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Paint roller tray has closed bottom and sides which terminate in upper periphery. Hinged cover seals against the periphery of the sides to exclude air to inhibit drying of the paint. Preferably, the cover has retainers on the inside for holding paint rollers and/or brushes which have been used with

Paint roller tray has closed bottom and sides which terminate in upper periphery. Hinged cover seals against the periphery of the sides to exclude air to inhibit drying of the paint. Preferably, the cover has retainers on the inside for holding paint rollers and/or brushes which have been used with the paint in the tray so that those painting implements also do not dry out. The cover is hinged on the tray so that it is quickly available for closing.

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1. A roller tray with cover; said roller tray having a bottom and having sides to form an upwardly open but otherwise closed container having an upper upwardly directed peripheral surface, said roller tray being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material; said cover having a f

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A roller tray with cover; said roller tray having a bottom and having sides to form an upwardly open but otherwise closed container having an upper upwardly directed peripheral surface, said roller tray being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material; said cover having a flat top and having downwardly directed side walls having a downwardly directed surface so that said cover is closed except for its downwardly facing opening between said side walls, said side walls being positioned so that its downwardly directed surface faces the upwardly directed peripheral surface of said sides of said tray, said cover being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material, said cover being hingedly mounted on said tray, a stop molded into at least one of said roller tray and cover to limit the angular hinge opening of said cover with respect to said roller tray; and a resilient seal between said surface on said tray and on said cover so that said flat-topped cover can be hingedly raised with respect to said tray to selectively provide access to said tray and selectively hinged down to cover, enclose and seal said tray to inhibit drying of material within said tray. 2. A roller tray with cover; said roller tray having a bottom and having sides to form an upwardly open but otherwise closed container having an upper upwardly directed peripheral surface, said roller tray being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material; said cover having a flat top and having downwardly directed side walls having a downwardly directed surface so that said cover is closed except for its downwardly facing opening between said side walls, said side walls being positioned so that its downwardly directed surface faces the upwardly directed peripheral surface of said sides of said tray, said cover being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material, said cover being hingedly mounted on said tray a stop molded into at least one of said roller tray and cover to limit the angular hinge opening of said cover with respect to said roller tray; a resilient seal between said surfaces on said tray and on said cover so that said flat-topped cover can be hingedly raised with respect to said tray to selectively provide access to said tray and selectively hinged down to cover, enclose and seal said tray to inhibit drying of material within said tray; and a latch interengaged between said cover and said roller tray in a position away from said hinge to releaseably retain said cover on said roller tray in a sealed position thereon. 3. A roller tray with cover; said roller tray having a sloped bottom and having sides to form an upwardly open but otherwise closed container having an upper upwardly directed peripheral surface, said roller tray being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material; said cover having a flat top and having downwardly directed side walls having a downwardly directed surface so that said cover is closed except for its downwardly facing opening between said side walls, said side walls being positioned so that its downwardly directed surface faces the upper upwardly directed peripheral surface of said sides of said tray, said cover being hingedly mounted on said tray, said cover being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material; a stop molded into at least one of said roller tray and cover to limit the angular hinge opening of said cover with respect to said roller tray; and a resilient seal between said surfaces on said tray and on said cover so that said cover can be hingedly raised with respect to said tray to selectively provide access to said tray and selectively hinged down to cover, enclose and seal said tray to inhibit drying of material within said tray. 4. The roller tray with cover of claim 3 wherein a latch is interengaged between said cover and said roller tray in a position away from said hinge to releasably retain said cover on said roller tray in a sealed position thereon. 5. A roller tray with cover; said roller tray having a bottom and having sides to form an upwardly open but otherwise closed container having an upper upwardly directed peripheral surface, said roller tray being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material; said cover having a flat top and having downwardly directed side walls having a downwardly directed surface so that said cover is closed except for its downwardly facing opening between said side walls, said side walls being positioned so that its downwardly directed surface faces the upwardly directed peripheral surface of said sides of said tray, said cover being hingedly mounted on said tray, said cover being molded as one piece of synthetic polymer composition material, clips secured within said cover, said clips being configured to releasably retain implements within said cover; a stop molded into at least one of said roller tray and cover to limit the angular hinge opening of said cover with respect to said roller tray; a resilient seal between said surfaces on said tray and on said cover so that said cover can be hingedly raised with respect to said tray to selectively provide access to said tray and selectively hinged down to cover, enclose and seal said tray to inhibit drying of material within said tray; and a latch interengaged between said cover and said tray in a position away from said hinge to releasably retain said cover on said roller tray in a sealed position thereon. 6. A roller tray with cover; said roller tray comprising a one-piece molded tray having side walls, a sloping bottom and a well therein, feet molded beneath said sloping bottom to extend even with the bottom of said well to define a bottom support plane, said side walls and said bottom defining an open top and otherwise closed roller tray, a peripheral flange at the top of said sides of said roller tray, the top of said peripheral flange defining a sealing surface; a cover molded in one piece and having a substantially flat top and integral side walls, said side walls terminating in a top flange facing said peripheral flange on said roller tray; a resilient seal between said flanges so that said cover can be sealed with respect to said roller tray; hinges attached to one side of said roller tray and to the adjacent side wall of said cover, said hinges being positioned so that when said cover is moved into closed position over said roller tray, said cover compresses said seal; a stop molded on at least one of said roller tray and said cover, said stop limiting opening hinge movement of said cover with respect to said roller tray; and releaseable latch positioned away from said hinges to releasably hold said cover in sealed position with respect to said roller tray. 7. A roller tray with cover; said roller tray comprising a one-piece molded tray having side walls, a sloping bottom and a well therein, feet molded beneath said sloping bottom to extend even with the bottom of said well to define a bottom support plane, said side walls and said bottom defining an open top and otherwise closed roller tray, a peripheral flange at the top of said sides of said roller tray, the top of said peripheral flange defining a sealing surface; a cover molded in one piece and having a substantially flat top and integral side walls, said side walls terminating in a top flange facing said peripheral flange on said roller tray; a resilient seal between said flanges so that said cover can be sealed with respect to said roller tray; hinges attached to one side of said roller tray and to the adjacent side wall of said cover, said hinges being positioned so that when said cover is moved into closed position over said roller tray, said cover compresses said seal; a stop molded on at least one of said roller tray and said cover, said stop limiting opening hinge movement of said cover with respect to said roller tray; and a releasable latch positioned away from said hinges to releaseably hold said cover in sealed position with respect to said roller tray; and clips secured within said covers, said clips being positioned and configured to releasably retain applying implements therein so that material in said roller tray and implements having material therein can be enclosed within said roller tray by hinged closing of said cover to seal the interior space to inhibit evaporation of solvent to thus inhibit drying of the material in the roller tray and in the applying implements. 8. The method of painting employing a paint roller tray having a hinged sealed cover thereon comprising the steps of: opening the paint roller tray by raising the sealed cover by swinging it on its hinges; placing paint within said paint roller tray; removing paint from the paint roller tray by wetting a paint implement with paint and applying the paint on the painting implement onto a surface to be painted; at the end of a working period placing the paint wetted painting implement within the paint roller tray by attaching the wetted painting implement to releasable securing clips within the cover; and hinging closed the cover on the pain roller tray to hold the painting implement out of the paint within the paint roller tray by swinging the cover down on its hinges and sealing the cover with respect to the paint roller tray to inhibit drying out and hardening of the paint in the paint roller tray and in the painting implement.