An apparatus and methods of use pertaining to disposable bucket liners for storing solid or liquid content include a flexible bag configured to conform to an interior of a common painting bucket and overlap an open top end of the bucket so as to provide stability for the bag and protection for the bucket. The bag features a reusable closing member that allows the bag to be removed from the bucket and stored to facilitate repeated use before disposal. A deodorizing pet-waste storage system may incorporate the flexible bag or another compostable liner, and includes an oblong receptacle and a deodorizing cover assembly having a press-to-release lid, a carry handle, and an adjustable deodorizing assembly with an odor absorbing filter, thereby enabling indoor storage of pet waste and convenient transport from a storage location to a disposal location for liner removal and disposal. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

An apparatus includes a bottom wall, a plurality of connected walls attached to the bottom wall to define a cavity having a top rim, and a flange extending laterally outward from the top rim. At least a portion of the flange extends downwardly from the top rim. The portion of the flange includes an aperture configured to accept a user's thumb, and the portion of the flange is substantially symmetrical about a center line of the apparatus.

A device for use in paint touch ups comprises a container, holding paint, its lid having a channel there through to securably accommodate a brush handle (and in the absence of a handle, being otherwise plugged shut) and a flexibly placed accessories box.

A container assembly or paint container assembly with an integral scraper and brush holder configured to hold a brush, wipe excess paint from the brush or bristles, and suspend the container assembly, is disclosed. The container assembly comprises a liquid holding portion, a scraper member, one or more brush holders, a first handle member, and a second handle member. The liquid holding portion comprises a rectangular base and at least four upright walls extend flaringly from the base. The scraper member comprises a plurality of ribs protruding from an inner side of at least one upright wall and the brush holders are disposed at an inner side of at least two upright walls. The first handle member hingedly attached to an upper portion of the opposing upright walls, and the second handle member extends from an opposite end of at least one upright wall, exteriorly.

A paint tray and paint tray liner include a paint tray housing having a receptacle for holding paint and/or a paint liner. The housing has an upper edge that surrounds at least a first side and a second side of the perimeter of the housing. The upper edge has an edge defining a gripping portion that coincides with an approximate location of a center of gravity of a paint load in the paint tray. A tool holder is positioned on a side of the paint tray for holding a tool adjacent the receptacle for holding paint. The paint tray liner is for seating in the paint tray in close relation to the shape and size thereof.

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.

Technologies are generally described for protecting an edge of a container opening from material, such as container contents being moved into or out of the container, and for protecting container contents from contamination from the edge of the container opening, e.g., rust or debris at the edge.

A paint tube bib has an upper surface that is a pallette, and an opening therethrough. The underside of the paint tube bib has three prongs that allow the paint tube bib to be disposed atop the neck of a paint tube such that the prong secure the paint tube bib therein. The upper surface serves as a pallette which also protects the neck from paint, and thereby allows a cap to be replaced on the neck when the pallette is removed, so that the neck can be secured in air tight engagement on the neck, thereby protecting the contents of the paint tube. The paint tube bib is preferably very thin, like the acetate of a bubble pack. A first raised ridge surrounds the outer periphery of the upper surface, and a second raised ridge surrounds the opening.

A retractable spout device for a flowable substance container comprising a first section 1 adapted to be secured to an interior of the container, and a second section 2 displaceable relative to the first section in order to facilitate the movement of the second section from a retracted position wherein the second section is at least partially collapsed, to a deployed position wherein the second section extends outwards to form a spout.

A nestable paint container having a main body can having a can bottom, the can is used for receiving paint, the paint body having tapering sidewalls; a circumferential paint can cover and grooved against an uppermost region beneath a rim of an upper side of the main body can; a small central can cover cap about an open small circular opening in the can cover; a substantially circular spline gripping element; and a drip spout.