Roller loading paint container and holding means for said container

Claim 2

Apparatus for loading an elongate cylindric paint roller comprising: a container having a pair of sidewalls of generally rectangular shape and having a horizontal extent greater than the length of the roller, a pair of end walls of generally rectangular shape spanning the lateral edges of said sidewalls to support said sidewalls in parallel confronting relation, said end walls having a horizontal extent at least equal to the circumference of the paint roller, and a bottom wall spanning the lower edges of the sidewalls and end walls in fluidtight relation, said bottom wall meeting said sidewalls along arcuate regions that have radii of curvature substantially equivalent to that of the paint roller; a perforate rectangular plate having a width substantially equal to the horizontal extent of said sidewalls and a height substantially equal to the amount by which the depth of said container exceeds the diameter of the roller; and means for removably supporting said perforate plate in parallel spaced apart relation to one of said sidewalls with the lower extremity of said perforate plate spaced above said bottom wall by an amount at least as large as the diameter of the roller, so that the roller can be rolled on said perforate plate to remove excess paint therefrom, said perforate plate being disposed sufficiently close to said sidewall that the roller can be rolled along the entirety of the bottom wall and said arcuate region.

Claim 3

The invention of claim 1 in combination with a generally rectangular receptacle for retaining a paintbrush therein and a hook extending upwardly from said receptacle by an amount in excess of the uppermost extremity of a brush in said container, said hook being adapted for removable engagement with the upper edge of one of the walls of said container.

Claim 4

The invention of claim 1 in combination with means for removably securing said container to the side rail of a ladder which means comprises a pair of threaded bolts rigid with and extending outwardly from one of said sidewalls, said bolts being spaced from one another by an amount in excess of the depth of thE ladder rail so that the rail can be disposed intermediate said bolts, a mounting plate having first and second apertures therethrough to receive said bolts through said plate, and a nut for threaded engagement with each said bolt to compressively clamp the rail intermediate said sidewall and said mounting plate.

Claim 5

The invention of claim 3 wherein said first aperture is formed by an elongate notch extending to the edge of said mounting plate and wherein said second aperture is formed by an elongate slot medially of said mounting plate, said slot being generally parallel to said notch and having a length at least as great as the depth of said notch so that said mounting plate can be disengaged from the bolt with which the notch is associated without removal of said nuts from said bolts, thereby permitting removal of said container securing means from said ladder without total disengagement of said nuts from said bolts.

Claim 6

Apparatus for mounting a container that has at least one generally vertical planar wall to a ladder rail comprising a pair of threaded bolts rigid with and extending outwardly from said planar wall, said bolts being spaced from one another by an amount in excess of the depth of the ladder rail so that the rail can be disposed intermediate said bolts at a suitable angle, a planar mounting plate having first and second apertures therethrough to receive said bolts through said plate, and a nut for threaded engagement with each said bolt to compressively clamp the rail intermediate said planar wall and said mounting plate.

Claim 7

Apparatus for mounting a container that has at least one generally vertical planar wall to a ladder rail comprising a pair of threaded bolts rigid with and extending outwardly from said planar wall, said bolts being spaced from one another by an amount in excess of the depth of the ladder rail so that the rail can be disposed intermediate said bolts at a suitable angle, a planar mounting plate having first and second apertures therethrough to receive said bolts through said plate, and a nut for threaded engagement with each said bolt to compressively clamp the rail intermediate said planar wall and said mounting plate.

Claim 8

In combination with an open topped disposable liquid container of generally right parallelepiped form, apparatus for mounting the container on a ladder rail comprising an L-shaped bracket having a horizontal leg for supporting the container and a vertical leg extending upwardly from said horizontal leg, means carried on said vertical leg for removably engaging the upper portion of said container to retain the container on said bracket, and means for removably securing said bracket to a side rail of a ladder.

Claim 9

In combination with an open topped disposable liquid container of generally right parallelepiped form, apparatus for mounting the container on a ladder rail comprising an L-shaped bracket having a horizontal leg for supporting the container and a vertical leg extending upwardly from said horizontal leg, means carried on said vertical leg for removably engaging the upper portion of said container to retain the container on said bracket, and means for removably securing said bracket to a side rail of a ladder.

Claim 10

The invention of claim 6 wherein said bracket securing means comprises a pair of threaded bolts rigid with and extending outwardly from said vertical leg, said bolts being spaced from one another by an amount in excess of the depth of the ladder rail so that the rail can be disposed intermediate said bolts, a mounting plate having first and second apertures therethrough to receive said bolts through said plate, and a nut for threaded engagement with each said bolt to compressively clamp the ladder rail intermediate said vertical leg and said mounting plate.

Claim 11

Apparatus for loading an elongate cylindric paint roller while working from a ladder of the type that has a side rail, said apparatus comprising: a container having a pair of sidewalls of generally rectangular shape and having a horizontal extent greater than the length of the roller, a pair of end walls of generally rectangular shape spanning the lateral edges of said sidewalls to support said sidewalls in parallel confronting relation, said end walls having a horizontal extent at least equal to the circumference of the paint roller, and a bottom wall spanning the lower edges of the sidewalls and end walls in fluidtight relation, means removably mounted in said container for defining a reticular surface over which the roller can be rolled to regulate the amount of paint thereon; a pair of threaded bolts rigid extending outwardly from one of said sidewalls, said bolts being spaced from one another by an amount in excess of the depth of the ladder rail so that the rail can be disposed intermediate said bolts; a mounting plate having first and second apertures therethrough to receive said bolts through said plate; a nut for threaded engagement with each said bolt to compressively clamp the rail intermediate said sidewall and said mounting plate; and a flat, rigid sheet having adjacent the upper extremity thereof means for defining a handle and having below said handle-defining means a pair of holes that are spaced from one another so as to admit therethrough said threaded bolts, said holes being spaced below said handle-defining means sufficiently that said handle defining means extends above said container when said bolts are engaged in said holes.

Claim 12

Apparatus for loading an elongate cylindric paint roller while working from a ladder of the type that has a side rail, said apparatus comprising: a container having a pair of sidewalls of generally rectangular shape and having a horizontal extent greater than the length of the roller, a pair of end walls of generally rectangular shape spanning the lateral edges of said sidewalls to support said sidewalls in parallel confronting relation, said end walls having a horizontal extent at least equal to the circumference of the paint roller, and a bottom wall spanning the lower edges of the sidewalls and end walls in fluidtight relation, means removably mounted in said container for defining a reticular surface over which the roller can be rolled to regulate the amount of paint thereon; a pair of threaded bolts rigid extending outwardly from one of said sidewalls, said bolts being spaced from one another by an amount in excess of the depth of the ladder rail so that the rail can be disposed intermediate said bolts; a mounting plate having first and second apertures therethrough to receive said bolts through said plate; a nut for threaded engagement with each said bolt to compressively clamp the rail intermediate said sidewall and said mounting plate; and a flat, rigid sheet having adjacent the upper extremity thereof means for defining a handle and having below said handle-defining means a pair of holes that are spaced from one another so as to admit therethrough said threaded bolts, said holes being spaced below said handle-defining means sufficiently that said handle defining means extends above said container when said bolts are engaged in said holes.