Apparatus for recovering paint spills

Apparatus for recovering paint spills from a paint can comprising a receptacle adapted to fit about the bottom of a paint can, said receptacle having a plurality of side wall means extending for a distance beyond the outer periphery of the bottom of a paint can to which such apparatus is attached to provide a gutter for catching paint spills, and to hold any of a plurality of paint cans of varying sizes, said plurality of side wall means each having a diameter which corresponds to the diameters of the bottom walls of paint cans of varying sizes, the first of said side wall means having a flange projecting inwardly at the bottom thereof to join the upper outer edge of intermediate side wall means in a stepwise manner, said intermediate side wall means extending downwardly from the flange of said first of said side wall means, intermediate side wall flange means projecting inwardly in a stepwise manner from the bottom of said intermediate side wall means, said intermediate side wall means and said intermediate side wall flange means providing a surface to receive any one of a plurality of paint can bottom walls, the bottom edge of the last of said side wall means extending inwardly to form a bottom wall of said receptacle, means for securing said apparatus to a paint can.