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A strainer assembly for straining a liquid, such as paint, to be poured into a container includes a tubular strainer support having a continuous imperforate side wall structure with an open top, an open bottom, and an annular exterior flange for removably resting on the open top of the container for

A strainer assembly for straining a liquid, such as paint, to be poured into a container includes a tubular strainer support having a continuous imperforate side wall structure with an open top, an open bottom, and an annular exterior flange for removably resting on the open top of the container for holding the strainer support in an upright position above the container. A filter medium, such as a mesh filtering cloth, is secured to the top of the support for holding it in the interior of the support above the container. Paint is poured through the filtering cloth to filter the paint before it passes into the container. In one embodiment, the strainer support includes an annular ridge recessed in the exterior side wall of the support adjacent the open top of the support to provide a second means for mounting the strainer support in an inverted position over a smaller-sized container. A further embodiment comprises a molded plastic support with integrally molded clips that can be broken off and used to hold the filter cloth in place. In a further embodiment, the strainer support is of stackable configuration in which an annular shoulder projecting into the upper interior portion of the support is adapted to engage the top lip of an identical tubular support when the two supports are stacked to provide an interference fit that avoids the tubular supports sticking together when positioned in a tall stack.

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A support for straining liquid to be poured into the interior of either of two containers, each having a respective open top of a known diameter, comprising: a strainer support having a tubular side wall with an open top and an open bottom; a flange projecting outwardly from the tubular side wall of

A support for straining liquid to be poured into the interior of either of two containers, each having a respective open top of a known diameter, comprising: a strainer support having a tubular side wall with an open top and an open bottom; a flange projecting outwardly from the tubular side wall of the support adjacent the open bottom of the support, the open bottom having a diameter greater than the diameter of the open top of the tubular support, the flange projecting outwardly a sufficient distance so the flange can removably rest on the open top of a first container to hold the support in an upright position above the first container, with the open bottom of the support facing downwardly toward the interior of the first container; an upwardly facing annular ridge recessed in the exterior side wall of the tubular support adjacent the open top of the support, the annular ridge projecting outwardly a sufficient distance beyond the open top of the support so that the support can be inverted to allow the annular ridge to removably rest on the open top of a second container of smaller diameter than the open top of the first container, to thereby hold the inverted strainer support in an upright position above the second container, the upright support in either position providing a means for mounting a filter medium in the hollow interior space of the support above either container.