PAINT METERING TRAY FOR ROLLER APPLICATORS

PLATEAU DOSEUR DE PEINTURE POUR ROULEAUX A PEINDRE

English Abstract

. ABSTRACT
The use of paint trays in conjunction with roller applicators is widespread, they generally
consist of an open trough to receive the paint and an inclined bottom portion upon which the
roller applicator can be moved to distribute the paint before transferring it to the surface to
be painted. In this invention the roller applicator is held in contact with a distribution
roller which is freely journaled within a tray. An adjustable paint metering bar is mounted
close to the distribution roller. By turning a crank which extends through the side of the
paint metering tray from the distribution roller. a metered amount of paint is dispersed
evenly to the surface of the roller applicator.
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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property
or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1) A Paint Metering Tray for a paint roller applicator comprising
in combination: a paint distribution roller revolvably fitted
between vertical side walls such that the periphery of the
said distribution roller is close to the bottom of the said
tray; said paint distribution roller having a short crank
handle mounted in the center of one end and a short shaft
mounted in the center of the opposite end; and an adjustable
paint metering bar clip-mounted to the flanges of both sides of
the said tray, so as to be adjusted in proximity to said paint
distribution roller to meter paint from the said distribution
roller onto said paint roller.
2) A Paint Metering Tray as described in claim 1 in which the
said paint distribution roller is revolvably fitted between
side walls by the use of a short shaft in the center of one
end of the said distribution roller which is fitted in the
hole on one side of the said paint metering tray and a crank
handle which is fitted in a slot on the opposite wall of the
said tray and is retained in said slot by a spring.
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Description

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~kCI~IC~li~N
Thls lnventlon relates to the use of palnt trays ~rl conJunctlon
wlth palnt roller ao!)llcators.
In the use of roller aoplicators in conJunctlon with palnt trays,
distrlbution of the palnt ln the tray to the roller ar)Dlicator i8
accomplished by moving the roller aoollcator back and forth on the
lnclined bottom of the tray. When using this type of tray lt re-
qulres a ~reat deals of tlme and effort to apply paint to the ap-
plicator roller. Slnce the amount of palnt is not metered an ex-
oess of palnt can be distrlbuted on the roller appllcator and lt
1~ then requires addltlonal effort to spread the palnt evenly on the
surf~oo to bc palnted, or lf too little palnt is dlstributed to the
roller applicator the amaunt Or palnt applied to the surface to be
palnted is lnsufficient to cover the surface properly and a second
coat must be applied. When the roller a~plicator is dipQed lnto
the sald roller tends to collect paint on each end which leads to
drip~lng when applying the paint to a surface with the roller.
These disadvantages are overcome with the use of a paint distribu_
tion roller and a palnt metering bar in con~unction with a paint
tray of different design. The paint metering bar can be adJusted
` 2~ to have a conslstent amont of paint on the distribution roller.
When a roller applicator ls held in contact with the dlstributlon
roller in the paint tray and the crank handle on the distrlb~tion
roller is turned then a metered amount of paint is dis~ersed evenly
to thc surface of the roller applicator as it turns with the dls-
tribution r~ller. This process elimlnates the possibllity of having
too much or too little paint on the roller applicator. Since the
roller applicator does not have to dip lnto the ~aint, the paint
does not collect on each end of the roller applicator, which there_
fore elimlnates drlpolng. When usin~ this type of tray the amaunt
30 of tlme and cffort involved in applying paint to the roller a-pplica-
tor is reduced to a minimum. With the tray we also have a roller
a?plicator receiving trough which ~lveæ the palnter a place u-oon
which to rest the roller ap?licator when the palnter is en~a~ed ln
other phases of thc paintin~ work.

In '~awlngs whlch lllustrate the embodlment of the lnvention~
FI~U~h-l is an exploded lsometric vlew of the completc palnt
meterlng tray.
FIGU~E_2 is a cross sec~lonal vlew of the tray showlng the
palntlng tool ln use.
In reference to the drawlngs, vertlcal slde wa~ls 2 and 3 and
concentrlc bottom sectlon 4, form a tray 1 to recelve palnt 20
therein, The flanEes 5 ~orm a rigid top ed~e of the tray 1. The
palnt dlstributlon roller 10 i8 revolvably fltted ln a hole 8 on
~0 slde wall 2 and ln slot 9 on slde wall 3, such that tho perlphery
of the dlstrlbutlon roller 10 ls close to the bottom 4 of the tray
l. The sprlng 1~ holds the crank handle 11 ln slot 9 whlle the
distrlbutlon roller 10 18 revolved and for cleanlng purpose allows
easy removal of the dlstrlbutlon roller 10 by llftlng the crank han-
dle 11 up through slot 9 and pulllng the distrlbutlon roller 10 out
of the tray l. When the crank handle 11 on ~aint dlstrlbutlon roller
10 ls turned, the oalnt 20 ls ~etered by the adJustable palnt mete-
ring bar 13 which is cllp mounted to the flanges of side walls 2 and
3. By holding a paint applicator roller 19 ln c3ntact with the dis_
'0 tributlon roller 10 while crank handle 11 is turned a metered amount
of paint 20 ls dlstrlbuted evenly on the appllcator roller 19. L-
shaped plecos 6 and 7 extendlng from the bottom of the tray 1 lend
themselves to securlng the tray 1 to a ladder or restlng on a flat
- surface. A roller apollcator receivlng trough 14 is provlded in
whlch the roller appllcator 19 can be rested whlle the palnter is
ln dlfferent phases of the palntlng operation, the roller applicator
receivlng trough 14 overlies one end of the paint metering tray 1 and
can be easily removed from the tray 1 for cleanlng purposes. The
roller appllcator recelving trou~h 14 ha8 evenly spaced holes 16 in
3~ the bottom of the said tr~ugh 14 to allow palnt 20 to drain back into
the paint tray 1. Two bars 17 are provided to support the handle of
the ro~ler appllcator 19. The flanges 15 and two hooks 18 hold the
roller applicator receiving trough 14 securely to the end of the
paint ~eterlng tray l.
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