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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Douglas M. Mclelland, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David J. Pritchett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Simon Buckley, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Dale W. Taylor, Hamilton, IN (US);
Jay E. Witte, Decatur, IN (US);
Douglas M. McLelland, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David J. Pritchett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Simon Buckley, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Dale W. Taylor, Hamilton, IN (US);
Jay E. Witte, Decatur, IN (US);
Rieke Corporation, Auburn, IN (US);
Abstract
A container for storage and dispensing of paint includes a unitary, molded plastic container body defining an interior volume and including an annular neck portion which is externally threaded and which defines the container opening through which the contents are dispensed. Included as part of the paint container is a dispensing spout which is positioned within the annular neck portion and includes a pouring lip, a wiping edge, and a paint brush receptacle with a plurality of drain-back apertures. The dispensing spout includes two threaded portions, one which engages the neck portion and the other which receives a removable closing cap. The cap is constructed and arranged to close the container opening. A transporting handle is provided and is attached directly to the dispensing spout such that the cap, spout, and handle can be provided as a subassembly for threaded engagement onto the container body.