section of said elongated platform member; at least two legs each having upper and lower ends, where said upper end of a first leg is connected to said first end of said elongated platform member and said upper end of a second leg is connected to said second end of said elongated platform member, said lower ends of said first and second legs are adapted to engage the edges of a paint tray, such that when the lower ends of said legs are connected to the edges of a paint tray adjacent to the paint reservoir, said elongated platform member is suspended above the paint reservoir of the paint tray.