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A paint can rim seal and groove protector that is simple and inexpensive in its manufacture and construction and easily allows the pouring of paint or other liquid from a can. A seal for a can rim includes a deformable rim seal having a width defined by an interior diameter smaller than the can rim

A paint can rim seal and groove protector that is simple and inexpensive in its manufacture and construction and easily allows the pouring of paint or other liquid from a can. A seal for a can rim includes a deformable rim seal having a width defined by an interior diameter smaller than the can rim and an exterior diameter larger than the can rim. A pressure sensitive releasable adhesive coating is provided on one surface of the deformable rim seal. In operation, the rim seal is aligned with the can rim with the adhesive coated side down. The rim seal is then removably placed on the rim. Interior and exterior edges of the rim seal are manually bent down to adhesively seal against the interior and exterior sidewalls of the can.

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[ We claim:] [1.]1. A seal for a can rim, the can rim having an interior edge and an exterior edge, the seal comprising:a deformable ring-shaped rim seal having in both an installed and an uninstalled configuration, a width defined by an interior edge having a diameter smaller than the can rim and a

[ We claim:] [1.]1. A seal for a can rim, the can rim having an interior edge and an exterior edge, the seal comprising:a deformable ring-shaped rim seal having in both an installed and an uninstalled configuration, a width defined by an interior edge having a diameter smaller than the can rim and an exterior edge having a diameter larger than the can rim, wherein the deformable rim seal comprises metal foil in the form of a flat layer of foldable material having a thickness and composition selected to enable the rim seal to fold over edges of the can rim so as to bend conformably about the interior and exterior edges of the can rim;a pressure sensitive releasable adhesive coating on one surface of the deformable rim seal; andan alignment ridge formed between the interior and exterior diameters.