Patent ID: 8333277

Claim:
A storage container for paint roller sleeve, comprising: (a) a flexible, resilient tubular housing for removably storing the sleeve there within; (b) the tubular housing including a centrally disposed chamber and a sealed end which defines a reservoir for holding excess paint; distal from the sealed end, the housing terminating in an enlarged funnel-like opening for facilitating insertion of the sleeve into the chamber; and (c) a set of flutes on at least two opposing sides of an interior surface of said cylinder for stabilizing a roller cover in place from rattling inside of said housing and for holding said roller cover in place when extracting a roller frame from said roller cover; and (d) a sealing cap removably attachable to the housing proximate with the opening, said sealing cap having an opening in its proximate center and slit radially extending from the hole to a circumferential edge of the cap to provide a access for a roller frame to be remain attached to the roller sleeve while it is housed in said housing with said roller frame extending through said slit, 1 wherein slots and complimentary barbs secure the two sides of the lid on opposing sides of the slit to seal the slit closed to prevent paint from spilling out and to keep the paint fresh by preventing air from getting into said container, further comprising a first slot and a first barb secure one side of two sides of the lid to the container and a second slot and a second barb secure another side of said two sides of the lid to the container and lid to seal the slit of the lid closed tight, said slits and said barbs being configured wherein said first and second barbs fold up upward from a side of said container and matingly fit within said first and second slits of said lid so that said roller frame remains attached to said roller sleeve while housed within said housing when said lid is on said housing.