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A paint tray assembly consisting of a paint tray and a separate cover which is attached to and removed from the tray by mating peripheral ribs on the underside of the lid and the top edge of the tray, and a paint kit composed of the tray assembly and a paint pad, the lid having a recess for receivin

A paint tray assembly consisting of a paint tray and a separate cover which is attached to and removed from the tray by mating peripheral ribs on the underside of the lid and the top edge of the tray, and a paint kit composed of the tray assembly and a paint pad, the lid having a recess for receiving in loose, confining relationship a portion of the paint pad so that the paint kit can be suspended vertically or displayed horizontally with the paint pad always being retained in a relatively fixed relationship with the lid and tray.

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In a paint tray assembly, a lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a tray, said tray having a continuous peripheral rib about its upper periphery, said lid having a continuous, peripheral rib about its periphery, said lid defining a covering portion therewithin, no portion of said cove

In a paint tray assembly, a lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a tray, said tray having a continuous peripheral rib about its upper periphery, said lid having a continuous, peripheral rib about its periphery, said lid defining a covering portion therewithin, no portion of said covering portion extending above said peripheral rib, said lid rib having a contour which is complementary to the tray rib contour whereby the tray lid may be received in the lid rib, the inner width dimension of the lid rib being slightly less than the outer width dimension of the tray rib, said lid and tray rib being formed from a flexible material having the flexure and memory characteristics of plastic, whereby, when said lid rib is brought into engagement with said tray rib the lid rib flexes with respect to the tray rib and, upon engagement, remains in tension in a deformed condition to thereby lock said rib to said tray in a sealing relationship, said lid having applicator abutment means extending downwardly from the lower surface of the lid and into the tray when said lid is assembled to said tray, said applicator abutment means being located to block movement of an applicator having a handle contained within the assembled lid and tray in a direction parallel to the axis of the handle. In a paint kit, a paint applicator a paint tray having side walls and ends, and a paint lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, said paint applicator being of a size and configuration to be received within the paint tray when said lid is assembled to said tray to form a three-part kit, said applicator and said lid having positioning means cooperable with one another when the kit is in an assembled condition which maintains the applicator in generally the same relative position with respect to the paint tray in all relative positions of the kit to the horizontal, said applicator being a conventional paint pad carried by a handle, said lid positioning means including a recess in the lid located above the pad area of the paint pad when the lid, tray and pad are assembled, said recess being located in front of and generally aligned with the front surface of a support structure of the pad beneath the lower surface of the lid whereby motion of the pad in a direction toward the recess is precluded in all relative positions of the lid to the horizontal, said recess further having associated therewith a pair of generally vertically disposed members which extend downwardly from the lower surface of the lid and flank a portion of the pad support structure, whereby motion of the pad in a direction toward either side wall of the tray is precluded in all relative positions of the kit to the horizontal.