Coating material container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025091379-A1
Application number	US-202418962996-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 27, 2024
Priority date	Mar 1, 2019
Publication date	Mar 20, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a container having a container body, a bail attached to the container body, and a flexible band attached to a rear of the container body. The flexible band has a first end attached to the rear of the container proximate a top of the rear and a second end attached to the rear of the container body proximate a bottom of the rear. The flexible band is movable between a first position spaced a first distance from the rear, a second position spaced a second distance from the rear less than the first distance to allow the container body and the bail to be grasped at the rear without interference by the flexible band, and a third position spaced a third distance from the rear greater than the first distance to provide space for a user's hand between the rear of the container body and the flexible band.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A container comprising:
a container body having a front, a rear, a right side, a left side, and a bottom that define a cavity for receiving a coating material, the right side and left side each including an inwardly extending portion defining grip areas for a user to grasp the container body and extending into the cavity to define with one another a ledge, each ledge including a horizontal surface for holding a painting apparatus above a level of the coating material in the cavity.

2 . The container according to claim 1 , further including one or more projecting ribs that project from the bottom of the container body configured to provide a fingertip relief grip area.

3 . The container according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible band attached to the rear of the container body.

4 . The container according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible band has a first end attached to the rear of the container body and a second end attached to the rear of the container body.

5 . The container according to claim 4 , further comprising a fastener, wherein at least one of the first end or the second end is attached to the fastener at the rear of the container body to move with the fastener.

6 . The container according to claim 5 , wherein the flexible band is movable between a first position spaced a first distance from the rear to allow the container body to be grasped at the inwardly extending portions, and a second position spaced a second distance from the rear greater than the first distance to provide space for a user's hand between the rear of the container body and the flexible band.

7 . The container according to claim 6 , wherein the flexible band is movable between a third position spaced a third distance from the rear, the third distance being between the first distance and the second distance.

8 . The container according to claim 1 , further comprising a bail attached to the container body.

9 . The container according to claim 8 , further including a first ear extending from the left side and a second ear extending from the right side, wherein the bail has a first end attached to the first ear and a second end attached to the second ear.

10 . A container for holding a coating material, the container comprising:
a container body having a front, a rear having a slot proximate a bottom of the rear, a right side, a left side, and a container bottom that define a cavity for receiving a coating material; a fastener disposed in and movable within the slot; and a flexible band attached to the rear of the container body, the flexible band having a first end attached to the rear of the container body proximate a top of the rear and a second end attached to the fastener to movably attach the second end of the flexible band to the rear of the container body.

11 . The container of claim 10 , further comprising one or more projecting ribs that project from the bottom of the container body configured to provide a fingertip relief grip area.

12 . The container according to claim 10 , wherein the flexible band is movable between a first position spaced a first distance from the rear, a second position spaced a second distance from the rear less than the first distance to allow the container body to be grasped at the rear without interference by the flexible band, and a third position spaced a third distance from the rear greater than the first distance to provide space for a user's hand between the rear of the container body and the flexible band.

13 . The container according to claim 10 , wherein the flexible band is movable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, and wherein when the flexible band is in the second position, the rear of the container body is configured to be grasped by a user's hand without interference by the flexible band.

14 . The container of claim 13 , wherein the first end of the flexible band is attached to a first fastener, and wherein the first end of the flexible band is configured to rotate around but remain attached to the first fastener at the rear of the container body when the flexible band is moved between the first, second, and third positions.

15 . The container according to claim 14 , wherein the container body includes a projection projecting rearwardly from the rear of the container body providing a surface for a user's thumb to rest and defining a band cavity configured to receive a portion of the flexible band when the flexible band moves into the second position.

16 . A container for holding a coating material, the container comprising:
a container body having a front, a rear, a right side, a left side, and a container bottom that define a cavity for receiving a coating material; and a flexible band attached to the rear of the container body, the flexible band having a first end attached to the rear of the container body proximate a top of the rear and a second end attached to a fastener to movably attach the second end of the flexible band to the rear of the container body.

17 . The container according to claim 16 , wherein the right side and the left side each including an inwardly extending portion defining grip areas for a user to grasp the container body and extending into the cavity to define with one another a ledge.

18 . The container according to claim 17 , wherein each ledge includes a horizontal surface for holding a painting apparatus above a level of the coating material in the cavity.

19 . The container according to claim 16 , wherein the first and second ends of the flexible band are each configured to remain attached to the rear of the container body.

20 . The container according to claim 16 , wherein the container body includes a projection projecting rearwardly from the rear of the container body providing a surface for a user's thumb to rest and defining a band cavity configured to receive a portion of the flexible band.

Assignees

• Swimc Llc

Inventors

• Lambertson Jr Michael C
• Robertson Joshua R

Classifications

• B65D25/2832

  provided vertically and fixed to the upper or lower rim and to the side wall · CPC title

• B65D25/32

  Bail handles, i.e. pivoted {rigid} handles of generally semi-circular shape {with pivot points on two opposed sides or wall parts of the conainter} · CPC title

• B44D3/128

  Wiping bars; Rim protectors; Drip trays; Spill catchers · CPC title

• B44D3/126

  Paint roller trays · CPC title

• B44D3/121 Primary

  Paint cans equipped with permanently attached brush holding means · CPC title