Resilient paint can accessory
OwnerMichael F. Gatzinventor
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A resilient paint can accessory configured to be removably mounted on a paint can comprising a hollow frustrum stir skirt having an interrupted lower annular attachment element or ring formed on the lower periphery thereof to engage the inner lip of the paint can and to form a seal therewith such that when the resilient paint can accessory is mounted on the paint can the hollow frustrum stir skirt forms a stir area, a pour spout extends outwardly from the forward portion of the upper periphery of the hollow frustrum stir skirt to form a pour area and an upper annular liquid retainer element formed on a portion of the upper periphery of the hollow frustrum stir skirt and pour spout to contain paint within the stir area when stirring the paint within the paint can and to direct the paint from the paint through the pour area when pouring paint from the paint can.
A resilient paint can accessory configured to be removably mounted on paint cans of varying top dimensions including a trough having a sealing/seating ring including an inner circumference extending inwardly therefrom toward the center of the paint can, said resilient paint can accessory comprising a hollow frustrum stir skirt having a deformable ring extending downwardly from the lower periphery thereof cooperatively forming a seat therebetween to selectively receive the inner circumference of the sealing/seating ring therein, a front attachment portion including a primary front substantially round attachment element and a pair of secondary front substantially round attachment elements formed in spaced relationship thereto and a rear attachment portion including a rear substantially round attachment element formed on said deformable ring immediately adjacent said seat, said primary front substantially round attachment element being at least one and one half twice the length of each of said secondary front substantially round elements and said rear substantially round attachment element being at least three times length of said primary front substantially round attachment element such that said front and rear attachment portions engage the lower portion of the sealing/seating ring whereby a seal is formed between the inner circumference of the sealing/seating ring and said seat when said resilient paint can accessory is mounted on the paint can, said resilient paint can accessory further includes a stir area formed by said hollow frustrum stir skirt and a pour spout extending outwardly from the forward portion of the upper periphery of said hollow frustrum stir skirt to form a pour area to contain paint within said stir area when stirring the paint within the paint can and to direct the paint from the paint through said pour area when pouring paint from the paint can.
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