Handheld painter finishing bucket

Abstract

A painter finishing bucket includes a first vessel, a second vessel and a bridge member. The first vessel has a continuous sidewall extending from a periphery of a bottom and terminating in a rim. The bottom and sidewall define a volume accessed through an open top. The second vessel has a continuous sidewall extending from a periphery of a bottom and terminating in a rim. The bottom and sidewall define a volume accessed through an open top. The sidewall includes a flattened portion extending from proximate the bottom to proximate the rim and having an inner surface textured to form a paint roller surface. A bridge member coupled the first vessel to the second vessel and includes a grip extending from a bottom of the bridge. The grip defines a volume opening in the bridge.

1 . A painter finishing bucket comprising: 
 a first vessel having an open top;    a second vessel having an open top;    a bridge member coupled between the first vessel and the second vessel; and    a grip extending from a bottom of the bridge member, the grip defining a volume therein and having an opening accessing the volume, the opening extending through the bridge member.    
   
   
       2 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the second vessel includes a flattened portion extending from proximate a bottom to proximate a rim, an inner surface of the flattened portion of the sidewall being textured to form a paint roller surface.  
   
   
       3 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the flattened portion is positioned adjacent the bridge member.  
   
   
       4 . A painter finishing busket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the bridge member is coupled to the first vessel proximate the open top and coupled to the second vessel proximate the open top.  
   
   
       5 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the bridge member is a trough shape.  
   
   
       6 . A painter finishing bucket comprising: 
 a first vessel having a bottom, a continuous sidewall extending from a periphery of the bottom and terminating in a rim, the bottom and sidewall defining a volume accessed through an open top defined by the rim;    a second vessel having a bottom, a continuous sidewall extending from a periphery of the bottom and terminating in a rim, the bottom and sidewall defining a volume accessed through an open top defined by the rim, the sidewall including a flattened portion extending from proximate the bottom to proximate the rim, an inner surface of the flattened portion of the sidewall being textured to form a paint roller surface;    a bridge member having a first end coupled to the sidewall proximate the rim of the first vessel and a second end coupled to the sidewall proximate the rim of the second vessel; and    a grip extending from a bottom of the bridge intermediate the first vessel and the second vessel, the grip defining a volume therein and having an opening accessing the volume, the opening originating in a top of the bridge.    
   
   
       7 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the bridge member includes opposing sidewalls extending from opposing sides of a base thereof, forming a trough.  
   
   
       8 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the trough communicates with the volume of the first vessel at the first end by a depression of the rim of the first vessel.  
   
   
       9 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the trough abuts the flattened portion of the sidewall proximate the rim of the second vessel.  
   
   
       10 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the inner surface of the flattened portion of the sidewall is sloped.  
   
   
       11 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 10  further including a pour spout formed in the sidewall at the rim of the second vessel.  
   
   
       12 . A painter finishing bucket as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the first vessel, the second vessel and the bridge are integrally formed of molded material.