A flexible barrier sleeve device and method to temporarily store a wet paint roller between uses, to avoid cleanups between successive applications of paint, or other roller-applied coatings. The flexible barrier sleeve has combined water- and solvent-barrier properties. A twist-tie can provide a cl
A flexible barrier sleeve device and method to temporarily store a wet paint roller between uses, to avoid cleanups between successive applications of paint, or other roller-applied coatings. The flexible barrier sleeve has combined water- and solvent-barrier properties. A twist-tie can provide a closure and sealing means, and a stiffening strip disposed along the outer lip of the sleeve facilitates forming an opening into the sleeve for ease of loading of the wet paint roller. The sleeve material has barrier properties sufficient to keep both water and organic solvents (“paint diluents”) inside the closed and sealed barrier sleeve. The twist-tie provides a vapor-resistant seal, to minimize the loss of water and organic solvents from inside the sleeve through the sealed opening. The combined barrier properties of the sleeve material and vapor-resistant seal prevent the wet paint from drying on the enclosed roller, and allows the paint roller to be later removed in a condition ready for the next use. The barrier sleeve can be used to store the wet paint roller on or off the roller frame.
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1. A vapor barrier device for storing a wet paint roller, comprising: 1) a barrier sleeve made from an impermeable barrier film, comprising a front panel and a back panel joined by a side seal and having a closed end to define a container space, and having an opening at an open end into the containe
1. A vapor barrier device for storing a wet paint roller, comprising: 1) a barrier sleeve made from an impermeable barrier film, comprising a front panel and a back panel joined by a side seal and having a closed end to define a container space, and having an opening at an open end into the container space, and including a front lip having side edges and extending from the front panel at the open end, and a back lip having side edges and extending from the back panel at the open end, wherein the side edges of the front lip are not affixed to the side edges of the back lip and wherein the barrier film is impermeable to solvent vapor and moisture vapor;2) a first resilient strip disposed on the front lip, and a second resilient strip disposed on the back lip to assist a user in biasing open the opening of the barrier sleeve, and3) a seal means, associated with the barrier sleeve, for forming at least a vapor-resistant seal along the open end of the barrier sleeve. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the barrier film is selected from the group consisting of a plastic film, a metalized plastic film, and combinations and laminates thereof. 3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the barrier film has a thickness of 4 mil and less. 4. The device according to claim 2, wherein the barrier sleeve is selected from the group consisting of a pair of confronting flexible layers of barrier film joined by a periphery seal, and a single sheet folded over itself along one long side. 5. The device according to claim 1 wherein the first and second resilient strips are affixed by heat sealing of the material of the resilient strip directly onto an inner surface of the front and back lips of the barrier sleeve. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the seal means is a compression seal means that is a separate element from the barrier sleeve, and is selected from the group consisting of a wire tie, a twist tie, a zip tie, a clamp, and a hinged clip, and combinations thereof. 7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the seal means is a compression seal means disposed along and separable from the closed end of the barrier sleeve, and is selected from the group consisting of a wire tie, a twist tie, a zip tie, a clamp, and a hinged clip, and combinations thereof. 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the compression seal means is a wire tie or a twist tie. 9. The vapor barrier device according to claim 7, further including a means for separating the compression seal means from the closed end, the separating means selected from the group consisting of a tear line, including a score line and a line of perforations. 10. The vapor barrier device according to claim 9 wherein the compression seal means is a twist-tie that includes at least one wire that provides the separated twist-tie with sufficient flexibility and pliancy to be manipulated into a bent or curved shape, but with minimal or no resilience so as to avoid springing back to its prior shape after bending. 11. The vapor barrier device according to claim 1 wherein the first resilient strip and the second resilient strip comprise a flat band. 12. The device according to claim 1 wherein the side edges of the front lip and the back lip extend at least to the side seals of the front panel and the back panel. 13. The device according to claim 1 wherein the first and second resilient strips extend to the side edges of the front lip and the back lip. 14. The device according to claim 1 wherein the first and second resilient strips made of a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, high density polyethylene (HDPE), or a combination or lamination thereof. 15. A vapor barrier device for storing a wet paint roller, comprising: 1) a barrier sleeve made from an impermeable barrier film that is impermeable to solvent vapor and moisture vapor selected from the group consisting of a plastic film, a metalized plastic film, and combinations and laminates thereof, comprising a front panel and a back panel joined by a side seal and having a closed end to define a container space, and having an opening at an open end into the container space, and including a front lip extending from the front panel at the open end and having side edges that extend at least to the side seals of the front panel and the back panel, and a back lip extending from the back panel at the open end and having side edges that extend at least to the side seals of the front panel and the back panel, wherein the side edges of the front lip are not affixed to the side edges of the back lip,2) a first resilient strip disposed on the front lip and extending to the side edges of the front lip, and a second resilient strip disposed on the back lip and extending to the side edges of the front lip and the back lip, the first and second resilient strips comprise a flat band made of a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, high density polyethylene (HDPE), or a combination or lamination thereof, to assist a user in biasing open the opening of the barrier sleeve, and3) a seal means, associated with the barrier sleeve, for forming at least a vapor-resistant seal along the open end of the barrier sleeve. 16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the seal means is a compression seal means disposed along and separable from the closed end of the barrier sleeve, and is selected from the group consisting of a wire tie, a twist tie, a zip tie, a clamp, and a hinged clip, and combinations thereof. 17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the compression seal means is a wire tie or a twist tie. 18. The device according to claim 16, further including a means for separating the compression seal means from the closed end, the separating means selected from the group consisting of a tear line, including a score line and a line of perforations. 19. The device according to claim 17 wherein the compression seal means is a twist-tie that includes at least one wire that provides the separated twist-tie with sufficient flexibility and pliancy to be manipulated into a bent or curved shape, but with minimal or no resilience so as to avoid springing back to its prior shape after bending.
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