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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
James A. Keough, Howell, MI (US);
Dedoes Industries, Inc., Walled Lake, MI (US);
Abstract
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.