Storage Apparatus for Paint Roller

Abstract

The present invention pertains to s paint roller storage system. This system employs a receptacle for receiving a paint roller cover that contains wet paint. In one embodiment, the receptacle comprises a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, an internal cylindrical space having sidewalls defining a cylindrical inner diameter between the top end and bottom end, the inner diameter being at least the same or greater than the roller diameter, a floor at the bottom end enclosing the cylindrical sidewalls, and an open mouth at the top end. A cap capable of attaching over the mouth end of the cylinder when the paint roller is received within the receptacle is also disclosed. In another embodiment, a flared section is installed at the top of the cylinder to create a flared mouth opening having a larger diameter than the cylinder diameter and paint roller cover diameter.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A paint roller storage system comprising:
 a. a receptacle for receiving a paint roller cover having a roller diameter, the receptacle comprising a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, an internal cylindrical space having sidewalls defining a cylindrical inner diameter between the top end and bottom end, the inner diameter being at least the same or greater than the roller diameter, a floor at the bottom end enclosing the cylindrical sidewalls, and an open mouth at the top end; and   b. a cap capable of attaching over the mouth end of the cylinder when the paint roller is received within the receptacle.   
     
     
         2 . The paint roller system of  claim 1  wherein the mouth of the cylindrical space further comprises a flared section, the flared section having a narrow end that joins with the cylinder upper end and has substantially the same diameter as the cylinder diameter, and a wider section extending axially above the narrow section to create a flared mouth opening having a larger diameter than the cylinder diameter; and wherein the cap is capable of attaching over the flared mouth opening. 
     
     
         3 . The paint roller system of  claim 1  wherein the mouth of the cylindrical space further comprises a paint collection reservoir. 
     
     
         4 . The paint roller system of  claim 1  wherein the outside surface of the receptacle is substantially cylindrical. 
     
     
         5 . A paint roller storage system comprising:
 a. a receptacle for receiving a paint roller cover having a roller diameter, the receptacle comprising:
 i. a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, 
 ii. an internal cylindrical space having sidewalls defining a cylindrical inner diameter between the top end and bottom end, the inner diameter being at least the same or greater than the roller diameter, 
 iii. a floor at the bottom end enclosing the cylindrical sidewalls, 
 iv. an open mouth at the top end; and 
 v. a flared section having a narrow end that joins with the cylinder upper end and has substantially the same diameter as the cylinder diameter, and a wider section extending axially above the narrow section to create a flared mouth opening having a larger diameter than the cylinder diameter. 
   
     
     
         6 . The paint roller storage system of  claim 5  further comprising a cap having an outer diameter capable of attaching over the flared mouth opening when the paint roller is received within the receptacle. 
     
     
         7 . The paint roller storage system of  claim 6  wherein the cap further comprises a slot extending from the cap outer diameter to the center of the cap, the slot being of a width to accommodate the width of a paint roller handle that may be attached to the paint roller cover to permit storage of the paint roller cover while still attached to the paint roller handle. 
     
     
         8 . The paint roller storage system of  claim 6  wherein the cap further comprises a slit or fenestration extending from the cap outer diameter to the center of the cap, the slit or fenestration capable of being spread apart to accommodate the width of a paint roller handle that may be attached to the paint roller cover to permit storage of the paint roller cover while still attached to the paint roller handle.