Bracket assembly for affixing a paint roller tray

专利名称：Bracket assembly for affixing a paint roller

tray to a paint bucket

发明人：Charles E. Anderson申请号：US08/824556申请日：19970325公开号：US05816549A公开日：19981006

摘要：A bracket assembly for securing a paint roller tray to a paint bucket is provided.The bracket includes a cradle for receiving a paint tray in an angled relation above thebucket. The cradle is centrally fixed atop a first rod, the first rod having a top and abottom portion. The top portion includes a securing element to secure the paint tray tothe cradle. The bottom portion includes a rectangular support element which is affixedcentrally and perpendicularly to the bottom portion of the first rod. Intermediate thetop portion and the bottom portion is an U- shaped cover which is nested in a downwardfashion atop the first rod. The cover has a pair of legs affixed thereto in parallel relationwhich straddle the rim of the bucket. The legs depend downwardly from intermediatethe two lips of the cover. The legs are secured to the lips. A first leg remains outside thebucket, is adjustable in height, and acts as a stabilization support for the main portion ofthe bracket. The second leg remains inside the bucket and with the first leg acts as ayoke about the rim. A securing element is provided on the first leg, which fixes thebracket to the bucket. A spacer element is provided on the bottom of the first leg tobias the first leg against the bucket. A pair of feet depend from the bottom of the firstleg to provide stabilization when the device is employed.

申请人：ANDERSON; CHARLES E.

代理人：Tom Hamill, Jr.

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