Dedoes Industries, Inc.

James A Keough

Alain Krzywdziak

A cover assembly for a paint can having an annular sidewall and an annular chime extending radially inwardly from the sidewall adjacent an open end of the can. The cover assembly includes a lid dimensioned to overlie the open end of the can. A conical resilient seal is attached to an underside of the lid. The seal is dimensioned so that, with the lid positioned over the open end of the can and locked to the can, the seal engages an inner annular edge of the chime. A snap-in locking ring detachably secures the seal to the lid.

Cover assembly for a paint can having an improved seal

A cover assembly is disclosed for a paint can for use with automatic stirring equipment. The paint can includes a tubular cylindrical sidewall and an open top. The cover assembly has a lid dimensioned to overlie the open top of the paint can, and a spout is formed on the lid. A paint stirrer is rotatably mounted to the lid and at least one locking foot removably secures the lid to the paint can when the lid overlies the open top of the paint can. The lid includes a plurality of resilient tabs which engage the outer periphery of the paint can around the top of the paint can to center the lid relative to the paint can.

Cover assembly for a paint can

A cover for a paint can for use with automatic paint stirring equipment is disclosed in which the paint can has a tubular cylindrical sidewall with an open top and a radially inwardly protruding chime around the open top of the can. The cover assembly includes a lid dimensioned to overlie the open top of the paint can and having a spout along its outer periphery. A paint stirrer is rotatably mounted to the lid and at least one locking foot removably secures the lid to the paint can. The locking device includes a stem pivotably mounted to the lid, a radially outwardly extending foot secured to one end of the stem and a handle secured to the opposite end of the stem. The stem is pivotal between a locked position in which the foot extends underneath the can chime, and an unlocked position in which the foot is spaced radially inwardly from the can chime. An axial and circumferentially extending slot forming a ramp surface is formed on the outer surface of the stem which cooperates with a protuding pin on the lid so that the foot is axially displaced away from the lid, and thus downwardly and away from the can chime, as the locking device is moved from its locked position to its unlocked position.

Growing community of inventors

Howell, MI, United States of America

James A Keough