Paint tray activity desk

• US 6,802,715 B1
• Filed: 08/28/2003
• Issued: 10/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Polyconcept USA Inc.
• Original Assignee: Polyconcept USA Inc.
• Inventors: Wotton, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Suhol, Dmitry
• Application Number:
  US10/650,320
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 206/1.7, 206/1.8, 206/1.9, 206/205, 206/229, 206/362, 206/81, 206/575, 206/371, 206/214, 434/81, 434/84, 220/23.87, 220/528, 211/66, 297/135-173
• US Class Current: 434/81
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 17/00 Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces casings or accessories for storing or handling solid or pasty toilet or cosmetic substances A45D40/00; brushes A46B; shoe polish applicators A47L23/05; surgical glue applicators A61B17/00491; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, for applying media to the human body A61F13/15; hand-held applicators for applying or spreading media, e.g. remedies, on the human body A61M35/003; implements for writing or drawing B43K; hand-held desk devices for applying liquid, e.g. adhesive, by contact to surfaces B43M11/06; implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces B44D3/16 ; container closures with pads or like contents-applying means B65D47/42
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 3/04 Paint boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/10 Teaching painting

Abstract

A paint activity tray has a first section with a workspace at least partly surrounded by a channel for holding excess water and a second section with recesses holding containers for water and watercolor paint blocks. A container with a handle holding paint brushes to drip dry is provided in one embodiment. The paint activity tray protects surrounding area from spills and drips since all of the components for making a watercolor painting are contiguous, and the containers for water and paint are securely held in recesses of the tray.

Claims

1. An art activity desk for making watercolor paintings while reducing spills and drips during use, the desk comprising:

a base tray having a first section and a second section and an outside wall, the first and second sections being adjacent each other;

a planar workspace in the first section surrounded by a workspace wall having a drain, the workspace for supporting a substrate upon which a watercolor paint design is created;

a channel around at least a portion of the planar workspace between the workspace wall and the outside wall, the channel being in communication with the drain for receiving excess water from the workspace;

first and second recesses formed in the second section of the base tray

a water reservoir containing a water supply, the water reservoir being removably held in the first recess;

a water reservoir handle extending over the water reservoir, the handle including at least one tool slot for receiving and holding a brush over the water reservoir; and

a paint holder having a plurality of paint blocks removably held within the paint holder, the paint holder being removably held in the second recess.

2. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the paint holder includes a paint holder handle extending over the paint holder, the paint holder handle having at least one tool slot.

3. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the drain comprises two drains, one drain at each front corner of the workspace.

4. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the workspace is sloped downwardly from back to front.

5. An art activity desk according to claim 1, further comprising a drip tray having a handle extending over the drip tray with at least one tool slot for receiving and holding a brush over the drip tray, the drip tray removably held in a third recess in the second section of the base tray.

6. An art activity desk according to claim 5, wherein the second section is elevated above a height of the first section.

7. An art activity desk according to claim 6, further comprising a dividing wall between the first and second sections.

8. An art activity desk according to claim 7, wherein the dividing wall is sloped downwardly from the second section to the first section.

9. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the channel completely surrounds the workspace.

10. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the base tray is one of vacuum formed from plastic and injection molded plastic.

11. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the paint holder further comprises a drain spout.

12. An art activity desk according to claim 1, wherein the paint blocks are shaped one of semi-circular blocks, elongated rectangular bars and cylinders with a flattened surface.

13. An art activity desk according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of brushes having applicators with widths ranging from one paint block wide to a width of the paint holder.

14. An art activity desk according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of brushes includes rollers, squeegees, sponge brushes and bristle brushes.

15. An art activity desk according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of paint cartridges, each paint cartridge supporting one of the plurality of paint blocks in the paint holder, the plurality of paint cartridges being removable from the paint holder.

16. An art activity desk for making watercolor paintings while reducing spills and drips during use, the desk comprising:

a base tray having a first section and a second section, the first and second sections being adjacent each other;

a planar workspace in the first section, the workspace for supporting a substrate upon which a watercolor paint design is created;

an outside wall on the first section elevated above and surrounding the planar workspace;

first and second recesses formed in the second section of the base tray;

a water reservoir containing a water supply, the water reservoir being removably held in the first recess;

a water reservoir handle extending over the water reservoir, the handle including at least one tool slot for receiving and holding a brush over the water reservoir; and

a paint holder having a plurality of paint blocks removably held within the paint holder, the paint holder being removably held in the second recess.

17. An art activity desk according to claim 16, further comprising a drip tray having a handle extending over the drip tray with at least one tool slot for receiving and holding a brush over the drip tray, the drip tray removably held in a third recess in the second section of the base tray.

18. An art activity desk according to claim 16, further comprising a plurality of paint cartridges, each paint cartridge supporting one of the plurality of paint blocks in the paint holder, the plurality of paint cartridges being removable from the paint holder.