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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Benjamin M. Johnson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Aaron Curtis, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas J. Midas, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin M. Johnson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Aaron Curtis, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas J. Midas, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Red Devil Equipment Company, Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44D 3/08 (2006.01); B44D 3/14 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides an adapter for holding small paint containers in a paint mixer sized to hold a large paint container. The adapter has first and second shells or members that are attached to each other by a hinge. The adapter is opened to hold a small paint container inside the two shells and the shells are held together with a spring clip when the shells of the adapter are closed.