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A paint can lid comprising a one-piece molded plastic lid. The periphery of the lid is formed to provide an outer edge that will engage the underside of a paint can rim, engage and extend up along the outer, vertical edge of the paint can rim, and extend inwardly along the top of the paint can rim.

A paint can lid comprising a one-piece molded plastic lid. The periphery of the lid is formed to provide an outer edge that will engage the underside of a paint can rim, engage and extend up along the outer, vertical edge of the paint can rim, and extend inwardly along the top of the paint can rim. Inward of the lid periphery, the lid is formed with a downwardly-extending annular cavity defined by the lid wall having a U-shaped cross section. Immediately inward of the annular cavity, the lid is formed to provide a pouring spout of frusto-conical configuration having a truncated top. The top of the spout is provided with a peripheral rim enclosing a pouring opening of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the spout top itself.

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A paint can lid comprising a one-piece molded article having a generally flat top surface; a pouring spout rising from the top surface; a periphery for gripping the peripheral edge of a paint can comprising an outer edge having a first section to engage the underside of a paint can rim, a second sec

A paint can lid comprising a one-piece molded article having a generally flat top surface; a pouring spout rising from the top surface; a periphery for gripping the peripheral edge of a paint can comprising an outer edge having a first section to engage the underside of a paint can rim, a second section to engage and extend up along the outer vertical edge of a paint can rim, and a third section to extend inwardly along the top of the paint can rim; a downwardly-extending annular cavity postioned inward of the lid periphery and defined by the lid wall having a U-shaped cross section; the pouring spout being of frustro conical configuration having a truncated top, the top of the spout being provided with a peripheral rim enclosing a pouring opening of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the spout top itself; the first section having an inwardly-extended annular lip for engagement with an undercut edge of a paint can rim when the lid is applied to the paint can, the lip sloping inward and downward at a small acute angle; and an annular transition section between the third section of the outer edge and the U-shaped wall section, the transition section sloping downward at at acute angle from the horizontal to the point of intersection with the U-shaped wall section, the transition section functioning as an annular hinge to permit the lid to be applied to a paint can opening and locked in place, whereby the necessary movements to take place that effect locking of the lid to the paint can rim can occur.