Paint filter

A paint strainer comprising a conical receptacle having a conically tapering side wall formed of stiff sheet material and defining an upper support portion having an open end and a lower filtration portion, said lower filtration portion having a first reinforcing arm formed integral with said upper support portion and terminating at a pointed free end located at the apex of said receptacle, a second reinforcing arm is formed integral with said upper support portion and disposed substantially diametrically opposed to said first reinforcing arm, said second reinforcing arm being connected adjacent said pointed free end of said first reinforcing arm and defining a lower filtration aperture substantially unobstructed at its apex and further side filtration apertures to each side of first and second reinforcing arms and a filtration mesh screen disposed over said filtration apertures as a single-ply screen, said mesh screen being joint-free in the area of said filtration apertures, said first reinforcing arm providing stress distribution and rigidity to said screen in said lower filtration aperture with minimum obstruction to the apex of said filtration aperture of said receptacle to prevent accumulation of paint and obstruction to said mesh screen.