A container system for holding paint for use by a person while painting a surface with a paint roller or a paint brush includes a container comprised of five panels that fold from a relatively flat collapsed configuration into a container configuration that includes four side walls and a bottom wall
A container system for holding paint for use by a person while painting a surface with a paint roller or a paint brush includes a container comprised of five panels that fold from a relatively flat collapsed configuration into a container configuration that includes four side walls and a bottom wall. The top end of the container is open and exposes an internal volume that is sized to allow the paint brush and the paint roller through the open top end to access the internal volume. A flexible, liquid-impervious bag is open at one end thereof and adapted to fit within the internal volume of the container when the container is in the container configuration. The flexible bag may include a drain aperture in a bottom side thereof that is selectively sealable by an adhesive tape closure. A support brace and a detachable hand-carried mini-pail may be further included.
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1. A container system for holding paint for use by a person while painting a paintable surface with a paint roller or paint brush, the container system comprising: a container configured to fold from a relatively flat collapsed configuration into a container configuration, the container including a
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A container system for holding paint for use by a person while painting a paintable surface with a paint roller or paint brush, the container system comprising: a container configured to fold from a relatively flat collapsed configuration into a container configuration, the container including a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall including a handle fixed thereto, a fourth side wall including a handle fixed thereto and a bottom wall; anda flexible, liquid-impervious bag having an open end and a closed end opposite of the open end;wherein when the container is folded into the relatively flat collapsed configuration: (a) at least the first and third side walls are contiguous and together define a first container layer,(b) at least the bottom wall defines a second container layer,(c) at least the second and fourth side walls are contiguous and together define a third container layer, and(d) the first, second and third container layers are layered adjacent to each other such that the second container layer is collapsed and folded inwardly within the container between the first and third container layers;wherein when the container is folded into the container configuration: (e) the bottom wall extends substantially horizontally and is configured to be supported by at least a support surface disposed beneath the bottom wall,(f) the first and second side walls extend vertically upward from the bottom wall and are spaced apart opposite of each other,(g) the third and fourth side walls extend vertically upward from the bottom wall and are spaced apart opposite of each other,(h) top edges of the first, second, third and fourth side walls define a top perimeter disposed above and spaced apart from the bottom wall, the top perimeter defining an open top end of the container,(i) an internal volume of the container is defined between the spaced apart first and second side walls, the spaced apart third and fourth side walls and the bottom wall,(j) the container is sized to allow the paint roller and the paint brush through the open top end to access the internal volume,(k) the flexible bag is adapted to fit within the internal volume of the container such that the open end of the flexible bag extends upwardly and around the open top end of the container and downwardly around outer surfaces of the first, second, third and fourth side walls while not covering the handles,(l) the open end of the flexible bag is fixable to the outer surfaces of the first, second, third and fourth side walls,(m) the flexible bag is configured to hold the paint within the container, and(n) the container is configured to be carried by the person grabbing the handles;whereby with the container folded into the container configuration and the flexible bag fixed within the internal volume of the container and holding the paint, the person can dip the paint roller or paint brush into the paint in order to aid in the painting of the paintable surface. 2. The container system of claim 1 wherein the third and fourth side walls of the container are shorter in length than the first and second side walls of the container, whereby when the container is folded into the container configuration, the open top end of the container forms a rectangle in plan view. 3. The container system of claim 1 wherein a footprint of the container when folded into the relatively flat collapsed configuration is no larger than a sum of the areas of the first and third side walls of the container or a sum of the areas of the second and fourth side walls of the container. 4. The container system of claim 1 wherein a footprint of the container when folded into the relatively flat collapsed configuration is no larger than the area of the first container layer or the area of the third container layer of the container. 5. The container system of claim 1 wherein the handle fixed to the third side wall of the container is a length of rope having opposite ends thereof fixed to the third side wall and the handle fixed to the fourth side wall of the container is a length of rope having opposite ends thereof fixed to the fourth side wall. 6. The container system of claim 1 wherein the handle fixed to the third side wall of the container is a die-cut handle configured to pivot away from the third side wall and the handle fixed to the fourth side wall of the container is a die-cut handle configured to pivot away from the fourth side wall. 7. The container system of claim 1 wherein the container is made from a plastic sheet material. 8. The container system of claim 1 wherein the container is made from a corrugated plastic sheet material. 9. The container system of claim 1 wherein the container is made from a corrugated fiberboard material. 10. The container system of claim 1 wherein the flexible bag includes a drain aperture in the closed end thereof, the drain aperture selectively sealed by a removable closure, whereby unused paint may be selectively drained from the flexible bag through the drain aperture. 11. The container system of claim 10 wherein the removable closure is a tab of liquid-impervious web material having a temporary adhesive on one side thereof and that, when applied over the drain aperture seals the drain aperture. 12. The container system of claim 1 further comprising a collapsible rigid support brace including a base member and a first side member pivotally fixed with one end of the base member, the support surface disposed beneath the bottom wall of the container being a horizontal surface, and the support brace being wider than the container and adapted to engage the bottom wall of the container to support the container on the horizontal surface, the first side member contacting and supporting one of the first, second, third and fourth side walls of the container, the support brace being positionable into a relatively flat collapsed configuration. 13. The container system of claim 12 wherein the support brace further includes a second side member pivotally fixed with the one end of the base member and positionable downwardly from the one end of the base member to support the container on a horizontal step below the horizontal surface disposed beneath the bottom wall of the container. 14. The container system of claim 1 wherein an inner surface of one of the first, second, third and fourth side walls includes a plurality of ribs for facilitating the loading of paint into the paint roller when rolled on an inner surface of the flexible bag and along the plurality of ribs which contact an outer surface of the flexible bag opposite the inner surface of the flexible bag. 15. The container system of claim 1 wherein the handle fixed to the third side wall of the container is a molded plastic handle and the handle fixed to the fourth side wall of the container is a molded plastic handle. 16. The container system of claim 1 further comprising a collapsible mini-pail selectively detachable from one of the first, second, third and fourth side walls of the container, by way of one or more hooks, when the container is folded into the container configuration. 17. The container system of claim 16 further comprising a magnet included on either the mini-pail or the container for temporary holding of the paint brush by way of contact with a magnetically-attractive portion of the paint brush.
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Elliott Raymond (8 Alonna Street Bowmanville ; Ontario CAX L1C 3P6) O\Brien Kevin (799 Rodney Court Oshawa ; Ontario CAX L1G 6V6), Folding paint tray.
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