Abstract: A paint tray for applying paint to a roller, said tray comprising a circular well of sufficient diameter to receive a paint roller within it, a spreading surface sloping slightly upwardly and outwardly from said well to a circular lip and a support means to support the tray on a flat surface.

Abstract: A rectangular paint tray is disclosed for painting with a roller, comprising a cut-out having flaps separated by folding lines which may be folded up to provide a disposable paint tray.

Abstract: A paint bucket construction defining a cylindrical container including a support projection formed with an interior cavity directed orthogonally upwardly from an upper edge of the container, wherein the projection includes a handle axially offset relative to the container axis and a forward edge of the projection aligned in a common plane as the axis of the container. A pouring spout formed in the container is diametrically opposed to and aligned with the handle and extends outwardly of the upper edge of the container. Optionally, a matrix of individual projections are directed upwardly of an interior surface of the spout, wherein the projections include upper tips directed upwardly and forwardly towards an upper edge of the spout to assist in positioning of a paint brush and the like positioned within the spout. A threadedly removable lower cup member is mounted in the container for its enhanced ease of cleaning of the organization in use.

Abstract: A support tray for a ladder, scaffold and the like that includes a load-bearing support bar or strut that is secured to ladder structure below the tray and includes means for adjusting the length of the support bar to maintain the tray in a substantially horizontal disposition for supporting paint containers, tools and the like regardless of the particular ladder step spacing or its angle of disposition at the workplace. The support tray is detachable and adapted to be secured to and removed from a ladder and adapted to support tools, paint containers on a substantially planar floor member and integral upstanding walls. A tray member securing device of clamp is operatively connected to the tray member for securing the tray member to the ladder in a horizontal position at a predetermined height of the ladder.