Paint can strainer
OwnerJames J. Haslerinventor
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Abstract
Three versions of paint can strainers share common features, including an annular adaptor fitted to the top of a paint can and a cup-shaped filter carried by the adaptor so as to be pushed down into a partially full paint can to a position where it is supported by the adaptor from the paint can lid. Paint previous screening allows the paint, but not particles of hardened paint, or other impurities, to pass into the cupshaped filter. A wipe edge may be provided on the inside edge of the adaptor. A pour spout might also be molded into the adaptor.
Claims7
A paint strainer for use with a paint can having an annular rim defining a groove, said strainer comprising:
- an adaptor having an annular upper rim of outside diameter at least equivalent to that of the paint can rim, and having a depending annular flange defining the inside of said adaptor rim, said annular flange fitting inside the paint can rim;
- an upwardly open paint straining filter, said filter having a generally cylindrical sidewall and a bottom wall, and said filter further including an annular upper edge releasably received by said depending annular flange of said adaptor;
- said adaptor depending flange and said filter annular upper edge cooperating with one another such that one of these elements defines a slit on to which the other element is removably received to facilitate replacement of said filter.
- said filter further including a paint pervious sidewall and bottom wall portion so that the strainer can be inserted into the paint can when the can is partially filled in order to strain the paint inside the can and provide filtered paint inside the upwardly open adaptor and filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.