Patent ID: 8851318

Claim:
A paint tray, comprising: (a) a body comprising, (i) a base portion; and (ii) sidewalls connected to the base portion and forming a paint well for holding paint, each of the sidewalls having an upper top portion, the upper top portions collectively defining an upper rim of a mouth of the well; and (b) a barred shaped member hingedly connected to the upper top portion of a first sidewall of the sidewalls such that the barred shaped member is pivotable relative to the body of the paint tray between, (i) a first position, in which the barred shaped member is disposed within and surrounded by an inner perimeter of the upper rim of the mouth of the paint well; and (ii) a second position, in which the barred shaped member extends away from the upper rim of the mouth of the paint well and neither extends over nor within the mouth of the paint well; (c) wherein the paint tray is fabricated out of a molded material; (d) wherein the first sidewall includes an inner projecting edge located proximate the upper top portion thereof, and wherein the barred shaped member extends over the inner projecting edge of the first sidewall when in the first position.