Paint touch-up kit

Abstract

A paint touch-up kit, including a carrier having a right side, left side, front end, back end, bottom and handle, the bottom defining depressions, having a supply area and having a divider; and at least one container having a bottle, a cap, paint and a label, the cap having a flip top and a lip, the at least one bottle being positioned cap down friction fit inside one of the depressions such that the depression precludes the container from tipping over during use and yet allows removal for use and a method of touching up paint, including preparing the surface to be painted; selecting a brush from a carrier; removing a container from the carrier by lifting the cap end of the container out of a depression defined in the carrier; opening the flip top of the cap to access paint; applying the paint; and storing the container and paint contained therein, cap-side down.

1 . A paint touch-up kit, comprising: 
 a carrier having a handle, the bottom defining depressions, having a supply area and having a divider;    at least one container having a bottle, a cap, paint and a label, the cap having a flip top and a lip, the at least one bottle being positioned cap down friction fit inside one of the depressions such that the depression precludes the container from tipping over during storage and yet allows removal for use; and    supplies selected from the group consisting of foam brushes, cotton swabbed brushes, sandpaper, paper towel, funnel, spackling, roller brush and roller tray, the supplies positioned in the supply area of the carrier.    
   
   
       2 . A paint touch-up kit, comprising: 
 a carrier having a bottom and a handle, the bottom defining depressions, having a supply area and having a divider; and    at least one container having a bottle, a cap, paint and a label, the cap having a flip top and a lip, the at least one bottle being positioned cap down friction fit inside one of the depressions such that the depression precludes the container from tipping over during storage and yet allows removal for use.    
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2  further comprising supplies positioned in the supply area of the carrier.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein the supplies include at least one member selected from the group consisting of foam brushes, cotton swabbed brushes, sandpaper, paper towel, funnel, spackling, roller brush and roller tray, the supplies positioned in the supply area of the carrier.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 2  wherein there are a plurality of depressions and a plurality of corresponding containers.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the cap is threadedly secured to the bottle and the flip top snap fits to a closed position.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the bottle is clear.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 2  wherein each container is approximately two inches in diameter and six inches tall.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 2  wherein each depression is approximately three-quarters of an inch deep.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the container has a front end and a back end, the depressions being formed adjacent the front end and back end of the carrier with the supply area positioned therebetween.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the divider projects at least two inches above the bottom.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the carrier has a right side and a left side projecting at least three inches above the bottom.  
   
   
       13 . A method of touching up paint, comprising: 
 preparing the surface to be painted;    selecting a brush from a carrier;    removing a container from the carrier by lifting the cap end of the container out of a depression defined in the carrier;    opening the flip top of the cap to access paint;    applying the paint; and    storing the container and paint contained therein, cap-side down.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the surface is prepared using at least one member selected from the group consisting of sandpaper, paper towel, and spackling.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein at least one brush is selected from the group consisting of a foam brush, a cotton swabbed brush and a roller brush.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the step of placing paint in the container using a funnel.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of: 
 maintaining paint of each color used within a home in a separate container;    storing each container in a depression defined in a bottom of the carrier.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising the step of: 
 labeling each container with the color of the paint, date each room was painted with the paint color and identification of each room painted with the color.