Catalyst container
AssigneeSwimc LLC
InventorMichael Paul Yajko
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Abstract
Provided is a container assembly including a storage container and a catalyst container. The catalyst container includes a reservoir for holding a second material, such as a reactive hardener or activator as used in 2K coating systems, or a catalyst, the reservoir having a spacer extending therefrom, and a top member removably secured to the reservoir. The top member is secured to a spout of the storage container and is movable with the spout. The spout of the storage container is movable from a closed position to an open position thereby moving the top member away from the reservoir and separating the reservoir from the top member, which causes the reservoir to drop into the storage container to mix the catalyst with a material in the storage container.
Claims20
A container assembly including:
- a storage container including:
- a container body defining a first chamber for holding a first material;
- and
- a lid assembly including a lid removably or nonremovably secured to the container body and a first spout secured to the lid and defining a through passage in communication with the first chamber;
- and
- a catalyst container including:
- a reservoir defining a second chamber for holding a second material, the reservoir having a spacer extending therefrom;
- and
- a top member removably secured to the reservoir to close the second chamber, the top member having a second spout secured to the first spout and defining a through passage in communication with the through passage of the first spout,
- wherein the first spout is movable between a closed position and an open position,
- wherein when the first spout is in the closed position, the spacer abuts an underside of the lid or an underside of the first spout and the top member is attached to the reservoir, and
- wherein when the first spout is in the open position , the top member is moved away from and separated from the reservoir causing the reservoir to release the second material into the first chamber and to mix with the first material.
A container assembly including:
- a storage container including:
- a container body defining a first chamber for holding a coating material;
- and
- a lid assembly including a lid removably or nonremovably secured to the container body and a first spout secured to the lid;
- and
- a catalyst container including:
- a reservoir defining a second chamber for holding a second material, the reservoir having a spacer extending therefrom for abutting the lid or first spout;
- and
- a top member removably secured to the reservoir, the top member having a second spout secured to the first spout of the lid assembly.
A method of catalyzing a coating material in a storage container, the storage container including a container body defining a first chamber and a lid assembly including a lid removably or nonremovably secured to the container body and a first spout secured to the lid, and a catalyst container including a reservoir defining a second chamber for holding a second material and a top member removably secured to the reservoir, the top member having a second spout secured to the first spout, the method including:
- moving the first spout from a closed position to an open position thereby moving the top member away from the reservoir and separating the reservoir from the top member whereby the second material is released into the first chamber for mixing with the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.