Paint container

Abstract

A paint container comprises a box ( 104 ) supporting a sealed bag ( 102 ) within its interior. The bag ( 102 ) is fabricated from a paint impermeable material and contains the paint. Alternatively the box may have a paint impermeable inner surface so that no bag is required.

1 . A product comprising a container containing paint, wherein the container comprises a box supporting a sealed bag within its interior, the bag being fabricated from a paint impermeable material and containing said paint.  
   
   
       2 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein said box is fabricated from a material selected from pasteboard, paper board, cardboard, and boxboard.  
   
   
       3 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the bag is fabricated from a plastics material.  
   
   
       4 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the bag is provided with a resealable opening for filling said bag with paint and/or dispensing paint from said bag.  
   
   
       5 . A product according to  claim 4 , wherein said opening is defined by a neck adapted to receive a removable cap.  
   
   
       6 . A product according to  claim 5 , wherein the neck defines a pouring spout.  
   
   
       7 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein said bag is adhered or otherwise attached to an inner wall of the box.  
   
   
       8 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein a portion of said box may be opened or detached to provide access to said bag for dispensing said paint.  
   
   
       9 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the box is configured to tessellate with other boxes of the same configuration.  
   
   
       10 . A product according to  claim 9 , wherein the box comprises six rectilinear sides.  
   
   
       11 . A product comprising a container containing a paint, wherein the container comprises a sealed box substantially fabricated from a pasteboard, paperboard, cardboard, or boxboard material and having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface is paint impermeable.  
   
   
       12 . A product according to  claim 11 , wherein the box has a laminate structure, said paint impermeable surface being provided by a layer of paint impermeable material.  
   
   
       13 . A product according to  claim 11 , wherein the interior surface of the box is treated with a paint impermeable substance.  
   
   
       14 . A product according to  claim 11 , wherein the interior surface of the box is covered with a paint impermeable film.  
   
   
       15 . A product according to of  claim 11 , wherein the box is provided with a resealable opening for filling and/or dispensing paint.  
   
   
       16 . A product according to  claim 11 , wherein the box is configured so as to tessellate with other boxes of the same configuration.  
   
   
       17 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is adapted to hold between 1 and 20 litres of paint.  
   
   
       18 . A product according to  claim 17 , wherein the container is adapted to hold between 1 and 5 litres of paint.  
   
   
       19 . A product according to  claim 18 , wherein the container is adapted to hold about 3 litres of paint.  
   
   
       20 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the paint has a viscosity of less than 1500 centipoise.  
   
   
       21 . A product according to  claim 20 , wherein the paint has a viscosity of less than 1000 centipoise.  
   
   
       22 . A product according to  claim 21 , wherein the paint has a viscosity of less than 800 centipoise.  
   
   
       23 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the paint includes synthetic colloidal clay.  
   
   
       24 . A product according to  claim 23 , wherein the paint comprises between 0.001 kg and 0.006 kg of synthetic colloidal clay per litre of paint.  
   
   
       25 . A product according to  claim 24 , wherein the paint comprises about 0.003 kg of synthetic colloidal clay per litre of paint.  
   
   
       26 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the paint comprises at least 10% solids by weight.  
   
   
       27 . A product according to  claim 26 , wherein the paint comprises at least 40% solids by weight.  
   
   
       28 . A product according to  claim 27 , wherein the paint comprises at least 50% solids by weight.  
   
   
       29 . A product according to  claim 26 , wherein the paint comprises between 40% and 50% solids by weight.  
   
   
       30 . A product according to  claim 1 , wherein the paint is a line marking paint.  
   
   
       31 . A method of marking lines or other indicia on a ground surface using line marking apparatus comprising a body supported on ground engaging wheels, the body being provided with a paint reservoir and means for dispensing the paint, the method comprising: 
 filling the reservoir with paint from a paint container comprising a box supporting a sealed bag within its interior, the bag being fabricated from a paint impermeable material and containing said paint; and    dispensing said paint onto the grass or other sports surface.    
   
   
       32 . A method of marking lines or other indicia on a ground surface using line marking apparatus comprising a body supported on ground engaging wheels, the body being provided with a paint reservoir and means for dispensing the paint, the method comprising: 
 filling the reservoir with paint from a paint container comprising a sealed box substantially fabricated from a pasteboard, paperboard, cardboard, or boxboard material and having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface is paint impermeable.