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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:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
John R. Nottingham, Bratenahl, OH (US);
John W. Spirk, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Dale A. Panasewicz, Strongsville, OH (US);
Robert Iredell, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Nick E. Stanca, Westlake, OH (US);
John R. Nottingham, Bratenahl, OH (US);
John W. Spirk, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Dale A. Panasewicz, Strongsville, OH (US);
Robert Iredell, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Nick E. Stanca, Westlake, OH (US);
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An assembly for facilitating the use of paint applicator accessories in connection with a plastic container is provided. The assembly includes a nozzle device housed within a container lid and having a suction line, which extends into the paint container. The assembly also includes one or more vent holes. The assembly can be used to supply paint to a paint applicator device by attaching an intake conduit of the paint applicator to the nozzle device. As paint is siphoned out of the container by the applicator device, the vent holes allow air to flow into the container to replace the volume of withdrawn paint.