Wet Paint Roller Pad Preserver

Abstract

A paint roller pad storage device is disclosed as a specialized plastic bag for keeping a paint roller pad wet over the course of multiple days. The bag helps preserve the paint and prevent the roller pad from drying out. The paint roller pad storage device comprises a body component with opposing ends. One end is open for receiving the wet paint roller pad and the opposing end is sealed closed to prevent excessive air leaks. The body component would measure approximately 5 inches by 18 inches and would have a bag volume of approximately 0.65 ml to 0.75 ml.

Claims

1. A paint roller pad storage device that provides a user with a specialized protective bag for covering a wet paint roller pad, the paint roller pad storage device comprising: a body component with opposing ends; wherein the body component is configured to receive a wet paint roller pad; and further wherein the body component is then sealed to create a generally airtight environment for storing the wet paint roller pad for additional days until further painting will occur.

2. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 1, wherein a handle is removed from a paint roller once the wet paint roller pad is retained within the paint roller pad storage device.

3. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 2, wherein the body component is a flexible, clear, plastic bag.

4. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 3, wherein the body component comprises a first end and a second end.

5. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 4, wherein the first end is open for receiving the wet paint roller pad.

6. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 5, wherein the second end is sealed closed to prevent excessive air leaks.

7. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 6, wherein the body component is generally rectilinear in shape and includes a second end with a circular closed bottom, opposite the open first end.

8. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 7, wherein the body component measures approximately 5 inches by 18 inches and has a bag volume of approximately 0.65 to 0.75 ml.

9. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 8, wherein the open first end is shaped and sized to be folded or tucked into a top of the wet paint roller pad.

10. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 8, wherein the open first end comprises a resealable closure that selectively closes the paint roller pad storage device and creates a generally airtight environment.

11. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 10, wherein the resealable closure comprises a zip-lock type closure.

12. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 11, wherein in use, the wet paint roller pad is inserted into the body component without requiring a user to touch the wet paint roller pad.

13. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 12, wherein the paint roller pad storage device is disposable and configured in a pre-packaged container with multiple bags of one size packaged together.

14. A paint roller pad storage device that provides a user with a specialized protective bag for covering a wet paint roller pad, the paint roller pad storage device comprising: a body component that is flexible with a first end and a second end and configured to receive a wet paint roller pad; wherein the first end is open for receiving the wet paint roller pad; wherein the second end is sealed closed to prevent excessive air leaks; wherein the body component is generally rectilinear in shape and the second end is a circular closed bottom; wherein a handle is removed from a paint roller once the wet paint roller pad is retained within the body component; wherein the open first end is shaped and sized to be folded or tucked into a top of the wet paint roller pad; and further wherein the body component is then sealed to create a generally airtight environment for storing the wet paint roller pad for additional days until further painting will occur.

15. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 14 further comprising a plurality of indicia.

16. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 14, wherein the open first end comprises a resealable closure that selectively closes the paint roller pad storage device and creates a generally airtight environment.

17. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 16, wherein the resealable closure comprises a zip-lock type closure.

18. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 14, wherein in use, the wet paint roller pad is inserted into the body component without requiring a user to touch the wet paint roller pad.

19. The paint roller pad storage device of claim 14, wherein the paint roller pad storage device is disposable and configured in a pre-packaged container with multiple bags of one size packaged together.

20. A method of storing and protecting a wet paint roller pad for additional use, the method comprising the following steps: providing a paint roller pad storage device comprising a body component with opposing ends, wherein one end is open and the other end is sealed closed; opening the device and inserting a wet paint roller pad into the body component via the open end; removing the paint roller from the wet paint roller pad; securing the open end of the body component into the top of the wet paint roller pad, sealing the device around the paint roller pad; and storing the device and the paint roller pad in a safe space for eventual reuse of the paint roller pad.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] The description refers to provided drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in which:

[0032] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the paint roller pad storage device of the present invention showing the device along with a conventional paint roller in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

[0033] FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the paint roller pad storage device of the present invention showing how the device is slid over the paint roller pad in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

[0034] FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the paint roller pad storage device of the present invention showing how once the device is positioned on the paint roller pad, the paint roller pad is removed from the handle in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

[0035] FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the paint roller pad storage device of the present invention showing how the device covers the wet paint roller pad and its wet paint in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

[0036] FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the paint roller pad storage device of the present invention showing the handle reattached and the device being removed, such that a user can use the paint roller again in accordance with the disclosed architecture; and

[0037] FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart showing the method of storing and protecting a wet paint roller pad for additional use in accordance with the disclosed architecture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0038] The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.

