US 11,884,098 B2
Nesting paint tray and paint bucket system, paint tray, and paint tray liner
Joshua R. Robertson, North Ridgeville, OH (US); Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Aurora, OH (US); and Sarah B. Mulroy, Rocky River, OH (US)
Assigned to The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/549,299.
Application 17/549,299 is a continuation of application No. 15/877,707, filed on Jan. 23, 2018, granted, now 11,198,320.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,514, filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097447 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B44D 3/12 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC B44D 3/126 (2013.01) [B44D 3/121 (2013.01); B44D 3/128 (2013.01); B65D 21/0233 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nesting paint bucket and paint tray system comprising:
a paint bucket having a length, a width, a depth, and an open upper end with a paint bucket upper edge defining a perimeter of the paint bucket open upper end and a receptacle for holding paint, with a paint bucket spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint bucket; and
a paint tray having a length, a width, and a depth that is less than the depth of the paint bucket and a paint tray open upper end with an upper edge of the paint tray defining a perimeter and a receptacle for holding paint, with a paint tray spout extending outwardly from the paint tray perimeter, said paint tray having a shape and size for nesting inside the open upper end of the paint bucket, and the shape of the paint tray is complementary to the shape of the paint bucket so that the paint tray substantially matches the shape of the paint bucket in the vicinity of the paint bucket spout;
wherein the paint bucket spout includes a well area for receiving paint that is separate from the receptacle for holding paint of the paint bucket, and the paint tray spout includes a well area for receiving paint that is separate from the receptacle for holding paint of the paint tray.