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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Richard a Dean, La Jolla, CA (US);
Tharold Eugene Northup, Poway, CA (US);
Richard A Dean, La Jolla, CA (US);
Tharold Eugene Northup, Poway, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A container body has a main opening large enough to permit passage of large paintbrushes or sprayer suction lines and filters. This opening is covered with a large cap that comprises a bayonet-type seal. Special features in the cap and in the body combine to provide a swivel pour valve permitting contents of the container to be poured from the can in a controlled manner with no spillage or mess. The cap has a close position, a remove-replace position and a pour position. A sealed-closed position is achieved with cap rotation in a first rotation direction from a first cap remove-replace position and the pour position is achieved by cap rotation in the same rotation direction from a second cap remove-replace position. Preferably a pour vent is provided. It could be covered with a threaded screw or snap-on cover.