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A hand-held paint tray including a body portion and a generally u-shaped handle. The handle includes first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between the first and second side portions. The first and second side portions arc upwardly from the connecting portion and are conne

A hand-held paint tray including a body portion and a generally u-shaped handle. The handle includes first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between the first and second side portions. The first and second side portions arc upwardly from the connecting portion and are connected to opposed side walls of the body.

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1. A hand-held paint tray comprising: a body portion comprising a bottom and a rear wall, front wall, left side wall, and right side wall extending upwardly from said bottom to define a reservoir; anda generally u-shaped handle comprising first and second side portions and a connecting portion exten

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A hand-held paint tray comprising: a body portion comprising a bottom and a rear wall, front wall, left side wall, and right side wall extending upwardly from said bottom to define a reservoir; anda generally u-shaped handle comprising first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between said first and second side portions, said first and second side portions being connected to said left side wall and said right side wall, respectively, at ends of said first and said second side portions and said connecting portion being positioned adjacent to and spaced from said rear wall, said ends of said first and second side portions define one or more apertures configured to receive one or more projections defined on said left and right side walls and allow length adjustment of said handle relative to said body portion,wherein said first and second side portions arc upwardly from said connecting portion and in a direction away from said bottom of said body portion when said first and second side portions are connected to said left and right side walls, respectively, so that a user's hand may extend between said connecting portion and said rear wall with said connecting portion contacting a back of said user's hand and fingers of said user's hand contacting said bottom for supporting said paint tray during use. 2. A paint tray according to claim 1, wherein said first and second side portions of said handle progressively narrow from said connecting portion of said handle to ends of said first and second side portions connected to said left and right side walls, respectively. 3. A paint tray according to claim 1, wherein said front wall, said rear wall and said left and right side walls terminate in co-planar edges and wherein said paint tray further comprises a lid configured to releasably engage said co-planar edges to seal paint within said paint tray. 4. A paint tray according to claim 1, wherein said paint tray further comprises an applicator rest extending inwardly from said rear wall, said applicator rest being dimensioned to support a handle portion of a paint roller with a sleeve portion of said paint roller supported adjacent said front wall. 5. A paint tray according to claim 4, wherein said front wall, said rear wall and said left and right side walls terminate in co-planar edges and wherein said paint tray further comprises a lid configured to releasably engage said co-planar edges to seal paint and said paint roller within said paint tray. 6. A paint tray according to claim 1, wherein said bottom includes an incline ramp portion. 7. A paint tray according to claim 6, wherein said bottom includes a concave section at the top of said incline ramp portion and extending parallel to said front wall, said concave section being dimensioned to conform to a sleeve portion of a paint roller. 8. A hand-held paint tray comprising: a body portion comprising a bottom and a rear wall, front wall, left side wall, and right side wall extending upwardly from said bottom to define a reservoir, said rear wall, said front wall, said left side wall and said right side wall terminating in co-planar edges, said bottom portion including an incline ramp portion, and a concave section at the top of said incline ramp portion extending parallel to said front wall, said concave section being dimensioned to conform to a sleeve portion of a paint roller;an applicator rest extending inwardly from said rear wall, said applicator rest being dimensioned to support a handle portion of said paint roller with said sleeve portion of said paint roller disposed in said concave section;a lid configured to releasably engage said co-planar edges to seal paint and said paint roller within said paint tray;a rigid and generally u-shaped handle comprising first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between said first and second side portions, said first and second side portions being connected to said left side wall and said right side wall, respectively, at ends of said first and said second side portions and said connecting portion being positioned adjacent to and spaced from said rear wall, said ends of said first and second side portions define one or more apertures configured to receive one or more projections defined on said left and right side walls and allow length adjustment of said handle relative to said body portion,wherein said first and second side portions arc upwardly from said connecting portion and in a direction away from said bottom of said body portion when said first and second side portions are connected to said left and right side walls, respectively, so that a user's hand may extend between said connecting portion and said rear wall with said connecting portion contacting a back of said user's hand and fingers of said user's hand contacting said bottom for supporting said paint tray during use. 9. A paint tray according to claim 8, wherein said first and second side portions of said handle progressively narrow from said connecting portion of said handle to ends of said first and second side portions connected to said left and right side walls, respectively.