[0039] As noted above, there is a long-felt need in the art for a paint roller pad storage device that provides users with a protective bag covering for wet paint roller pads capable of preserving paint for additional use. There is also a long-felt need in the art for a paint roller pad storage device that allows the wet roller pad to be firmly sealed inside the covering, preventing any air leaks and maintaining the integrity of the paint. Further, there is a long-felt need in the art for a paint roller pad storage device that enables users to simply slide the wet roller pad from the roller handle and secure it inside the bag with ease. Moreover, there is a long-felt need in the art for a device that eliminates the need to clean paint roller pads after each use and waste excessive paint. Further, there is a long-felt need in the art for a paint roller pad storage device that is disposable after use. Finally, there is a long-felt need in the art for a paint roller pad storage device that stores the wet paint roller pad securely for multiple days.

[0040] The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is a novel paint roller pad storage device. The device is a specialized plastic bag for keeping a paint roller pad wet over the course of multiple days. The bag helps preserve the paint and prevents the roller pad from drying out. The paint roller pad storage device comprises a body component with opposing ends. One end is open for receiving the wet paint roller pad and the opposing end is sealed closed to prevent excessive air leaks. The body component would measure approximately 5 inches by 18 inches and would have a bag volume of approximately 0.65 ml to 0.75 ml. The present invention also includes a novel method of storing and protecting a wet paint roller pad for additional use. The method includes the steps of providing a paint roller pad storage device comprising a body component with opposing ends, wherein one end is open, and the other end is sealed closed. The method also comprises opening the device and inserting a wet paint roller pad into the body component via the open end. Further, the method comprises removing the handle from the paint roller. The method comprises securing the open end of the body component into the top of the wet paint roller pad sealing the device around the paint roller pad. Finally, the method comprises storing the device and the paint roller pad in a safe space for eventual reuse of the paint roller pad.

[0041] Referring initially to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the paint roller pad storage device 100 of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the paint roller pad storage device 100 is an improved paint roller pad storage device 100 that provides a user with a specialized protective bag for covering a wet paint roller pad 108 capable of preserving the paint for additional use over the course of multiple days. The bag device 100 helps preserve the paint and prevents the roller pad 108 from drying out. Specifically, the paint roller pad storage device 100 comprises a body component 102 with opposing ends, wherein the first end 104 is open for receiving a wet paint roller pad 108 and the second end 106 is sealed closed to prevent excessive air leaks.

[0042] In use, when the painter is finished painting, he/she can slide the paint roller pad storage device 100 over the wet paint roller pad 108. The roller handle 110 is then removed from the roller 112, and the open end 104 of the body component 102 is tucked into the top 114 of the wet paint roller pad 108 sealing the device 100 around the paint roller pad 108. The device 100 and paint roller pad 108 can be stored in a safe space for eventual reuse of the paint roller pad 108.

[0043] Generally, the paint roller 112 utilized with the device 100 includes a handle 110 which supports the paint roller 112. The handle 110 receives a removable paint roller pad 108 which is typically a tubular member with various surfaces which retains a quantity of paint for application to a surface. The paint rollers 112 can be configured in various sizes and the paint roller pad storage device 100 can be made in different sizes to fit the different sizes of paint rollers 112, as needed.

[0044] Overall, the paint roller pad storage device 100 comprises a paint roller cover sized to store a single paint roller pad 108. The paint roller pad storage device 100 is resealable and selectively encloses the paint roller pad 108 to form a generally airtight environment for the single paint roller pad 108. The present invention therefore provides a means for storage of the paint roller pad 108 which permits storage of a paint-wet paint roller pad 108 for relatively short time periods without the necessity of cleaning.

[0045] Generally, the paint roller pad storage device 100 consists of a typical clear plastic bag used to cover a paint roller pad 108. This bag would be sized to fit easily over the paint roller pad 108. In one embodiment, the paint roller pad storage device 100 is manufactured of polyethylene, PVC, ABS, etc., or any other suitable plastic material as is known in the art. The bag device 100 seals the paint roller pad 108 inside. The sealed bag device 100 prevents the paint on the paint roller pad 108 from drying out during a break in the painting process, such as a lunch break or when painting the same color the next day. Thus, the need to wash out the paint roller pad 108 in these situations is eliminated, saving time and mess.

[0046] As shown in FIGS. 2-4, the paint roller pad storage device 100 comprises a body component 102 with opposing ends. The body component 102 is flexible and pliable, and easily placed around a paint roller pad 108. The first end 104 of the opposing ends is open for receiving the wet paint roller pad 108 and the second end 106 of the opposing ends is sealed closed to prevent excessive air leaks.

[0047] Furthermore, the paint roller pad storage device 100 is preferably an elongated plastic bag which is generally rectilinear in shape. Alternatively, the paint roller pad storage device 100 includes a circular closed bottom 200 opposite the resealable closure of the open end, such that the paint roller pad storage device 100 closely fits over the cylindrical paint roller pad 108. In another embodiment, both opposing ends comprise a circular bottom to more closely fit the cylindrical paint roller pad 108.

[0048] Generally, the body component 102 would measure approximately 5 inches by 18 inches and would have a bag volume of approximately 0.65 ml to 0.75 ml but can be any suitable size and shape as is known in the art, as long as it is sized to retain a conventional paint roller pad 108.

