Ringless paint container with drip free lid

The combination of a metal container with a removable, resealable lid for sealing liquid contents therein comprising:

• a) a container having a cylindrical body portion, a mouth opening formed as a curled bead and a rim portion extending from said mouth opening to said body portion, said opening smaller in diameter than said body portion so that said rim portion tapers therebetween, stiffening means at said rim portion tapers therebetween, stiffening means at the juncture of said rim portion with said body portion for strengthening said rim portion;
• b) a lid having a generally circular configuration with an annular sealing groove extending about its periphery, said sealing groove defined by annular, vertically extending inner and outer sealing wall segments with a bight wall segment longitudinally extending therebetween;
• said inner sealing wall segment terminating in an annular, frusto-conical drip wall segment extending radially inwardly and vertically upwardly towards said bight wall segment;
• said frusto-conical drip wall segment terminating at an annular, radially-inwardly extending collecting wall segment, said drop wall and said collecting wall segment forming a collecting basin for container contents splashed against said lid during shaking whereby said contents do not drip into said sealing groove nor on the outside of said body portion after said container is shaken and said lid is removed;
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• said outer sealing wall segment has a plurality of longitudinally extending long length and short length sections, each section extending a predetermined arcuate distance about the circumference of said outer wall segment;
• said stiffening means including an annular stiffening groove at the juncture of said body portion and said rim portion;
• said long length sections overlying said stiffening groove when said lid is assembled to said mouth and adapted to contract said stiffening groove should excessive sealing forces be applied to said lid whereby said body portion in combination with said stiffening means prevents said container from deforming in a non-resealable manner.