Stackable Paint Roller Pan Having An Integral Paint Reservoir, A Paint Roller Parking Device For A Roller With Extended Handle, And An Adjustable One-Hand Carrying Handle
A paint roller pan includes a relatively deep distal paint reservoir and a relatively shallow inclined roller ramp. The proximal end of the roller ramp is provided with a downward extending flared support with distally extending feet for engaging a step ladder. The reservoir and the ramp are separated by a dam having a central notch through which paint drains from the ramp into the reservoir. An inner side wall of the pan is provided with a vertical V-shaped notch on the proximal side of the dam for engaging the arm of a paint roller with an extended handle and holding it in a vertically fixed position. Two outer side walls of the pan have notched handle receiving slots. A handle with hooked ends engages the notched slots and is movable to engage appropriate notches so that the pan is balanced when lifted with one hand regardless of how much paint it is holding. Preferred aspects of the paint roller pan include: tapering the side walls of the reservoir and the ramp so that the pan is stackable, providing an upper edge lip with gussets to facilitate stacking, forming the handle as a single resilient molded member with a ribbed gripping surface, providing ribs on the floor of the ramp and paint draining channels on the left and right sides of the ramp ribs. The presently preferred embodiment of the paint roller pan is dimensioned to hold a full quart of paint.
A beach kit comprising a hollow, generally cylindrical, insulating foam pillow defining an insulating container having hinged covers at its ends, and a generally rectangular towel portion having at one of its ends holes adapted to accommodate anchoring stakes, the opposite end of the towel portion comprising a band of elastic material, said opposite end of the towel portion being folded over and secured to the towel body to define a loop portion of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the pillow so that the loop portion may be stretched and snugly and removably secured to the pillow by said loop, adapted to be rolled around and retained on the pillow.
Combination Stake Anchored Down Beach And Lawn Blanket
A stake assembly that when used in conjunction with a properly equipped blanket fitted with eyelets will anchor the blanket to either a beach surface or a lawn surface. The stake assembly includes a short member for use on a lawn and a sleeve member which is added to the short member for use on a beach.
Nick Ippolito (1983-1987), Jennifer Gallo (2000-2004), Mark Yu (1995-2003), Kristin Willison (1998-2002), Julie Vallone (1989-1991), Carrie Green (1985-1989)