Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Includes edge for removing excess material
Patent
1996-02-20
1996-10-29
Castellano, Stephen J.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Includes edge for removing excess material
220698, 220700, 220736, B65D 2542
Patent
active
055688799
ABSTRACT:
A paint can attachment 10 is for use on all nominal sized paint cans and the like. It is designed to snap-fit on top of a paint can 12 to protect the lid receiving groove 20 of the paint can 12 from paint during painting. The main part of the paint can attachment 10 has the shape of an annular ring 26. Its conical inner wall 38 can receive paint can lids of various sizes. A lid-sized elastic band 52 is used to press the original lid 12 against the conical inner wall 38 to keep the contents in a useable condition. A flexible annular ledge 40 provides for its lower part 42 to sealingly engage the inner peripheral bead 16 of the paint can 12. Due to a predeterminate width of the lower part 42 of the annular ledge 40, this lower part 42 always sits on the top of the inner peripheral bead 16 of the paint can 12, even though there are variations in diameter of the opening of the paint can 12. The paint can attachment 10 also provides a spout 54 which can be used in pouring as well as to rest a paint brush 64. A spout-sized elastic band 62 is used to press the handle 68 of the paint brush 64 against the spout 54 to prevent the brush 64 from sliding or falling down. An alternate embodiment 72 uses two bored O-rings 74, 76 to replace the conical inner wall 38 of the paint can attachment 10.
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