A rollable support for a paint supply including a roller tray, or a 5-gallon pail, has a support wall that will receive the paint supply desired. The support wall is mounted on suitable rollers at least one end that engages a surface to permit moving the paint supply support across the surface. A pa
A rollable support for a paint supply including a roller tray, or a 5-gallon pail, has a support wall that will receive the paint supply desired. The support wall is mounted on suitable rollers at least one end that engages a surface to permit moving the paint supply support across the surface. A pair of non-rolling feet are connected to the paint supply support through pivoting link so that the feet can be moved from a position wherein they engage the surface and lift at least one end of the paint supply support so the rollers at that end of the paint supply support are lifted off the surface, the feet are movable a position wherein the feet clear the floor and the rollers support the paint supply support. As shown, rails forming parallel links comprise the feet and both ends of the paint supply support are raised and lowered. The rails provide a stable mount for the paint container support and any supported paint container when they are lowered.
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What is claimed is: 1. A paint supply support comprising a paint container support wall, a first rolling surface engagable support for engaging a surface to permit moving the paint supply support across the surface, and a second non-rolling surface engagable support foot, a pivoting linkage couple
What is claimed is: 1. A paint supply support comprising a paint container support wall, a first rolling surface engagable support for engaging a surface to permit moving the paint supply support across the surface, and a second non-rolling surface engagable support foot, a pivoting linkage couple to the support wall and to one of the first and second supports and mounting the one of the first and second supports on said support wall, one of the first and second supports being moveable as guided by the pivoting linkage from a first position wherein the second support foot engages the surface and the first rolling surface support is raised from the surface, to a second position wherein the second support foot is retracted and the first rolling surface engaging support engages the surface. 2. The paint supply support of claim 1 and an operator member for pivoting the linkage between its first and second positions to move the one of the first and second supports. 3. The paint supply support of claim 2 wherein the second support foot comprise a pair of rails that are elongated and extend substantially the length of the paint supply support, and both ends of the rails being mounted on the pivoting linkage. 4. The paint supply support of claim 2 wherein the operator member has brackets engageable by a paint roller frame for pivoting the linkage to move between its first and second positions. 5. The paint supply support of claim 1 wherein the paint container support wall is of size to receive a 5-gallon can of paint on an upper side. 6. The paint supply support of claim 1 wherein said paint container support wall comprises a panel having a recess that is of size to receive a separate paint container. 7. The paint supply support of claim 5 wherein said paint container support wall has upright side walls thereon, with upper edges to define a tray, and end flanges on opposite ends of the tray, said first rolling supports being mounted below said end flanges. 8. The paint supply support of claim 7 wherein said first rolling supports comprise spherical ball casters to permit universal rolling movement. 9. The paint supply support of claim 2 wherein the pivoting linkage comprises pivoting links at opposite ends of the support wall, said pivoting links supporting a pair of rails that comprise a pair of feet, one rail on each side of the paint supply support, the pivoting links comprising parallel links at the ends of the paint supply support, and wherein the pivoting links include portions on opposite sides of the paint supply support, which portions are joined by cross members at the ends of the paint supply support, the pair of rails being pivotally coupled to free ends of the pivoting links and being substantially parallel. 10. The paint supply support of claim 9 wherein rails are channel shaped and have upright side walls. 11. A paint supply support tray comprising a support wall, and having first and second ends and first and second sides, casters mounted at said first and second ends for supporting the support tray for rolling movement along a supporting surface, parallel linkages on opposite sides of the support tray including a first pair of pivoting links at the first end of the support tray and a second pair of pivoting links of a second end of said support tray, one pivoting link of each pair being on a different side of the support tray, said pivoting links being pivotally mounted on the support tray and having connections to cause the pivoting links on each side of the support tray at each end to move simultaneously, an actuator for pivoting at least one of the pairs of pivoting links, and a separate connecting link on each side of the support tray joined to the pivoting links on such side, said connecting links each having a tray support surface, and the connecting links being of sufficient length such that in a first position of the pivoting links, the tray support surface on each side of the support tray will engage the supporting surface and lift the support tray upwardly so that the casters are spaced from the supporting surface, and in a second position of the pivoting links, the tray support surfaces on each side of the support tray are raised from the supporting surface and the casters support the support tray on the supporting surface. 12. The paint supply support tray of claim 11, wherein said connecting links having the tray support surfaces that are mounted to the pivoting links comprise rails, and the tray support surfaces engage the supporting surface substantially along a length of the paint supply support tray between its first and second ends in the first position of the pivoting links. 13. The paint supply support tray of claim 11 wherein said actuator comprises a bracket portion engageable by a handle of a paint roller for actuating the pivoting links by movement of a paint roller engaging the bracket portion. 14. The paint supply support tray of claim 13 wherein the paint supply support tray has a width between upright side walls of sufficient size to receive a paint roller, and said bracket portion on said actuator being positioned such that when a roller is overlying the paint supply support tray, a handle of such roller is engagable with the bracket portion for actuating the pivoting links. 15. The paint supply support tray of claim 11 wherein the pivoting links at a second end of said paint supply support tray are mounted to the paint supply support tray on cross shaft sections on opposite sides of the paint supply support tray, the pivoting links being connected to first ends of the cross shaft sections, lever arms mounted to second ends of said cross shaft sections on outer sides of the paint supply support tray, and a cross member fixed to said lever arms and positioned upwardly from said paint supply support tray to form the actuator, and whereby the cross member can be moved to cause the cross shaft sections and the associated pivoting links to pivot. 16. The paint supply support tray of claim 11, wherein the support wall has a pair of upright tracks on opposite sides thereon, a separate adjustable stop member on each of said tracks, and locks to hold the stop members in a desired position along the respective track. 17. The paint supply support tray of claim 13 wherein the one set of pivoting links are legs pivoted to the support wall and a cross member spaced from the support wall and fixed to the legs and comprising the actuator. 18. A paint supply support comprising a paint container support wall, first rolling surface engagable supports mounted relative to the support wall and engagable with a surface to permit moving the paint supply support by rolling the paint supply support across the surface, and at least one second non-rolling support mounted relative said support wall, movable linkage coupled to at least one of the first and second supports and the movable linkage being movable between first and second positions, wherein in the first position of the movable linkage the first rolling supports are raised from the surface and the at least one second support engages the surface, and in the second position of the movable linkage, the first rolling supports engage the surface and the at least one second support is raised from the surface to permit rolling the paint supply support along the surface. 19. The paint supply support of claim 18 wherein the movable linkage comprises pivoting links joining the at least one second non-rolling support to the support wall.
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