Combined lid and strainer device for a paint container
OwnerDavid James Boyceinventor
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Abstract
A combined lid and strainer device for a paint container features an outer mounting rim configured for mated fitting onto a rim of the paint container. Within a central circular area surrounded by the rim, there is a perforated a straining area through which paint is pourable. A movable cover is selectively movable between a closed position overlying the perforated straining area, and open positions withdrawn therefrom to allow strained pouring of the paint therethrough. Raised features on the cover are used to secure the cover closed when the lidded container is placed in a paint shaker. A sealing membrane is used, at least initially, seal the perforated area in air-tight fashion to maintain paint freshness. Securement features are usable to secure the flap in both closed and open positions.
Claims6
A lid and strainer device for a paint container, comprising:
- an outer mounting rim of downwardly-opening channel-shaped configuration for mated fitting over a top rim of the paint container, said outer mounting rim spanning around a central circular area;
- within said central circular area surrounded by the rim:
- a wall occupying a plane that lies normal to a central axis around which the outer mounting rim in centered and resides in recessed elevation to a topside of the outer mounting rim;
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- a straining area having perforations therein that penetrate fully through said straining area from a topside thereof to an opposing underside thereof to enabling strained pouring of paint from the paint through said perforations;
- a movable cover selectively movable between a closed position overlying the straining area at the topside thereof in fully obstructing relation to the perforations, and at least one open position withdrawn from the topside of the straining area to expose the perforations therein and allow said strained pouring of the paint therethrough;
- a support arrangement projecting inwardly from the mounting rim into the central circular area beneath said wall and said straining area in supportive relation thereto at undersides thereof to impart increased load bearing capacity thereto to accommodate stacking of a second paint container atop the lid and strainer device.
A lid and strainer device for a paint container, comprising:
- an outer mounting rim of downwardly-opening channel-shaped configuration for mated fitting over a top rim of the paint container, said outer mounting rim spanning around a central circular area;
- within said central circular area surrounded by the rim:
- a wall occupying a plane that lies normal to a central axis around which the outer mounting rim in centered and resides in recessed elevation to a topside of the outer mounting rim;
- a straining area having perforations therein that penetrate fully through said straining area from a topside thereof to an opposing underside thereof to enabling strained pouring of paint from the paint through said perforations;
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- a tinting port in said wall that is of greater size than said perforations of the straining area;
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- a movable cover selectively movable between a closed position overlying the straining area at the topside thereof in fully obstructing relation to the perforations, and at least one open position withdrawn from the topside of the straining area to expose the perforations therein and allow said strained pouring of the paint therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.