DripLip
OwnerHarold Swaringim, Michael Swaringiminventors
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Abstract
The DripLip has a round shape that fits upon a paint can and retains drips and dribbles. The invention has an upper flange upon a main wall that descends to a lower flange perpendicular to the main wall. Upon a part of the lower flange, the invention has a receptacle with a lower portion and an upper portion upon it. The lower portion has a rectangular cross section. Then the upper portion of the receptacle has an inclined forward wall extending Outward from the receptacle and the rest of the invention. The upper portion opens into the plane of the lower flange. The upper portion and the lower portion both of the receptacle retain the liquid remaining from a typical pour from the paint can.
Claims12
A paint retaining device adapted for placement on the top of a cylindrical paint can and coupling to the circular upper edge of the paint can, comprising:
- a receptacle of arcuate form to closely follow the contour of a side wall of the cylindrical paint can and to be at most spaced closely to the side wall of the cylindrical paint can, said receptacle including a lower portion and an upper portion stacked vertically upon said lower portion;
- said upper portion having a greater width than said lower portion;
- a lower flange extending away in rotation from said upper portion, said lower flange being perpendicular to said lower portion;
- a main wall extending upward from said lower portion and along said lower flange, said lower flange extending substantially around said main wall;
- an outer edge transitioning said main wall to an upper flange and having an annular form;
- an inner rim upon said upper flange opposite said outer edge;
- said receptacle being lower than said upper flange;
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- wherein said paint retaining device is adapted to guide a liquid outward over said inner rim and said upper flange, wherein said paint retaining device is adapted to recover a liquid from said upper flange, and wherein said upper portion and said lower portion are adapted to mutually retain a liquid within said receptacle.
A paint retaining device adapted for placement on the top of a cylindrical paint can and coupling to the circular upper edge of the paint can, comprising:
- a main wall forming a hollow round shape, a circumference of said main wall, an upper flange upon said main wall and perpendicular to said main wall, and an inner rim of said upper flange extending within said main wall;
- a lower flange extending radially outward of said main wall and spaced beneath said upper flange;
- said main wall extending beneath said lower flange for a portion of the circumference of said main wall and forming a receptacle extending radially outward of said main wall, said receptacle having arcuate form to closely follow the contour of a side wall of the cylindrical paint can and to be at most spaced closely to the side wall of the cylindrical paint can;
- said receptacle including a lower portion and an upper portion stacked vertically upon said lower portion;
- said receptacle being lower than said upper flange;
- said upper portion having a greater width than said lower portion;
- said upper flange having an annular form, an outer edge transitioning to said main wall, and said outer edge being spaced away from said inner rim;
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- wherein said paint retaining device is adapted to guide a liquid outward over said inner rim and said upper flange, wherein said paint retaining device is adapted to recover a liquid from said upper flange, and wherein said upper portion and said lower portion are adapted to mutually retain a liquid within said receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.