[0049] Furthermore, the paint roller pad storage device 100 comprises a resealable closure 202 that selectively closes the paint roller pad storage device 100 and creates a generally airtight environment for a single paint roller pad 108. The resealable closure 202 is shaped and sized to be folded or tucked into a top 114 of the paint roller pad 108 to seal the paint roller pad 108 within the device 100. In another embodiment, the open end 104 comprises an adhesive flap or a zip-lock type closure 204, or any other suitable securing means.

[0050] Generally, the paint roller pad storage device 100 is shaped and sized, such that the paint roller pad 108 is readily inserted therein without requiring a user to touch the paint-wet paint roller pad 108. In use, the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 is inserted into the paint roller pad storage device 100 and sealed therein by tucking the open end 104 into a top 114 of the paint roller pad 108 or via the resealable closure 202. As the paint roller pad storage device 100 creates a generally airtight environment, the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 may be stored, such as overnight, until further painting will occur.

[0051] Such an arrangement greatly facilitates painting without the waste associated with disposing of a paint-wet paint roller pad 108 or the significant time required to clean the wet paint from the paint roller pad 108. The paint roller pad storage device 100, being a generally flexible bag, also permits grasping of the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 after the paint roller pad storage device 100 is installed thereon to facilitate removal of the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 from the paint roller 112.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 5, the paint roller pad storage device 100 is sized to store the paint roller pad 108. Notably, multiple paint roller pad storage devices 100 of identical size are storable within a device container 500.

[0053] Furthermore, by utilizing a paint roller pad storage device container 500 which stores multiple paint roller pad storage devices 100, the paint roller pad device container 500 may be utilized as part of a kit 502 for selling the paint roller pad storage device 100. The paint roller pad storage device 100 not only functions as described above for relatively short-term storage of a paint-wet paint roller pad 108, but because of the inexpensive nature thereof, also operates as an inexpensive long-term storage device of the paint roller pad 108 itself.

[0054] Accordingly, the device 100 is best manufactured in a flexible clear plastic material and provided in different sizes according to the size of the paint roller pad 108 that is placed in it. Generally, the devices 100 would be disposable. The device 100 would also be available in sets (or kits 502) that have several different sizes, individually sold in one size, or multiple bags of one size would be available in pre-packaged containers 500.

[0055] In use, a paint-wet paint roller pad 108 is inserted into the paint roller pad storage device 100 and sealed therein by the resealable closure 202 or by being tucked into the top 114 of the paint roller pad 108. As the paint roller pad storage device 100 creates a generally airtight environment, the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 may be stored, such as overnight, until further painting will occur. Such an arrangement greatly facilitates painting without the waste associated with disposing of a paint-wet paint roller pad 108 or the laborious and time-consuming process required to clean the wet paint from the paint roller pad 108. The paint roller pad storage device 100 being flexible permits grasping of the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 after the paint roller pad storage device 100 is installed to facilitate removal of the paint-wet paint roller pad 108 from the roller 112.

[0056] In yet another embodiment, the paint roller pad storage device 100 comprises a plurality of indicia 504. The body component 102 of the device 100 may include advertising, trademark, other letters, designs, or characters, printed, painted, stamped, or integrated into the body component 102, or any other indicia 504 as is known in the art. Specifically, any suitable indicia 504 as is known in the art can be included, such as, but not limited to, patterns, logos, emblems, images, symbols, designs, letters, words, characters, animals, advertisements, brands, etc., that may or may not be paint, paint roller, or brand related.

[0057] FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of the method of storing and protecting a wet paint roller pad for additional use. The method includes the steps of at 600, providing a paint roller pad storage device comprising a body component with opposing ends, wherein one end is open, and the other end is sealed closed. The method also comprises at 602, opening the device and inserting a wet paint roller pad into the body component via the open end. Further, the method comprises at 604, removing the paint roller from the paint roller pad. The method comprises at 606, securing the open end of the body component into the top of the wet paint roller pad, sealing the device around the paint roller pad. Finally, the method comprises at 608, storing the device and the paint roller pad in a safe space for eventual reuse of the paint roller pad.

[0058] Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, different users may refer to the same feature or component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components or features that differ in name but not structure or function. As used herein paint roller pad storage device, paint roller pad device, storage device, bag device, and device are interchangeable and refer to the paint roller pad storage device 100 of the present invention.

[0059] Notwithstanding the foregoing, the paint roller pad storage device 100 of the present invention can be of any suitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention, provided that it accomplishes the above-stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the paint roller pad storage device 100 as shown in FIGS. 1-6 are for illustrative purposes only, and that many other sizes and shapes of the paint roller pad storage device 100 are well within the scope of the present disclosure. Although the dimensions of the paint roller pad storage device 100 are important design parameters for user convenience, the paint roller pad storage device 100 may be of any size that ensures optimal performance during use and/or that suits the user's needs and/or preferences.

[0060] Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with all equivalents thereof.

[0061] What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subject matter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term includes is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term comprising as comprising is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.