Patent ID: 8286825

Claim:
A hand-held paint tray comprising: a body portion comprising a bottom and a rear wall, front wall, left side wall, and right side wall extending upwardly from said bottom to define a reservoir; and a generally u-shaped handle comprising first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between said first and second side portions, said first and second side portions being connected to said left side wall and said right side wall, respectively, at ends of said first and said second side portions and said connecting portion being positioned adjacent to and spaced from said rear wall, said ends of said first and second side portions define one or more apertures configured to receive one or more projections defined on said left and right side walls and allow length adjustment of said handle relative to said body portion, wherein said first and second side portions arc upwardly from said connecting portion and in a direction away from said bottom of said body portion when said first and second side portions are connected to said left and right side walls, respectively, so that a user's hand may extend between said connecting portion and said rear wall with said connecting portion contacting a back of said user's hand and fingers of said user's hand contacting said bottom for supporting said paint tray during use.